STORM2K

In 2006:

The Bad:

My dog got away and got killed by a car on New Years Day
My mother-in-law that lived with us died
My wife had a heart attack
My son got sent to boot camp
I was in a car accident
Started smoking again in August (See below)

The Good:

Quit smoking January 1
Got a new puppy that's now an 8-month-old pain in the arse
My step-daughter got married
My wife recovered from the heart attack
My son came home from boot camp somewhat better
Wasn't hurt in the car accident and got a new vehicle within 10 days at no cost to me.
Broke my old record for bicycling miles for the year (spreadsheet is on the other computer but it was approx 1300 miles)
Received good review at work and a very generous bonus.

Lets hope that 2007 is a little less "interesting."

Anyone else?

The Good

Penn State won the Orange Bowl
Villanova made a run at the NCAA tourny
No Hurricanes
I got a puppy
I got a Girlfriend
The Eagles beat Dallas twice
I got straight A's (I'd of never guessed it)

The Bad

The Eagles didn't make the playoffs (last year)

Thats it for the bad I'm happy to say.

Sports fan much?

The Bad:


The Good:
Found new people to care about on message boards
Thyroid medication fixed fatigue problem
Finances good
Family all safe and healthy
Niece #1 met son she had given up for adoption And he looks just like her!
Niece #3 gave birth to twins!!
"Whole-House Shovel-Out" commenced and going well

The bad:
Suffered a hamstring injury that kept me from running for a while
Nearly became an alcoholic

The good:
Recovered from the injury and managed to run a marathon
After taking time off from drinking, at no risk of being an alcoholic now (though was hung over from NYE)
No hurricanes
Connected with my family more than ever before
Became more outgoing

The Bad:
No more Cable TV
Got addicted to Message Boards
Didn't get social life back
Relationship with Christ swayed on and off, would like to be more consistent

The Good:
Learned a lot about how wx works and technical stuff
No hurricanes
Got to vacation at Grand Canyon and at Canada (CN tower, Niagara Falls)

Bad

Septic Shock for the second time in 6 years
Two failed relationships
Second car wreck in two years
Numerous other personal issues that, quite frankly, still aren't resolved

Good
Had a new niece come into my life (my first and, I'm sure, not my last)
Went to my first wrestling pay-per-view
Met my first wrestlers
No hurricanes
No tornadoes really close by
Made a few new friends here and elsewhere
Found several old school friends

Bad

- Several buses were either too early or didn't arrive at all.
- Company I work for is on hiatus due to lack of calls.
- Not enough rain
- Sinus problems

Good

- Volunteered at a Boy Scout's Summer Camp
- Won an award for "Most Kid Friendly Side Dish" at a cookoff.
- Met some old school friends.
- Brought more people to a sci-fi club.
- Went to an anime club.
- Seeing that my best friend (with muscular dystrophy) graduated high school.

Bad

Ongoing health issues
Hubby out of work all summer
The Permanent Cap over my house (The Bear Creek Dome)
Nephew still having seizures since beginning of November

Good
Hubby happily working at a great job with great people
Finally have a great team of docs
Rest of family doing well
All the Critters that make me smile
Great understanding friends

Bad

Mom had aneurysm.
Brother had his thyroid removed.
My previous employer was being sold so I had to leave after 11 years. Had to take a cut in pay as well.
Was "attacked" by my back screen door and received 5 stitches on 4th of July.

Good

My nephew, Mason, was born.
Mom survived the aneurysm.
My brother's thyroid wasn't cancerous.
New job is working out well - I hope I don't jinx it.
Marty's son is engaged to marry this October.