Well…I made it here and now I’m set up with the laptop and coffee in my comfy clothes so I’m going to take it easy for a bit…up at 3am this morning and couldn’t get back to sleep so I’m going to be dragging later and may even attempt a nap this aft…Art is a little upset since this is the first time that my son and DIL have both been gone but I think he’ll survive it…the trip over here was a chore with slick roads and I couldn’t get over 60 with the traffic and snow but it’s supposed to stop snowing this morning and then no more until Thurs so the trip home is going to be okay…and Toni is getting back tomorrow night so I can take off after I feed Art at 5…so now I’m just going to sit here and read for a bit…

Well…damn, this not sleeping is starting take everything out of me…up at a little after 3 this morning and the stress of the next two days is taking it’s toll…need to still pack a few things and get the weight work and a ride in before I start the car at 6:30 to warm it up before I take off at 6:45…it’s snowing so it may be a little slick but with it being in the upper 20’s the salt should work…can’t wait to get back here Tuesday and get my routine working again…I can’t believe how much I packed for just two days away…have my electronic bag, my clothes bag, and my food bag that I need to take along with all of the stuff I need to maintain this old body…have started the coffee and will take the rest of it in two Contego cups along with a container of milk since I still want that with food…need to get going and get on the weight work…will do another one or two of these once I’m settled in in GR…more later…

Well…I did get off my butt and got everything done before Man U started at 9…had to do two rides today since I’ll only do one per for the next two days with being in GR hanging with Art…I do have to take a lot of stuff with me so I’ll have food for the two days along with all the chargers for my electronics and warm clothes for walking Art…still darn cold here at 7 degrees but at least it’s not snowing so I won’t have to shovel today…have to reset my emby channels since they all disappeared last night and that is a pain…at least it’s working today so I can watch soccer…and I’ll start rebuilding it at halftime…

Well…damn, it’s cold out here at 1 degree but I expected that with it being clear with a full moon overnight…up at 5:04 again today and that is still the pattern and I know I don’t like it one bit…haven’t really slept much this year so far and I sure hope this doesn’t continue…need to prep and get stuff ready for being gone for two days and I’m already looking forward to getting back here Tuesday…after everything that has been happening, I just want to be left alone for a few weeks to do what I want which is nothing…just feeling old but need to get moving soon to be done with the rides before Man U plays at 9…and it’s a little strange that I’m sore everywhere today and I know it’s from having to sleep differently and not on my incision…it is healing okay but I do want the stitches out…not much to do today…just the normal stuff that I need to get started on soon but I need more coffee first…more later…

Well…just finished up shoveling the snow, what little we got, and there is not a cloud in the sky and I am not used to how bright it is out there…after it being cloudy every day this year, this is too bright…but I’ll take it as long as it means no snow…still cold as crap but there is very little wind and I’ll take that, too…still wrapping my head around the idea that I’ve had cancer for a second time and dodged the bullet again with the surgeon getting all of it…again…let’s hope there is no third time…have everything done that I planned on doing so I’m going to take the rest of the day off to read and watch soccer…still no pain from the incision and my back even appears to be healing after shoveling so much snow but my right thumb hurts just typing so I guess I’ll have to treat it in a bit…time to make lunch…

Well…damn, another night of crappy sleep with getting up at 2:44 and then dragging my butt out of bed at 5:40 and in between staring at the ceiling…feel pretty beat after the cancer diagnosis and the stress from life…didn’t get a lot done yesterday and I really don’t want to do anything today but I do need to get on the weights here soon and get two rides in…the incision is itching like crazy and I think that means it’s healing…at least I hope that’s the case…it only got down to 11 overnight and that is where the high has been for too long…the cold is really wearing on me but I’m going to grit my teeth and take it for the next month…maybe this year February won’t be the coldest month…I don’t think it snowed overnight so maybe I won’t have to shovel today…just need the coffee to work right now so I can get started…more later…

Well…just got the biopsy results and it is invasive squamous cell carcinoma…crap, cancer twice now and I really do need to start watching my skin and get this stuff treated sooner…one good thing is that it probably won’t need further treatment and now I understand why the incision is so big…they had to go down into the lower dermal layers to get it all…the 5 year survival rate after treatment is 99% so I’m not too concerned…but damn, cancer really is trying to kill me and I don’t like it one bit…I’m glad everything timed out to get it treated after only a couple of months…not sure if I should be happy or concerned…I guess I’ll find that out after they take the stitches out in a week….

Well…darn, up at 4:14 and out of bed by 5am again and I’m worn out…and it’s 2 degrees out there an I’m really tired of the cold…I do have to run an errand to pick up the prescription for my face that is going to cost 31 bucks but I can live with that…still can’t sleep on my right side and that is causing lots of pain in my neck that I’ll have to stretch out to try to help that…didn’t get a lot done yesterday but the normal stuff and that looks the same for today…have leftovers to eat today but I am going to make a roast beef sandwich with horseradish sauce with the beef I got for a buck at DD and I’ll pretend I got it from Arby’s….will heat it to make it complete…face is still healing okay…no redness or infection so the scar shouldn’t be too bad…have to start figuring out what I need to take with me Monday for the dogsitting…food, coffee, and electronics to get me through two days…really can’t wait to get back here Tuesday….not much to do today…just going to read and start looking for what to do in Italy when we go later this year….more later…

Well…today was an easier day today with just a little snow overnight that took about 20 minutes to clear…then the normal stuff that I got a late start on for some reason…my incision seems to be healing pretty well and the swelling is going down and I still can’t believe I’ve had no pain at all after the topical wore off…pretty cool…my daughter is getting the Italy trip firmed up and has booked some cool old world hotels for us to stay in,…we even have an apartment in Rome that is cheaper than two hotel rooms would be…I need to get started on what I want to see in the three cities we are going be in…in Florence we can take the train from the airport and then a water taxi to our hotel…that will be fun…going to be cold again tonight down to about 2…brrr…have to run an errand in the morning to pick up the prescription that is going to treat all of keratosis on my face and scalp to keep them from turning into cancer…I did figure out that if I run the car for 10 minutes on really cold days, the car shifts perfectly fine so it must just be the standard gear lube they have in there…I’ll have that changed once spring gets here….time to read…