Grey Weather Tends to Make Me Write Boring Posts.

So, does it feel like summer yet? 
Ehh.....

We've had cloudy days lately, and usually I don't mind that, but the irony of all this grey, cloudy-ness is... ironic. In winter we had some biting cold, windy, grey days, but we also had warm days in February while it was still biting cold, windy, and grey in most places. 
Plus, this kind of cloudy day can be annoying. It's grey and depressing, and usually I don't mind that, but it's not even that cold. It's grey. That's it; just grey. It makes one wonder why we even pretend to have seasons where I live because they all get mixed up anyways. Like, this weather isn't even tea worthy. 

So, I'm pretty sure I've mentioned this before, but we leave for the east coast this Sunday and we stay for twelve days. I'm really excited!! However, I wont be able to work on my story at all while we're up there. Nor will I be able to see my friend from Montana who's visiting California. 
But still, I'm excited. My parents are going on a trip to France while us kids are in MA (I've gotten over it... heh. heh. heh.), but they'll be with us for a few days. While they're gone, we're staying with my dad's family. They have a huge backyard next to a marsh and we're going to a Red Sox game at one point, and going to Boston is the best... 
So, yeah, I'm excited, but I'm also trying to cram in as much writing as I can so I won't worry about it over the next two weeks. 

Speaking of writing, I'm kind of wondering what I'm going to do in November. They say it's better to start NaNo with a clean slate, and I'm not sure I want to do a second draft for my current story. I'll be done with it and in the editing process by the time November rolls around (hopefully), so I'm debating between starting a new story, or doing the second draft of this one. 

(It feels weird to me that this is my biggest problem right now after nine months of stress.) 
(SCHOOL'S OVER!!!) 

I have a few ideas I could do for NaNo if I started with a clean slate. I could do Mist, or the second draft of Claire's story (even though that's not really starting anew). I have some new ideas too. But I'm not sure if I would want to start something new so soon after finishing Miette's story. 

So, yeah, I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO. 
Plus this is my first time doing NaNo, and if I lose, well, I don't like to lose, especially if it's something this big and this important to me. It's kind of a pride thing. 

But. I digress. 

Recently, Blaze and I both got Miraculous Medals; mine from my confirmation sponsor, his from his sixth grade teacher. I was reading about the medal last night, and it is so cool! All the miracles that have occurred because of it, and how Mary appeared to St. Catherine Laboure three times. She is the only saint to have touched Mary. Isn't that awesome?? I was reading about all the lives that have been saved because of the medal and all the conversions that have occurred. It's a beautiful thing. 

What's not so beautiful is Blaze insisting that his is better than mine.
Brothers make life so interesting. 

I mean, if I only had sisters, I would have a lot less bruises and battle scars. 
--Abby