Yearly Archives: 2010

Wednesday night – just hanging out

Beutiful evening. We figured this was the one night that all of us could be at the same place at the same time.. so,, max, gabe, diane, kristin and Jack and I all piled in the car and went to Single Pebble for dinner.. great time, great food. it felt so good to have the family all in one place. even if for only a few minutes,,

I needed another picture so I could flash the sam medallion I always wear.. I felt him there  and not there so strongly.

We got home around 9 to a wonderful surprise.. The guys had gotten me a Fathers day present !  I know fathers day isnt until sunday,, but.. we’ll all be scattered by then.

They got me this very cool inversion chair you lock in your ankles then you turn upside down,

It decompresses your spine and knees,, and give you this wonderful rush of blood to your brain . I’ve had a messed up back for about the last 20 years.. .. in fact In in nearly constant pain from it.. but I have learned to live with it. .  As soon as I’m upside down though  it totally dissapears , . It feels so wonderful..

We all had to give it a try even though we were full of Chinese food.

Here’s the view from down under,,

ylimaf ym evol i

worromot erom

lla etin  , nite sam

-me

Tuesday night – Schools out for summer !

Last day of 8th grade for Gabe. Last day of middle scool for him.. last day of middle school for all of us. hard to believe !!!!!

Gabe had the rare pleasure of being able to drive to his last day of 8th grade.. I was really proud stting there next to him.

The school day had this wonderful ‘who cares’ layed backness.. I loved it. I could remember just what that felt like.

There was a really cute recognition event..  Mr Carbonne. the principal kicked it off (what a cool guy.. really !  ..)

Each of the ids had to recognize one of their peers.. Gabe recognized Lance , Jack W recognized Gabe..

Afterwards the kids walked down to the park to hang out for the rest of the day.. I dropped bye to say hi.. Gabe and his class were playing ultimate..

I wanted to do a science stunt that didn’t involve explosions.. which was hard.. Diane had a great idea.. a windbag.. I have these bags that are ultra thin (2mil) plastic bag tubes about 50 feet long. You tie both ends up and let the sun heat the air.. the warmed air lifts the whole thing into the air.. Pretty cool when you see it.. how often do you see a 50 foot snake thing in the air..  ?

You get a sense of scale here.

You need to keep them tied down..with the right weather .. a little cooler than today.. they’ll keep rising. Tere are several instances of these getting high enough to show up on aircraft radar.. we don’t want that.

Gabe spent the day at the park while I went off to work.  When I got home we all went to the end of season Lacrosse cookout at Mills River.   Coach Craig and the other coaches did a great job thanking the team. 

On last shot at a (poorly lit.. sorry) team picture .. and the team faded into summer.. It was a great season..

We celibrated the end of the school year.. and the end of school lacrosse  with the first creemee of summer on the way home..

Now I’m the only person in the house who has to wake up early around here.. how’s that goign to work ? ..:-)

Max is up at Eden tonight.. I’ know he’s in town.. but I haven’t caught up with him much yet. Hope to get some more time and pictures with him tomorrow !.

Nite for now.. nite all .. nite Sam
-me

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