{"id":1132,"date":"2007-08-06T03:23:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-06T07:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2007\/08\/06\/sunday-night-blow-something-up\/"},"modified":"2007-08-06T03:23:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-06T07:23:00","slug":"sunday-night-blow-something-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2007\/08\/06\/sunday-night-blow-something-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday night &#8211; blow something up !"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pBlogBody_296124711\" class=\"blogContent\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Yikes.. <i style=\"\">another<\/i> late night and I need to<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span>leave<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span>for NY at <st1:time minute=\"0\" hour=\"5\">5AM<\/st1:time> tomorrow. I&#8217;ll make this quick. We woke this morning in Megasett MA where my Sister and my folks were staying. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507002.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">We woke early and had a nice talk with my mom as we watched the birds feed a few feet away.&nbsp; <span style=\"\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507016.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507021.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span>I was so glad that I got a chance to see my folks and my sister and her kids. We&#8217;re going to try and make it down there one more time while they&#8217;re on the beach. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">It was a beautiful morning . Around 8 we shoveled Gabe into the car and began the schlep back up to VT. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507026.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507030.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The highpoint of the trip back was a stop over at Hooksett Fireworks (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhfireworks.com\/\">http:\/\/www.nhfireworks.com\/<\/a>)<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p><center><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507066.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507058.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507054.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507043.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507042.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507041.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507038.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507037.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">We HIGHLY RECOMMEND that you check<span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>this place out.. !. We popped in for a few small items.. and\u2026 well\u2026<span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>uh.. let&#8217;s just say we hope&nbsp; the car doesn&#8217;t get hit by lightening. OK.. so we went a little overboard.<span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>But as Christina the president of the place says.. it&#8217;s a common problem: everybody who walks in turns into a kid again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507057.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span>She was great.. it was like trying to buy a new car.. so many choices.. she helped us find just the right sort of heck raising mayhem .<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span>Christina also showed us the special fireworks collection that she&#8217;d assembled in honor of the &#8216;Hookset Four&#8217; (<a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/story?id=3199506\">http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/GMA\/story?id=3199506<\/a>) the four town workers fired for improper gossip. It was national news a few weeks ago. The special collection <span style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span>included Mortar clusters called &#8220;hicktown heaven&#8221;<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span>, &#8220;parrots prattle&#8221;, &#8220;love on fire,&#8221; and &#8220;blond joke&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507063.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">She was great. We told her about Sam and his love of fireworks.. We also told her about how we sent <span style=\"\">&nbsp;<\/span>some of Sam&#8217;s ashes up in a green shower mortar. I think that makes us professionals of some sort.<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"\">The titles and artwork on these things were just great <br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/fw.jpg\" \/><br \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p>He rest of the trip was pretty uneventful.. as was the rest of the day for that matter. We got home around <st1:time minute=\"30\" hour=\"13\">1:30<\/st1:time>&nbsp;&nbsp; To a very clean and peacful house<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507072.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In time for Diane and Gabe to make the Burton Sale.<span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>I finished cutting the lawn. It&#8217;s funny how even doing something like that makes me nostalgic.. how many times did Sam do that job with this mower.? . Everything is loaded with memories. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">As usual, there were a passel of kids and adults circulating through the house all day.. It was like musical chairs.. when dinner hit the table our friends the Rossi&#8217;s where here as were<span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>Pucket, Liz, Carolyn, Nick , Brad, Will.. so 11 for dinner\u2026 never, ever, ever a dull moment..<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507075.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">One sweet thing that happened as we prepped for dinner. I went out to grab a cucumber<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span>from the garden.. As I walked in, I saw something big move.. I though.. maybe a big rabbit. As I reached down to pick the &#8216;cuke I saw the cutest, tiniest baby rabbit.. it was no bigger than an apple. It was sitting so still.. I guess scared stiff. I pretended not to see it.. I started singing &#8221; I don&#8217;t see any<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span>bunnies \u2026 no&#8221;.. and backed out of the garden\u2026<span style=\"\">&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i147.photobucket.com\/albums\/r319\/johncohn\/aug07d\/aug0507074.jpg\" \/><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">On that sentimental note.. G&#8217;nite all.. g&#8217;nite Sam..<span style=\"\">&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span>look for fireworks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><o:p>&nbsp;<\/o:p><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">-me<o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yikes.. another late night and I need to&nbsp; leave&nbsp; for NY at 5AM tomorrow. I&#8217;ll make this quick. We woke this morning in Megasett MA where my Sister and my folks were staying. We woke early and had a nice talk with my mom as we watched the birds feed a few feet away.&nbsp; &nbsp;I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2007\/08\/06\/sunday-night-blow-something-up\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Sunday night &#8211; blow something up !<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1132","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1132","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1132"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1132\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}