Saturday, May 24, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Grandma Rooney
As you may have noticed, the blog has been silent for a while.
Last Tuesday morning my Grandma Rooney passed away. I've spent the last week thinking about how much I miss her and what a wonderful woman she was. She grew a large, loving, beautiful family- 6 children, 19 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. We all feel a little lost without her. My grandma was the center of our famliy. She was the go-to person to get a quick update on the entire famliy, allowing us to feel that we were all so close even though we're states apart. She was the glue that held us all together. The entire family came together for Grandma's funeral and celebration of her life. It was perfect and she would have loved it.
I've also been thinking about how lucky I am to have had my grandma with me for 29 years. And I've really been thinking about the special relationship between a grandmother and grandchild as reminisce on my childhood memories with my grandma. My god, I loved my grandma! I now see my own mom and mom-in-law in a new light, as the grandmothers of my children, and I can see the unconditional love my children have for them already and watch as their unique bonds grow. I hope they are lucky enough to have their grandmas with them for 30+ years.
Helen Rooney was an outstanding woman and a very loved mother and grandmother. I hope to be a wonderful grandmother just like her someday.
Last Tuesday morning my Grandma Rooney passed away. I've spent the last week thinking about how much I miss her and what a wonderful woman she was. She grew a large, loving, beautiful family- 6 children, 19 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. We all feel a little lost without her. My grandma was the center of our famliy. She was the go-to person to get a quick update on the entire famliy, allowing us to feel that we were all so close even though we're states apart. She was the glue that held us all together. The entire family came together for Grandma's funeral and celebration of her life. It was perfect and she would have loved it.
I've also been thinking about how lucky I am to have had my grandma with me for 29 years. And I've really been thinking about the special relationship between a grandmother and grandchild as reminisce on my childhood memories with my grandma. My god, I loved my grandma! I now see my own mom and mom-in-law in a new light, as the grandmothers of my children, and I can see the unconditional love my children have for them already and watch as their unique bonds grow. I hope they are lucky enough to have their grandmas with them for 30+ years.
Helen Rooney was an outstanding woman and a very loved mother and grandmother. I hope to be a wonderful grandmother just like her someday.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Cabin Season Begins!
The Rooneys and Waltons united to kick off the cabin season!
As we drove up north last weekend it was only 37 degrees and Lake Mille Lacs was still filled with icebergs (unusually cold for this time of year). We thought about turning around but it felt so good just to get out of town and see the cabin again. Eventually it warmed up and we had a wonderful opening weekend. It's always exciting to open up the cabins, smell the pine and fresh air, and see the changes that took place over the winter. You never know what you'll find- will the power/heat/water work after the long winter? Will you be greeted by animals who have taken residence over the winter? Will there be a tree down on the land or on a cabin?
This was a very smooth and easy opening this year.
Only one disappointing change occurred over the winter. We went to the Hawk on Bay Lake to get pizza on Friday night, where we had our fabulous wedding reception, only to discover they had closed down over the winter due to bankruptcy. We are so sad! It's still for sale and hopefully will be purchased and re-opened this season.
As we drove up north last weekend it was only 37 degrees and Lake Mille Lacs was still filled with icebergs (unusually cold for this time of year). We thought about turning around but it felt so good just to get out of town and see the cabin again. Eventually it warmed up and we had a wonderful opening weekend. It's always exciting to open up the cabins, smell the pine and fresh air, and see the changes that took place over the winter. You never know what you'll find- will the power/heat/water work after the long winter? Will you be greeted by animals who have taken residence over the winter? Will there be a tree down on the land or on a cabin?
This was a very smooth and easy opening this year.
Only one disappointing change occurred over the winter. We went to the Hawk on Bay Lake to get pizza on Friday night, where we had our fabulous wedding reception, only to discover they had closed down over the winter due to bankruptcy. We are so sad! It's still for sale and hopefully will be purchased and re-opened this season.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Ethan's perspective
Ethan's new hobby is photography. He loves to use our camera and run around the house taking pictures of his most favorite things...
(trains!)
(rainy evening on the porch)
(Neighbor friend's house)
I took this one
I took this one
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