Back again! Sorry for the late reply Mr Proper, had to run out and pick up some things and drop off some things and do some things...you get the idea. LOL.
Thank you, Mr. Proper, that is very kind of you to say so. But, Proper, I hate it when the Mr. leaves. Right now I am sleeping on his side of the bed on his pillows because I can keep him close to me that way, LOL. I stay cheerful because if I am unhappy, if I cry when he leaves, the last thing he sees of me until next time is my face crumpled up in tears, and red as a lobster, it ain't pretty!

All kidding aside, I want him to leave with a good picture of me in his head, for him to be eager to see me again.
I am also cheerful when we are apart because there is nothing I can do about the process by being anxious or fretful. I learned a long time ago through other events in my life that I only cause myself unnecessary stress when I let anxiety about things over which I have no control rule my life. On the other side of the coin is that this process is even worse for my husband than it is for me. He is by nature a doer, he is used to seeing something that needs to be done and doing it. The fact that he has no control over something so important is very difficult for him to deal with, and I am sure as a man that is something you can relate to. I therefore see it as part of my "job" as his wife not to add to his frustration or lack of control by being anxious or negative or sad. Yes, I do feel these emotions, but I deal with them myself and because I am used to dealing with them myself, you will find that I don't talk about them much, since what I don't tell my husband, I don't usually tell anyone else either.
Well, since you said there is good news elsewhere, that means KG is working! Let's hear it for them! Go KG, GO!