Time, it is awastin'

I've spent the last few days doing next to nothing. I'm not feeling great and I'm taking care of sick kids. Yesterday it was three of them; today I'm down to one. I've missed work for two days, and I've got a ton to do to make up once I'm there. On top of it, the office manager is crabby about me missing days. Not because I'm chronically gone, but because it means that she can't do her work while she's also covering for me. It's a fair gripe, but what am I supposed to do?

Anyway, back to NaNo. I've been pouring over the forums reading all of the tips and advice I can, as well as coming up with ideas for the story. I'm keeping a notebook of tidbits as I think of them (or borrow them from the NaNo forums), and I'm getting more and more excited. At the same time, I'm getting horribly impatient. I want to start NOW!

Of course, as these things filter through, I realize that my plot is... thin. I want my character to face a very difficult decision, make the wrong one, and then deal with the consequences. The problems brought up:

1.) What does she have to choose between?
2.) Why does she choose badly?
3.) Does the one choice lead to more choices and therefore more decisions? Or is the one bad decision enough to carry the book?

I know what the consequences are. Basically, if she can't make it right, it means the demolition of her entire village and probably lands in the near vicinity until someone else can make it right. My hope is that when she rights the problem, it makes her special in some way, which will lead her on more adventures. (Can we say sequels?)

Oh, those of you following along will notice that I've switched my main character from Izak to Piper. I liked her better, and I thought it would be fun to have a girl heroine for the 9-12 year old group. Maybe Izak will get his own series later, but for now, it's all about Piper.

Okay, my daughter is sick, the house is a mess, and the cat litter needs to be changed. So, I'm off. See you soon!