Posted by Hallee on Oct 5, 2011 in
Christian Faith,
Family,
Life,
Love,
Marriage,
Prayer
I’ve had so many people ask me how the transition of Gregg being home has gone. This past weekend, while Gregg had drill in Alabama, the kids and I visited my parents in West Virginia. At church Sunday, their pastor asked me how married life was treating me – as if we were newlyweds. It made me laugh. It also made me want to share this.
Tags: Afghanistan, deployment, Gregg, Johnathan, Kaylee, Life, Marriage, Parenting, Scott
Posted by Hallee on Sep 29, 2011 in
Parenting,
Raising boys
Why, yes, there are boys who live here.
Tags: fun, Jeb, Johnathan, Parenting, parenting boys, Raising boys, Scott
Posted by Hallee on Sep 27, 2011 in
Life,
Parenting
My friend, Angela, has three little boys. Her oldest is in kindergarten and her youngest is one. Her middle boy has Down’s Syndrome and is extremely high maintenance. Angela, though, is wonderful and handles all of the challenges in her life with such grace that she inspires even the most weary of moms around her. She blogs with humor and amazing depth at her blog My Three Sons.
Tags: Angela, attachment parenting, breastfeeding, exhaustion, exhuastion, Johnathan, My Three Sons, Parenting, preemie, Scott
Posted by Hallee on Aug 4, 2011 in
Christian Faith,
Life,
Marriage,
Parenting,
Prayer
I’d never planned to have any children with my first husband. We struggled financially without children, and nothing about his lifestyle really was conducive to having a child or rearing a child. I had to work full time, had no choice but to work full time, and that didn’t sit well with me in having a child. But, God saw things differently than I did.
Tags: Johnathan, Kaylee, Parenting, Prayer, pregnancy, pregnancy loss, Religion/Belief, Scott, tubal ligation, tubal ligation reversal
Posted by Hallee on Jun 28, 2011 in
Blog Stuff,
Life,
Marriage,
Parenting
This wasn’t a typical week for me by any stretch of the imagination. But, I thought that you might enjoy seeing the process that I went through to prepare my home for my husband’s return and to plan for Scott and Johnathan’s combined birthday party, which included out-of-town family being here. So, here it is, one of the craziest weeks of my life. I have determined that I will do this again once school starts and I do have a typical week, so that you can see that I’m not always so insanely overwhelmed with life.
Tags: A Week in the Life of, BINGO, Dove chocolate, Glen Eden Youth Center, Gregg, Johnathan, Scott, Tuesday, Volunteering, volunteerism
Posted by Hallee on Jun 27, 2011 in
Life
This wasn’t a typical week for me by any stretch of the imagination. But, I thought that you might enjoy seeing the process that I went through to prepare my home for my husband’s return and to plan for Scott and Johnathan’s combined birthday party, which included out-of-town family being here. So, here it is, one of the craziest weeks of my life. I have determined that I will do this again once school starts and I do have a typical week, so that you can see that I’m not always so insanely overwhelmed with life.
Tags: A Week in the Life of, Johnathan, Scott
Posted by Hallee on Jun 20, 2011 in
Hallee's Galley,
menus & menu planning
Here’s the menu for my family for the week of June 20th. Gregg comes home Thursday night!! My sister-in-law will also be in town Thursday night and my parents on Friday because we’re having a big combination birthday party for Scott and Johnathan on Saturday. As far as desserts go, I’ll be filling the cookie jar with something fun so that there’s cookies available for all of our company. I’ll also be making a large sheet cake for the boys’ party, and some homemade ice cream for the party.
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Tags: birthday party menu, Cookie, Cookies, Desserts, Food and drink, Gregg, Hallee's Galley, Johnathan, Menu, Menu Monday, Menu planning, party planning, Scott
Posted by Hallee on May 25, 2011 in
Life,
Parenting
Happy Birthday Johnathan!
Tags: Jeb, Johnathan
Posted by Hallee on May 8, 2011 in
Life
Happy Mothers’ Day
Tags: Johnathan, Kaylee, Mother's Day, Scott
Posted by Hallee on Apr 14, 2011 in
Family,
Life,
Parenting
I used cloth diapers, but training pants and vinyl covers didn’t work well. They always leaked, especially if Jeb was in his car seat or seated in a stroller. So, I went from cloth diapers to disposable pull ups. I only used them when we went out and at night. Most of the rest of the time, I just let him be at home naked.

Tags: Babycare, Car seat, Children's clothing, Culture, Diapers, Infancy, Jeb, Johnathan, potty training, Underwear