Hey, Susan, good to see you!!
Isn't HTML fun? I know a tiny bit of it and started a website long, long ago, then couldn't figure out what to put on it other than my name.
I looked for books to teach myself from and most of them confused me more than helped, but I found one that is dog-earred from so much use - "HTML for the World Wide Web" by Elizabeth Castro. It is one of the "Visual Quickstart Guide" series.
Ok, you've got to let us see your website when it's all finished....pleeze?
Have fun!!