Peaceful day at home with Diane.. though a it preoccupied with work and other projects..

We went out for a rainy walk midday and there were still signs of last nights early snowfall around

the woods were wet form the rain and the streams were flowing like mad !

around 2 we walked over to Bar’s hose for neighbor janet’s 80th birthday celebration. Janet watched all three of our kids at times.. she loved them all. and they loved her back .

Janet’s twin sister Janice was also there.. her birthday too !

the party was a combined birthday thanksgiving , Christmas celebration.. or birthankmas !

here’s janets husband pat.. a local legend.

barb’s daughter jamie and her friend steve.

nicole came bye with her brand new baby tyrone.

Janet and son Mike

Ashley with baby tyrone.

here;s the cake.. 80 cupcakes.. took lots of folks to light it !

we took off form janets after happy birthday was sung.. we picked up max, washed up.. then took off for Hannah’s party. Today Hannah is celebrating 9 years since she fractured her skull by falling off a latter. She was in a coma for 12 day then ice for 5 more…   tonight was all about celebrating her recovery from that ordeal…  She got serenaded by Aaron our waiter.. he could REALLY sing !

Hannah’s sisters sent champagne..

also at the party were andrew and adj. lotto and andy and jamaica.. Jamaica has started a really cool giving program called www.inlu.com . You use it to organize group gifts.. and the gifts can be charitable. Andy and Jamaica set up an Inlu donation in honor  of Hannah’s recovery to the Sam Cohn Foundation. It’s such a cool idea.. I’ll send out a link to the donation site as soon as I can find it.

it was a fun and eclectic group of people !

hannah was so happy to be.. well.. to be alive.. she was dancing !>. She tried dragging us all to club metronome fro an 80’s rock night..

They were playing such scary music (Michael Jackson, etc.. ) I just couldn’t go in

It was so great being out with hannah and friends..
I’d like to write more.. but I’ve fallen asleep twice while typing.. so I’ll end here..
more tomorrow

nite all, nite Sam !
-me