10 Good Things That Can Come From a Miscarriage* By Penny

1. I can now drink my way through Christmas, New Year's and, most
likely, our vacation at the end of January.

2. My pants are fitting again.

3. Meat no longer seems like the only food group, and chocolate is
actually tasty again.

4. I am not consistently, horribly and ridiculously exhausted.

5. I was allowed to take large doses of codeine for about six days.
Groovy...

6. We get to "try again".

7. Two weeks off of work that don't count as my vacation.

8. I can take Advil when I have a headache.

9. Hot, hot, HOT baths are no longer verboten.

And finally....

10. My hormones are back in order, which means sex on a very regular
basis. Can I get a "Hell, yeah?"

*Because I have to find humour in it... that's just they way I am

And just like that...

Maybe I should re-visit that lesson about the counting of the chickens.

The ultrasound on Thursday revealed that the pregnancy didn't take the way
it was supposed to. There's lots of medical jargon involved and no blame
to be assigned to people or situations but it doesn't ease the pain by any
means.

My heart hurts...

Life is Good

Yes indeed, I am alive, so life is good.

Life is good for a few reasons. They are (not necessarily in any order of importance):

- Work is good. I have been transferred to the Human Resources department at work. One of my friends, Big Guy, said "well, that makes you one of the few people actually qualified to work in that department!" I'm not quite as sure of that as he is, but there is a new Veep in there and there's a definite new direction in the place. I have a major new project to follow on the much-delayed launch of the learning management system. So, that's good.

- Sports are (mostly) good. With the exception of the game I played on Thursday, hockey has been pretty good. The Leafs, bah, well, the less said about that the better. The Argonauts, on the other hand, just clinched first place in the East and they host the East final. Toronto also hosts the Grey Cup this year, so that's gonna be great, cuz Penny and I are going. Hopefully the Argos will be there too. (BTW, Jones...yon erstwhile Michael Bishop is 10-1 in his last 11 games as the starter. Passed for 328 yards today and really, really looked good. He's finally matured as a QB. Penny hasn't felt the need this season to do her "Bull Durham" call, screaming as he dances in the pocket, "Don't think, Meat! Just THROW!!!") So, that's good.

- School is good. I am sporting a 4.04 GPA and I'm on my second-last course of my MA. The last course finishes in Feb and I have only my major project to do, which is due in the middle of June. I can't believe the program is almost done, but I gotta say I'm looking forward to having it all finished and reclaiming some much-neglected parts of my life. So, that's good.

- Life elsewhere is good. I retained some of my Army-honed skills in time management and I have listened to my Darling Wife's reminders about remembering to take time for me in the midst of school deadlines and work madness. I would also say that my sense of timing is damn near impeccable.

Why, I hear Jones asking?

My MA project is due June 13.

Ten days after that, so is Penny.

Life, as they say, is good.