{"id":1054,"date":"2010-03-19T02:52:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-19T06:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2010\/03\/19\/thursday-night-the-cohn-colony\/"},"modified":"2010-03-19T02:52:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-19T06:52:00","slug":"thursday-night-the-cohn-colony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2010\/03\/19\/thursday-night-the-cohn-colony\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday night &#8211; the Cohn Colony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div id=\"pBlogBody_531230924\" class=\"blogContent\">\n<center><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Looooong hard day at work.I&#8217;m working at home most days while Diane is traveling so I&#8217;m home when Gabe gets here.. Today I stood at the counter and worked from the moment I got back from taking Gabe to school until 6PM. I think I walked to the fridge twice.. aside from that.. I stood there all day.. My brain was fried. <\/p>\n<p>As soon as I was off work, Gabe and I took off for grocery shopping. it wouldn&#8217;t be a proper man cave with real snacks in the hose.. We were planning on shopping recklessly\/. but we didn&#8217;t dare go into the store hungry.. so we stopped for a very delicious dinner at Mexicalis ..\u00a0 <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810001.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">I couldn&#8217;t help making Diane a valentine in my left over black beans.\u00a0 <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810005.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">Oce full, we headed over to the Grocery store. Gabe is an expert impulse shopper.. he made all the key choices.\u00a0 <\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810008.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810012.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">We got <i>only<\/i> essentials\u00a0 !<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810013.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810014.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810015.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810019.jpg\" \/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810018.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810020.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810021.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810023.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810025.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">We even got junk food for the dogs !\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"left\">\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810022.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div align=\"left\">We also decided to try some new stuff including &#8216;FuFu&#8217; whihc is used to make peanut butter soup.. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/mar1810\/mar1810016.jpg\" \/><br \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Well. .that&#8217; sit from here.. OH.. we got our first email and phone call from Diane.. here&#8217;s what she said:<br \/><font color=\"#339966\"><i><br \/>Hi Everyone&#8230;<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>I made it to Costa Rica just fine.\u00a0 This is my first day.\u00a0 I was in Chair Pose at my first yoga class this morning watching a hummingbird flutter from hibiscus flower to habiscus flower.\u00a0 That was after an evening of hearing howler monkeys.\u00a0 So far I have seen racoons&#8230;monkeys&#8230;a few fast lizards&#8230;and some birds.\u00a0 This area is at the end of their dry season and it really feels like it&#8230;dry dusty and the plant life is thirsty.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>I could hear the ocean from the house I am staying at.\u00a0 I have a lovely room with a shared bath with another person who is coming today.\u00a0 Her name is Sister Cecile.\u00a0 That should make you happy Dad!\u00a0 I have met others at the house&#8230;all americans who are on extended stays for these trainings.\u00a0 Oh the house has a visiting dog&#8230;similar to Reptar&#8230;only not crazy.\u00a0 And they have an adopted cat named Luna who reminds me of the cat you found Max&#8230;small and skinny.\u00a0 I warned them about kittens!<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>I walked to the beach early this morning however the surfers were already there.\u00a0 There is a Billabong Surf School\/Camp right there.\u00a0\u00a0 Fierce\u00a0waves.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>I heading off to a yoga class then the grocery store.\u00a0 Love to all.\u00a0\u00a0 &#8230;diane <\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<p>Glad you&#8217;re having fun my love.. ! We miss you !<\/p>\n<p>OK. time for sleep.. Nite all.. Nite Sam<br \/>-me<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looooong hard day at work.I&#8217;m working at home most days while Diane is traveling so I&#8217;m home when Gabe gets here.. Today I stood at the counter and worked from the moment I got back from taking Gabe to school until 6PM. I think I walked to the fridge twice.. aside from that.. 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