Monthly Archives: June 2010

Monday night – Gabe's 8th grade graduation

Congratulations Gabriel Mariano Cohn !.. You made it through middle school.. and did a good job doing it !.. We’re so proud of you !.

We all went to watch the graduation tonight.. gabe and his freinds were all dressed up.. and looked great !..

First we stopped by Krisitn ‘s to take picures..

THen we went to the school .. for more pictures.. and millign around.. Here’re Scout, Kristin, Katy and Sydney.. looking radieat.

Each of the kids had to provide a baby picture.. Gabe gave them this one.. him and a victoria’s secrets catalog.. (it really happened.. not a setup !)

more friends..

Oh.. i forgot to say that Max came in last night !!!!.. He and girlfriend Jack are in town for the week. It was so cool having them here at Gage’s graduation.. !!!

many parents, many cameras

betsy .. our friend and the middle school sec’y.. One of the great things I’ll miss about CHMS.

George and his girls

Our freinds Gary and Barb, Kristin’s grandparents

Diane and her lady freinds.

Mr. Maden with his odd square halo . he always has that thing

Gabes teacher Mr. Jensen

Then we filed into the gym for the ceremony..

The opening speach was a recorded speach from Mr Carbone, the principal.. he couldn’t be here..because his daughter was graduating form Browns River Middle School..

After a nice stright up message congratulating the kids.. he aplogized at being at the rival school .. and stripped out his outer clothes to show he was wearing a Mounteneer (CHMS Mascot) outfit complete with ice axe !  It was classic !

Then came the 80 or so students.. I only got pictures of some. Here’s Billy A.

Kristin !

Jack ..

.. and soon after.. Mr. Gabriel Mariano Cohn.. ((woot woot !) )

scout..

Timmy

Austin ..

Viv..

Sydney

At the end, the class rose and turned and clapped for the parents !  Aw geeeeee

THen they filed out to be high schoolers !

We spent a good long while millign about talkign to kids and parents afterwords.

I didn’t knwo this lady.. she was up visiting from virginia.. but she knew me from The Colony.. ‘hi nice lady’

As the crowd broke up, we got a chance to get in some family pictures.. I really loved doing that..

Ah.. here’s a picture of Maxs gf Jack.. !

Once again.. I’m so proud of Gabe..

OK.. time for bed..  
more tomorrow..
nite all.. nite Sam .. thought of you alot tonight too..

-me

Sunday afternoon – dog horse..

Oh man.. I’m sick… I’ve been in bed pretty much since Friday night.. with a short venture out yesterday for Lacrosse and Dinner at M’s..   Fsver, aching head and bones, lungs full of yuck .. and .. pleasantly, mild hallucinations…

Today I just couldn’t really move.. I’ve been wrapped in blankets with chills staring at the ceiling.. and I have to tell you.. it’s awesome !.. When fever starts to cook your brain a little it messes with your sense of time, space and logic. I’ve been watching the knotholes morph into pictures in the pine ceilings above my bed.. I’ve discovered some new creatures up there in my zoned out state.. and as you know.. hallucinations stick. with you long after you’re ‘better’ . I look forward to looking at my new friend the dog-horse.,. and pumpikin face.. and about 15 new alien faces for a long time..

Being sick like this is really meditative.. my head hurts too much o think.. so my mind is wonderfully clear.. (except for the occasional interruptions from the dog-horse overhead…

I suppose I’d rather not be sick.. but if I have to be.. I might as well enjoy the hell out of it..

Nite folks, nite dog-horse… nite sam

-me

Friday eveing – pictures

I got a note from our friend K today asking for pictures  of Sam so they could be included in the MMU graduation slideshow.. I know we have tons of pictures around the house.. but my favorite set is the ones I put up on the Samstones site a few weeks after Sam’s passing.. I was looking at these pictures today and I just love them. I hope you do to

Note all, nite Sam
-me

Thursday night – status report

Status report….
    Current metrics sub-optimal, but improving.. Strong bias towards excessive cerebration yielding to moments of purposeful longing with moments of enlightened  inspiration. Head/heart balance critical but imporving dily due to strong regiment of exercise, family time and meditation.


Curretn outlook improving.. goalsby endo of month to show i

Checkpoint 6/30 for update

love you all,
u2 sam
-me