Home at Last

[kybearfuzz]

I finally made the journey from Corbin to home. I miss my house and worry about it a lot when gone, but I also was having a good time with the family and friends so I have mixed feelings about getting back.

Arriving at home, I now know the wintery disaster everyone up here has talked about. I saw my home covered in beautiful white snow. I had to go in through the front door as the driveway was blanketed. I knew I was in trouble when I stepped on the foot-thick snow... and didn't sink. Now I weigh a little over 200 lbs, so this was serious. I couldn't get my car in the drive and my driveway was a thick sheet of ice. I borrowed a heavy shovel from my neighbor and went to it. Two hours later I was covered in sweat and sore in places left unmentioned, but the drive was somewhat cleared. Here are before and after pics.



The house at 4 PM



My house much much later...

A quick drive to Skyline for dinner, a fast HOT shower to soothe aching muscles, and the emptying of the very full car, I settled in. Here is a pic of the University of Kentucky Quilt my mom made. I'm not an alumnus of the school, but most everyone in KY is a UK fan. I'm still tickled with it.



My Christmas present from Mom, the Craft Queen

That's it for me, I'm so tired, I'm hardly keeping my eyes open. I dread work tomorrow. If I'm still sore, I may call off.

Comments

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

Now you need a nice 8-person (5-bear) hot tob to soak in.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

sigh.. does it come with the five bears??

[furrbear.livejournal.com]

Ours only comes with one bear (http://home.comcast.net/~furrbear/SunningBear.jpg) and one fireplug red pocket cub (http://home.comcast.net/~furrbear/David_VGA.jpg). Other bears are optional.

Your welcome in ours.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Tempting, oh so tempting! :)

[poohnnova.livejournal.com]

LOL, am I the only one who thought... OMG... KKK... LOL (having graduated from Berea, I know what you mean about UK though, but still the visual)

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

OMG! I'm so clueless I didn't even see that ;)

What year did you graduate? I'm of the class of '94 myself.

[poohnnova.livejournal.com]

92... Bio guy here

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL.. you're kidding me! I was a chem major. I'm sure I passed you in the hallways of the science building.

[poohnnova.livejournal.com]

well, in 92 I weighed a LOT more. almost 400lbs. I graduated Feb 92. You were probably in Field Botany about then. What dorm did you live in?

[poohnnova.livejournal.com]

I first lived in Blue Ridge from 1988-1989... during the summer I lived at Danforth and then from 1989 fall till I graduated I lived in KY hall.

What a freaking small world!

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I lived in Dana Hall my freshman year (1990), then Bingham Hall for two years, and Danforth my senior year.

No kidding on the small world comment. Did you make it to homecoming this year?

[poohnnova.livejournal.com]

nah, I haven't been back in many years. Although my best friend and her husband still live in Berea and want me to come for a visit.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

You should head down sometime. I don't go every year, but this past year was my ten, so I went and had a blast.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Thanks, it's great to be home!

[rockyjohn.livejournal.com]

I still would have paid some brat to shovel for me. ;)

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

I doubt I could have afforded it, kids aren't as stupid as they used to be :)

[jbear70.livejournal.com]

Welcome home...

KKK (the quilt)?

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL... the "K" actually stands for the University of Kentucky, the fact there are three in a row is a coincidence :)

[cincycub.livejournal.com]

You did a great job on the driveway. I was only working on my parents' driveway for about 45 minutes total, and my arms are KILLING me.

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

It's a bitch, isn't it? My lower back is really sore this morning! Ugh!

[daltxfurry.livejournal.com]

Glad you made it home safely.......bummer about the shovelling, but....hey.....think of it as your workout for a few days! :-)

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL.. that's a good way to put it! I'll be so sore the next couple of days, I'll not be able to work out anyway.

[daltxfurry.livejournal.com]

Thank god the snow here wasn't as bad as yours and was basically all melted by Friday

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Well, thankfully I missed a great deal of it while visiting Southeastern KY where we got barely a covering. It's when I got home to my house that I realized the mess!

[daltxfurry.livejournal.com]

I have to admit it was sorta fun to have a semi-white christmas eve eve eve but I hated driving in the night in it

[daxcub.livejournal.com]

Do you need me to head to Columbus early to give you a big ol massage? ;)

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

LOL.. only if I were in Columbus! Feel free to drive down to Cincinnati and give the massage! Would be wonderful in many ways.

[daxcub.livejournal.com]

That can be arranged... ;)

[kybearfuzz.livejournal.com]

Don't tempt me now ;)

[daxcub.livejournal.com]

I can leave Medina on the 29'th. ;)