Missouri weather has been very strange today. It was over 80 degrees earlier, and now it is getting dark prematurely as clouds move in. This is thunderstorm weather, if I've ever felt it.

My entire day has been off kilter so far. I planned to research all day and finish up the two library books I still have out. They are central to the homeschool movement - one by David Guterson and one by Chris Klicka - so I need to finish them before I start piecing the whole project together next weekend. I had barely started research this morning before my mom called me upstairs and told me that I must review my younger brother's entire Latin course with him so that he could take his final test. Had he been memorizing his vocab? No. Did he know his conjugations? No. After a stormy bit of that, "we" determined that he would write himself some flashcards, and that we would review Latin together for 20 minutes every morning for the next two weeks before I begin work.

That settled, I happened to glance across the room and notice that my little sisters were wearing nondescript black shirts. Again. They assured me that these were different black shirts, but this led into an investigation of their entire clothing situation. They needed a clothing trip, as did the same younger brother. So for the last 3.5 hours, I have been wandering the reaches of Wal-Mart with two sisters and a brother in tow. We were all exhausted when we were done, so naturally we had to stop for ice cream on the way home. I think I need a nap.

It's interesting how God sometimes takes days in directions entirely different from the ones I have planned for myself. This Saturday has felt extremely rewarding, though none of it was for me. So far, it has been a good day.  ¶ 3:42 PM