What I Did with a Day & Night Off

Posted by Hallee on Dec 11, 2010 in Life

A friend insisted on taking my boys to her house Friday night. I came home from the soup kitchen and they were gone -my house was empty.

Tags: babysitter, Doctor Who, Johnathan, Kaylee, Parenting, Scott, sleep, soup kitchen, time off

My Girl

Posted by Hallee on Nov 10, 2010 in Hallee's Galley, Parenting, Preserving, Raising girls, Raising teens

Kaylee brought a friend home from school the other day. They came into the kitchen, where I was working, barefoot, in my long apron that covered my long skirt. She gestured at the row of mason jars I had cooling on the towel-covered counter and said, “What’s in the jars?”

Tags: Hallee the Homemaker, Kaylee

The Concession Stand

Posted by Hallee on Sep 9, 2010 in Life, Parenting, Raising girls, Raising teens

At the BINGO hall is a concession stand that sells the typical fare – mostly soy hamburgers on white bread, pork hotdogs, chips with nacho cheese, frozen “pizza logs” reheated in a microwave, etc. Consequently, when I get home from the soup kitchen, I usually make a big dinner and take it to feed to the volunteers.

Tags: American cuisine, BINGO, Christian Living, Christian Parenting, Christian philosophy, Cuisine, Food, Food and drink, Glen Eden, Hamburger, Homemade unprocessed food, Hospitality/Recreation, Junk Food, Kaylee, Microwave, Raising teens, Real Food

A Cup of Coffee with My Daughter

Posted by Hallee on May 7, 2010 in Life, Parenting, Raising girls

This is one of my favorite coffee cups.

It’s an ugly orange-brown that doesn’t match any other cup in my kitchen. It was probably purchased at the Dollar Tree or somewhere in bulk.

Tags: Coffee, Dollar Tree Inc., Kaylee, Mother's Day, Parenting

A Time of Rest

Posted by Hallee on Apr 13, 2010 in Family, Life, Parenting

Ten days ago, I left my home in Kentucky and headed south to Tallahassee, Florida. I got into town Thursday afternoon, visited friends, and went to another friend’s house for the evening. Friday morning I did some business at the courthouse, had lunch with friends, picked Kaylee up from school, had dinner with friends, and went back to a friend’s house for the evening. Saturday morning, we headed south toward the Florida Panhandle’s coast, picking up a friend of Kaylee’s on the way, and took up residence in a little beach house in Mexico Beach.