It's the weekend! It's almost noon on Saturday, and I really haven't done a whole lot today - yet. I've been dying for some homemade bread, warm and fresh, smothered with butter, along with a hearty homemade soup. I have a favorite crock pot soup called "Lentils with Rice and Ham," and I leave out the ham, of course, but otherwise it's out of this world! I like to use yellow lentils because, with the shredded carrots and white rice, it looks very interesting. I made it with regular brown lentils once, and it just wasn't the same. I also want banana bread. I was just thinking, and I believe the recipe I used last time called for only two bananas. I'm going to scout out the fridge to see if there are any left. I know there's one for sure...I have also been thinking a lot about no-bake cookies. My mom made them around Christmas time, but I've just been thinking about those little lumps of peanut butter, chocolate, and coconut, sitting cold in the fridge, and I really want one! I also want some regular cookies, like chocolate chip or something............

you see....I've been wanting all these things for MONTHS, but I've been too tired to do any of it (not to mention the smell of my house made me ill, and I, while being here, I really couldn't do much other than lay on the couch and moan and then go to bed and spin around with my head beating and pressing into the pillow...but now I am starting to feel better. I think I'm going to be one of those lucky ones that start feeling better in the 2nd trimester....2nd trimester. Can you believe it????? Pretty soon! I'm about 13 weeks now! :-) Only two more to go. :) Heheeee...but yes, as I was saying...I've been feeling a smidge better. The last day I threw up was Monday, and I *almost* threw up on Tuesday, but there wasn't anything in my stomach TO throw up...but after that, I haven't been ill...just extremely tired (like 7:30-8:00 tired), although there are times when I will sniff something in the air (particularily here at the house or if they are doing something gross at work, like diary flavor or something, I will just be like EEEWWW and try not to breathe...the other thing I can not stand is my hair. And not in the "I need a haircut" sort of way. It's more like, "shave it all off, the feeling of hair is disgusting!" Even just seeing it on the floor or something. I try to vacuum it, but I'll just be getting out of the shower or something and see some of my hair on the ground and oh, it's just gross. I've been telling my mom these things, and she just laughs...but I guess she was talking to one of her pregnant co-workers, and telling her about things that make me ill, and she mentioned the hair thing. The co-worker said, "Oh my! That's not weird; I was the same way! When I'd get out of the shower, I'd have to sit down in another room to comb my hair, otherwise I would get sick."

John has a gazillion shows today, well, three, but they are for town things, like a bank customer appreciation day, or something, then at a historical site, and then finally, for a town celebration.......I decided to stay home because I really want to cook up a storm. Also, our little "friends" are starting to come out....(LADYBUGS!)

They are flying around outside like little bandits, and I'd rather just stay inside the house. Figures, that beautiful fall weather, and they ruin it. It's my favorite time of year. I'll just wait til the end of the month when it's freezing but still orange and yellow and brown and snow-less. OOOH my parents are coming next weekend! They bought the baby a bunch of stuff...Sesame Street things! They're going to be bringing it to us. I'm so excited!

I'd better get baking, I suppose. :-) First I have to find my crock pot. We despise this house, so we really haven't even unpacked a whole lot. At least it's pretty good at keeping LADYBUGS out!  ¶ 12:03 PM