tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post4827188055781595044..comments2023-11-16T20:34:36.744-06:00Comments on ... MICHAEL DI GESU ... ... ... In Time ... ...: A NEW YEAR...A NEW BEGINNING! AN IWSG POST....Michael Di Gesuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-21958828005529140092020-02-12T11:19:36.354-06:002020-02-12T11:19:36.354-06:00Hi Michael!
I hope your surgery went well and that...Hi Michael!<br />I hope your surgery went well and that you're getting enough rest.<br />Take care of yourself.Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-13601242303431899902020-02-05T06:57:59.175-06:002020-02-05T06:57:59.175-06:00Hope your surgery was a success! Sounds like you&#...Hope your surgery was a success! Sounds like you've been super busy with the house and cleaning. Maybe now your mind will be ready to write!Jennifer Haweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06303079974406921717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-13485410807042607782020-01-29T09:52:48.679-06:002020-01-29T09:52:48.679-06:00Oh, wow. I envy you! Not the unfinished house part...Oh, wow. I envy you! Not the unfinished house part, but the living in the country haven part. Want a roommate? LOL<br /><br />Best wishes on the surgery. Hope you are getting a lot of writing done.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08516493326566981116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-51732925125590722342020-01-23T00:49:23.420-06:002020-01-23T00:49:23.420-06:00I hope you continue to heal well and that you have...I hope you continue to heal well and that you have a four walled kitchen now!Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-33010442495561258862020-01-21T15:30:05.995-06:002020-01-21T15:30:05.995-06:00Thanks Kalpana! Healing slowly, but healing all th...Thanks Kalpana! Healing slowly, but healing all the same. No kidding. This new/old house is definitely giving and taking me a run for my money. Thank you! It's always nice to have talented writers who appreciate my writing. All the best to you as well!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-87582161282411032402020-01-21T02:17:30.036-06:002020-01-21T02:17:30.036-06:00I hope you're recovering well from your surger...I hope you're recovering well from your surgery, which must have been done by now. Sending you good juju. The story of your move sounds awful, what is it about moving to a new place that invariably means more trouble than we could ever have dreamed of. Happy New Year and here's looking forward to reading more of your writing. Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-7703277555541808322020-01-16T00:23:33.911-06:002020-01-16T00:23:33.911-06:00Man, that's one nasty surprise on moving! Hope...Man, that's one nasty surprise on moving! Hope it's all settled well, and that you are recovering well from the surgery. Wishing you all the best for the new year, even if I am a bit slow about it.Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-67372923479249146002020-01-12T12:38:34.994-06:002020-01-12T12:38:34.994-06:00Hi Marci!!! I DO! I finally found my 'home'...Hi Marci!!! I DO! I finally found my 'home'...it's located in a charming town and it's a lovely old Craftsman home with wonderful details. I have over 2200 sq. ft of living space not including the 1000sq ft. walk-up attic which in the future will become my Hogwarts Library and studio... I can't WAIT for that. But sadly, the kitchen and other renovations will have to come first. I am SICK of moving. I only have one more storage unit to clean out in Chicago, then I will have all my things in my two places. I still have my little condo in Orlando, which I will be going back to once the kitchen is complete...hopefully by the end of this month.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-85108376117018068132020-01-12T12:34:52.910-06:002020-01-12T12:34:52.910-06:00Thank you, Patricia!Thank you, Patricia!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-58077479009754734452020-01-12T12:34:17.548-06:002020-01-12T12:34:17.548-06:00Lol.. you are not boring AT ALL, Elizabeth. You...Lol.. you are not boring AT ALL, Elizabeth. You've raised four amazing young men, wrote many books, and always seem to have a smile on your face! How do you do it?<br /><br />Yes, you are right. I went into surgery thinking it would just be a skin scraping. Little did I know, they had to remove a good sized piece of my nose.Thankfully my surgeon is a cancer plastic surgeon, so the scaring will be minimal. She does incredible work. My cell was a lot deeper than expected, but she is confident that all will be well and I will heal beautifully. I look like someone hit me in the face with a baseball bat, and I am swollen up pretty badly, BUT, It is stating to come down and I can see that all should be okay in the end. Thankfully the scar is running down my nose and not across it.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-72029551385604373302020-01-12T12:28:01.801-06:002020-01-12T12:28:01.801-06:00Hi Janie... LOVE Galena!! It is such a charming pl...Hi Janie... LOVE Galena!! It is such a charming place.... Beautiful Main St. Quaint shops and restaurants. It's like living back in the '50s. People are friendly, no one locks their doors, little traffic, and picturesque homes from the turn of the twentieth century.<br /><br />Thanks for the prayers!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-22474361475962892562020-01-12T12:25:58.996-06:002020-01-12T12:25:58.996-06:00Thanks so much, Hilary!Thanks so much, Hilary!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-53930223076621643882020-01-12T12:25:23.772-06:002020-01-12T12:25:23.772-06:00Thanks, Sheri... I hope to be around more, too! Ye...Thanks, Sheri... I hope to be around more, too! Yes...lol...I have been through MANY renovations and I am truly hoping this will be the last!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-37986115187193984142020-01-12T12:24:15.757-06:002020-01-12T12:24:15.757-06:00Thank you so much, Diane!Thank you so much, Diane!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-3285268235565322752020-01-12T12:23:55.697-06:002020-01-12T12:23:55.697-06:00Thank you, Liza!Thank you, Liza!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-84984135477725378932020-01-12T12:23:36.530-06:002020-01-12T12:23:36.530-06:00Thanks Natalie... Taking it one day at a time...Thanks Natalie... Taking it one day at a time...Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-57626749499720848442020-01-12T12:23:10.715-06:002020-01-12T12:23:10.715-06:00Thanks Sally... I know it will be. I hope you THRI...Thanks Sally... I know it will be. I hope you THRILLED with your new kitchen!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-38318837057292327152020-01-12T12:22:20.049-06:002020-01-12T12:22:20.049-06:00Wow...you, too, Donna! You've moved almost as ...Wow...you, too, Donna! You've moved almost as many times as I have. The new house if wonderful, but needs so much work. I am hoping to have a kitchen by the end of the month. In the spring, the exterior gets a much needed facelift. But overall, I am thrilled with this home, it's exactly the kind of house I always hoped I'd own and live in until I pass on into my next life. <br /><br />Good luck and much happiness in your new home, Donna!!!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-71500442673679944992020-01-12T12:19:45.281-06:002020-01-12T12:19:45.281-06:00Thanks Denise. Sadly, my basal was large and deep....Thanks Denise. Sadly, my basal was large and deep. They had to cut out a good size. So I am swollen up like someone hit me in the face with a bat. hard to concentrate on writing at this point. The scarring shouldn't be too bad, but for what they told me it may take several months for all the swelling to go down and up to six months for complete healing. This feels and looks exactly like when my nose was broken and that took a year to heal. I just hope this is the LAST one on my face. I know have to be looked at every six months so see if any more are around. Not fun... but it was necessary. If I had waited longer, I would have lost a good part of my nose. Thankfully it was slightly on the side of my bridge, so the scar will run down my nose on side. Hopefully it will fade in time. The surgeon believes will be barely noticeable. I certainly hope so. Not the best place of have a scar...in the center of your face. <br /><br />Time certainly has flown! TEN years ALREADY! WOW! Congrats! 2020 will be a good year! It is time for publication!!!!!<br />Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-63254421820279065962020-01-12T12:12:59.844-06:002020-01-12T12:12:59.844-06:00Thanks Susan! But going out daily for six to eight...Thanks Susan! But going out daily for six to eight weeks is like having two additional mortgage payments. It was fun at first, but now it is a financial burden and one that I shouldn't have to incur. Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-39818470646792430382020-01-12T12:11:12.435-06:002020-01-12T12:11:12.435-06:00Thanks L. Diane! The prayers are much appreciated....Thanks L. Diane! The prayers are much appreciated. The surgery was more intense that I had expected, but I am SLOWLY healing. Thankfully they got all the cancer out.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-12988486454512464922020-01-12T12:10:10.573-06:002020-01-12T12:10:10.573-06:00Thank you, Anna! I wish they could. No matter how ...Thank you, Anna! I wish they could. No matter how hard the try to contain it, it "puffs" through every crack in the house.Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-8168473132935325672020-01-12T12:09:14.456-06:002020-01-12T12:09:14.456-06:00Thanks Chrys!Thanks Chrys!Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-43423794199035317072020-01-12T12:08:46.954-06:002020-01-12T12:08:46.954-06:00Thanks Alex.... It was a tough surgery, but I am o...Thanks Alex.... It was a tough surgery, but I am okay. Michael Di Gesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17047267262428143113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1002113089297135210.post-36113743217012127702020-01-12T09:47:43.794-06:002020-01-12T09:47:43.794-06:00Gotta agree with Sheri, lol, I don't know how ...Gotta agree with Sheri, lol, I don't know how you do it. I despise moving! Sure hope you love your new place :)mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.com