[Grizzly]

<p>And then the boys are home.  One finished his last exam today and schlepped off in the snow for some Bagels to bring home.  At least, I hope he's bringing them home.  He'd better bring them home...</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The other is in the exam room at 9 tomorrow, and will throw things into a suitcase and head for the airport once he's done.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I miss them.  I do.</p>

 

[jcumming]

<p>Mine is only 45 minutes down the road so I often find him on the couch which is kind of nice.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I can't remember where #1 or #1a is...McGill and ___________</p>

 

[Grizzly]

<p>UVic.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>McGill boy:  "Dad, you weren't kidding about the snow...  but THEY CLEAR THE STREETS!  (real amazement in his voice)"  Calgary doesn't.  Ever. </p>

 

[jcumming]

<p>I thought it was UVic.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yeah I was shocked at the lack of snow clearance in Calgary. Quite a few years ago I remember people saying that you don't need to worry as the Chinook will come through soon....yeah, like in 10 days. The packed snow in the back lanes was 3 feet thick.</p>

 

[Grizzly]

<p>They used to put up snow fences.  You recall our place has a lane that basically runs along the green space.  There's a park that straddles our road as well.  When they stopped putting them up 3 years ago (Cost savings:  400k) they saved, um, -600k city wide.  They had to plough the laneways and send emergency ploughs to clear 4 foot drifts across the roads.  And then there was last year when our neighbourhood was snowed in for the weekend and it took 40 of us to dig through a 50 foot drift about 6 feet high at the highest. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>Penny wise, pound foolish.</p>

 

[Grizzly]

<p>Oby at McGill just called.  He's packed.  He's bored.  Everyone in the dorm is studying and he's just wanting to get home.  Nothing spells trouble like a bored college student.</p>

 

[ToddEP]

<p>DD will be home on Friday, but she is only 225 miles down the road.  We saw her over Thanksgiving break.</p>

 

[wherestheportojohn]

<p>Troll#1 lives/works in Telluride, CO....we won't see him till sometime after April. *sigh*</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Troll#2 is here right now~~> dental appt and other such stuff today; then hauls back for a couple more exams, work, etc.</p>
<p>He'll roll in on Xmas eve, roll back out on Xmas day to go back to work.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>On 12/28, he's scheduled to work till 10pm, then drive directly home to we can catch an early a.m. flight to LA for RoseBowl vacation.</p>
<p><please, dear snowgods, hold off blizzards until late Dec 29th></p>

 

[Grizzly]

<p>Well, they'll all be home by midnight.  Tree is up, no decorations on it.  Fridge is stocked with yummies.  Looking forward to this.</p>

 

[Shadow38]

<p>My Marine (DS) should be home by Christmas or shortly after that after seven months on a ship.  Haven't seen him since last Christmas and I sure do miss him. DD is only 40 minutes away and we're lucky to see her most weekends.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Yay for kiddos coming home for Christmas!! <span><img alt="icon_rendeer.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_rendeer.gif" style="width:27px;height:27px;"></span><span><img alt="icon_santa.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_santa.gif" style="width:22px;height:25px;"></span><span><img alt="icon_cheers.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/icon_cheers.gif" style="width:24px;height:24px;"></span></p>

 

[Grizzly]

<p>13 more hours.</p>

 

[the kenyan]

<p>This may be the first time I'm legit excited to be coming home.  Probably having much to do with it being my longest stretch away from home (yes, I'm still a baby kenyan) and I've been in purgatory and 2 time zones away the whole time.  Being a first year workaholic (sort of) adds a little different perspective too.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The only other time when I really would have been excited was winter break over freshman year as well, but that was at the height of family drama and I knew I'd be walking into WW3 (which I was), so that was a bit different.  Perhaps I'm just making up for lost time?</p>

 

[tigger]

<p>#1 Son posted on FB last night...."I never thought I would ever write an 8 hr exam!  And I still had half a question left to answer when th exam ended!"</p>

 

[Grizzly]

They're baaaack! The flight from Victoria was delayed 2 hours so we got home in the wee hours. After parking the car I entered to the strains of music pounding from the pianna and the sight of the other OBY chowing down on ma's cooking. A full house again.