Finally, here I am to write for you again. 

And once again, I am apologizing for my absence. 

This time, however, I am not suffering from writer's block, but distraction.  Since I last posted, morning (yeah, right) sickness has set in with a vengance.  I am CONSTANTLY thirsty, not in the "I could really use a drink right now" way but in the "Give me water NOW before I CRY because my throat is so dry" way.

On the plus side, being too sick to eat meant a three pound weight loss last week, and I am definitely getting plenty of water every day.  On the down side, I am easily distracted by filling up  my water bottle, running to the bathroom, searching for crackers to help the nausea, being frustrated by the fact that I do not have a due date yet, and wondering when we will find the time to get everything done!

Then I start worrying about Girl Scouts.  What if another parent doesn't step up to help out?  What if no one will be a cookie mom?  This baby should come right in the middle of our cookie sale.  See a problem there?  I sure do! Unless more girls join my troop this fall and someone has a wonderful, helpful mom who will do more than drop off her daughter and bring snacks once in a while, this isn't going to work.  Especially having a split-age troop next year.

So I haven't written anything, because I don't want to have one of "those" blogs - you know, something like "The Joys (or not) of Pregnancy," or something along those lines.  It is necessary to get to the end result, but carrying a child is not one of my favourite things by any means.  I also can't in good conscious fill up a page with "ick." even if that is the only thought in my head right now.

So I work, and I read everyone else's blogs, and wish I had something fun and interesting and thought-provoking to regale you all with. Hopefully, soon I will get my brain back and will be able to do just that.

Until then....

ick.