{"id":42340,"date":"2017-05-28T23:02:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T03:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/?p=42340"},"modified":"2017-05-28T23:05:09","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T03:05:09","slug":"sunday-night-sam-at-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2017\/05\/28\/sunday-night-sam-at-25\/","title":{"rendered":"sunday night &#8211; Sam at 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today our Sam would have turned 25.. that subjunctive.. &#8216;would have&#8217;\/ sticks in my throat. I\u00a0\u00a0woke up cryign this morning.. missing Sam.. THat hadn&#8217;t happened in a long time. i lay in bed listening to music that reminded me of Sam and thought about him.. I brought back memories ofd how he looked sounded.. the way he talked It was hard and comforting at the same time..<\/p>\n<p>My first step upon waking was to take a walk outside and take a picture of the new &#8217;25&#8217; thats been painted on the road in front of our house.. I know its the speed limit.. but it was fun to have that there\u00a0\u00a0on this, his 25th birthaday\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/sambutton4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"832\" height=\"843\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6599.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6600.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6601.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>sam is still all over our house and our lives.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6604.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>here&#8217;s the banner I made to celibrate his birth.. it still hangs in our tower.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6595.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>o spent lots of tiem today looking at pictures of sam.. and thinking of his wonderfully fun., generous and mischievous. spirit<\/p>\n<p>]<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6666.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6667.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6668.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6669.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6670.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6672.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6673.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6675.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6676.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6678.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6679.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6681.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6683.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6684.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6686.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6687.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6685.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6688.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6689.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6691.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6694.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6696.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6698.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6700.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6702.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6704.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6705.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6706.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\\\\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6711.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6713.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6714.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6715.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6716.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>we went ofr a run .. and on the way back went by teh qunnns garage sale.. Barb gave us this picture of our family.. ..<\/p>\n<p>more tears,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6605.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>we cam home and got to work prepping for the party. ..\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6607.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6609.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1022.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>aournd 3 we all met for a hot and buggy walk up bolton. we do it every\u00a0\u00a0birthday and every\u00a0\u00a0deathday. of Sams . that makes it 19 times. \u00a0THis tiem my mom join ded us.. quite a feet for an 83 year old.. i was proud of her for making it up and down the mountain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6612.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>as we hiked we rant into these other guys who were driving RC cars up and down the mountain\u00a0\u00a0to raise money and awareness for the march of dimes.. . THis guy had been awake for 36 hours and was shooting for 52 hours. of solid driving.. \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6617.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>the hike up was slow and buggy.. the dogs got in the water perhaps to get a break from the bugs.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6621.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>despite the heat.. there was still a bit of snow..<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6624.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>here<\/p>\n<p>s the cerimpnial pciture we always take at the lodge.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6629.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>and the red bull toast we always do\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6630.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6631.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>then gabe and i made a quick climb up the rickety fire tower.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6632.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\\\\\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1041.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1046.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>as is our custom, we launched a three ball \u00a0mortar shot from the top of the tower.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QZOHTSrBC_Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>here&#8217;s silas.. holding some of the ashes from our friend Pucket who died a year and a half ago..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>we walked down and got home around 6.. son after people\u00a0\u00a0startetd filtereing in.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6642.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>tiem for anouther red bull toast. .. sam<\/p>\n<p>s favorite !<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1050.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1054.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1059.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1062.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1061.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1066.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>we all tossed our cups into my brand new washer tub fire<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1069.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0placew\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1070.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_1074.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6646.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6648.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>chai was thristy..<\/p>\n<p>..<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6651.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>later on we sta down to make samstones.. ere are soem of the more interesting ones we&#8217;ve made, resagular, iron. glass, onnes that have been shot into space.. even a 3d printed one woith an NFC chip inside.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6655.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>time to make more stones !<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6657.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6659.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\\\\\\<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>avery claled in from Oregan !<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6663.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/IMG_6664.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>people had all filtered back out by 10.. cleaning is down now.. and I&#8217;m sitting here thinking of the long day &#8230; and appreciateng all our freinds that are here to support us..<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ok Sam.. I miss you so much my son.. so many good people out there keep your memory very much alive.<\/p>\n<p>I love you Spamus..<\/p>\n<p>nite all. nite sam<\/p>\n<p>-me<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I miss<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today our Sam would have turned 25.. that subjunctive.. &#8216;would have&#8217;\/ sticks in my throat. I\u00a0\u00a0woke up cryign this morning.. missing Sam.. THat hadn&#8217;t happened in a long time. i lay in bed listening to music that reminded me of Sam and thought about him.. I brought back memories ofd how he looked sounded.. the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/2017\/05\/28\/sunday-night-sam-at-25\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">sunday night &#8211; Sam at 25<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42340","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\/42340","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=42340"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42519,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42340\/revisions\/42519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/johncohn.org\/base\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}