Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Feb 8, 2012, 10:02 am
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Feb 7, 2012, 11:57 am
I enjoy participating in blog  carnivals. They serves as a great way to discover new bloggers, and talk about different topics you may not think of on your own. This year SunnDayTodayMama is the main hostess for the All Year Round Blog Carnival: Spring. Your other hostesses inclu...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Feb 6, 2012, 10:19 am
This is one area that I've really struggled with until recently. I always thought the rhythm of a home was supposed to look a certain way. Maybe it is. I believe that with everything else - each family will have a rhythm that works for them. girls playing toy story 3 memory game in their hideout ...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Feb 2, 2012, 12:07 pm
We always bring home something from the beach....besides tons of sand. I had a Tweetup with one of  my Twitter friends Tuesday. We were originally going to do a park, but the kids had been asking for the beach and the weather was nice, so why not! Kiah is convinced that Winter is over since the wea...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Feb 1, 2012, 7:34 am
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Jan 30, 2012, 6:06 pm
My friend Dee told me about the Virginia Beach MOCA {Museum of Contemporary Art} I was looking at some art classes for the girls a couple weekends ago, and then she told me they were having a homeschool open house last Friday and today. I wanted to go with her Friday, but our homeschool co-op ...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Jan 27, 2012, 8:54 am
Welcome to the first edition of the Authentic Parenting Blog Carnival, hosted by Authentic Parenting and Mudpiemama! In the month of January, we start afresh, a new year, new ideas. Hence, our participants have looked into the topic of “Birth and New Beginnings”. Take a look at the end of this p...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Jan 26, 2012, 1:21 pm
This 7yr old of mine has her own style. I'm lovin' that hat on her. She lost another tooth so we're going to the dollar store to spend her tooth fairy money later today. Not too long ago I was talking about not being able to get a picture of her because she moves so much, and so quickly....now...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Jan 24, 2012, 4:25 am
We're having a really really really rough winter. The sad part, besides the kids being sick for 2 weeks straight....winter is just now getting started here. One day it's in the 40's, the next it's in the upper 60's, and then down into the 30's. To that I say.... Seriously!? I'm just so tired, ...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Jan 21, 2012, 12:28 pm
   I wanted to pop in while Samuel is napping to say hello....Hello! This winter has been one sickness after another. Cold, viruses, asthma, fevers....it just keeps going on and on and on. We've been mostly homebound, and I honestly don't see any sign of that changing in the next few d...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Oct 19, 2011, 7:08 pm
I'm taking a break from blogging for a little while. You may see me on Facebook or Twitter from time to time, but not regularly like I've been in the past. I've said before that I believe everything happens for a reason....circumstances are allowing me to take this break. I had been thinking ...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Oct 17, 2011, 9:30 am
Sunday has always been one of my favorite days of the week.I love cooking on Sunday's. It always reminds me of those families that gather for Sunday dinner every week. I also have fond memories of attending Sunday School every week. It was so much fun! It's been a while since we've had a church ho...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Oct 14, 2011, 8:01 am
I picked up more Flashcards from the dollar bins at Target, you know the ones at the entrance of the store? We can't resist those bins - they call to us the moment we walk in! We have dinosaurs, mammals, insects, numbers, alphabet, space and a few others that I'm too lazy to go look for righ...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Oct 13, 2011, 9:50 am
On the weekend of October 8 some of the amazing women and men who work hard to make Natural Parents Network the wonderful community and resource that it is got together for a meet-up at two locations across the U.S. — the Midwest and the Northwest. This was the first time that many of the voluntee...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Oct 11, 2011, 2:08 pm
It's been a whilse since we went for a nature walk around the neighborhood, so we decided to take one. The weather was perfect, warm, sunny with a gentle breeze. We always start our walks deciding what path we want to take, left or right? This day the girls let me pick and I cho...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Oct 10, 2011, 10:07 am
I was very excited that I was chosen to review the Calico Critters via Growing Tree Toys. I had never heard of Calico Critters, but they sure are cute! They're for ages 3 and up as some of the pieces are small. I knew Nakiah and Ava would enjoy playing with them....and I was right. They tore...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Oct 6, 2011, 2:32 pm
 I was trying to crank out a last minute blog post for the Carnival of Natural Parenting, but it just wasn't working. We decided to take the kids for a ride - it was getting late and they were starting to get a little wild. I think with the days being shorter we may be missing their sleepy window.....
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Oct 5, 2011, 12:21 am
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Oct 4, 2011, 1:29 pm
Kiah walked around in my boots for a while before sitting on the couch and crossing her legs like a young lady. Ava decorated her face with glitter stickers. Samuel knows how to turn on the PlayStation and the Xbox. Then he looks to see if the buttons he's pushing are working on the T...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Oct 3, 2011, 8:18 am
This cute little guinea pig is the newest addition to our family! The girls had been playing with our neighbor down the street for about 2-3 weeks now - Thursday evening the girls went out to play and within minutes were running back home super excited about something. I was cooking dinner an...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 28, 2011, 9:20 am
No reading this week, but I have been working on Ava's blanket almost everyday. It's come a long way from when I started it this past Spring. I laugh at myself thinking I was going to have blankets done in a month! You can see on the left side where it's a little uneven, but I'm hoping to fi...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 27, 2011, 2:26 pm
This post is likely to be all over the place and may seem like I'm a rambling mess.  You've been given fair warning. ******** Yesterday was my birthday and I am 32 years old. I didn't want to make a big fuss about my birthday this year. Anyone who knew me growing up knows that I had bir...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 23, 2011, 3:41 pm
Tuesday: I noticed the kids were coming down with something. They were all lethargic and the girls said their throats hurt. Later that day the fireworks started, Samuel was running a snot faucet with green and yellow effects. Then the girls started to feel warm and all they wanted ...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 19, 2011, 9:22 am
{Mahogany Monday} Idea from BrownGirl Speaks - shows how mothers of color live a natural, mahogany lifestyle (i.e. breastfeeding, homeschooling/unschooling, babywearing , clothdiapering, adhering to a vegetarian/vegan diet, etc.) Share your link below in the comments and/or on the Ning site.
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 18, 2011, 8:10 am
Check out these seriously adorable baby clothes! Everyone is always talking about girls clothes being cuter, and how department stores carry more clothes for girls. Well, if you have a boy then you'll want to check out Tea Collection. I'm loving this pocket polo -  looks like a little ...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 16, 2011, 8:00 am
This is what the sky looked like yesterday before the storm. I went out to grab my things off the line before it poured. I'm always looking at the sky(as I've said many times before) and had to run back in to grab my phone so I could take pictures. After my post yesterday I started think...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 15, 2011, 9:02 am
Let see, where do I start? This may seem like it's coming out of no where to some of you. If you've been reading for a while, this won't be new, and if you read here and follow me on Twitter it's definitely not new to you. I've been feeling pretty depressed again lately. Not enjoying the thing...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 14, 2011, 12:29 am
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 12, 2011, 11:42 am
{Mahogany Monday} Idea from BrownGirl Speaks - shows how mothers of color live a natural, mahogany lifestyle (i.e. breastfeeding, homeschooling/unschooling, babywearing , clothdiapering, adhering to a vegetarian/vegan diet, etc.) Share your link below in the comments and/or on the Ning site. &#...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 10, 2011, 12:26 am
You might be getting tired of the beach pictures, but this is what we do. I've always wanted to live near the beach. Now we do - and we go often. It doesn't matter how many times we go to a place, I'll take tons of pictures almost every time. You can see Charles and Samuel out there, and...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 7, 2011, 10:16 am
 I've started another wool soaker. Don't these colors scream all things fall? Makes me want pumpkin or sweet potato pie -  reminds me of the leaves changing colors. Makes me think of Harvest Parties and Halloween. I'm reading The Creative Family. She has two other books out now that I woul...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 5, 2011, 12:01 pm
{Mahogany Monday} Idea from BrownGirl Speaks - shows how mothers of color live a natural, mahogany lifestyle (i.e. breastfeeding, homeschooling/unschooling, babywearing , clothdiapering, adhering to a vegetarian/vegan diet, etc.) Share your link below in the comments and/or on the ...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 4, 2011, 11:18 am
  I love this photo. It almost doesn't look real. I start daydreaming whenever I look at it. I also like how the sun is dancing off of the water. It looks like a golden treasure of some kind. I've been doing a lot of thinking lately. Charles and I have been talking quite a bit abo...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Sep 1, 2011, 1:15 pm
Even though fall won't make an appearance here for another month or two, I am so excited about it! Maybe I will be proven wrong, I hope not though.....we aren't quite done with the beach this year. I love summer, I really do, but I'm over 90+ degrees. I'm ready to step outside and not feel lik...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 31, 2011, 8:09 am
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 29, 2011, 12:04 pm
Mahogany Monday shows how mothers of color live a natural, mahogany lifestyle (i.e. breastfeeding, homeschooling/unschooling, babywearing , clothdiapering, adhering to a vegetarian/vegan diet, etc.) Share your link below in the comments and/or on the Ning site. ****** We ended up ...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 26, 2011, 1:55 pm
This has been one interesting week. Tuesday we had a 5.8 earthquake. I had no idea what was going on - one minutes I'm nursing Samuel on the couch -  and the next I notice the couch and the banister behind it is moving. The girls were upstairs playing and didn't notice a thing. I wasn't...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 25, 2011, 8:00 am
Almost all of the children I know love to have their hands running through water, or playing in the mud, or sand. This water and cornstarch goop is irresistible to tiny hands once you get it mixed up. I poured and they mixed with their hands. Remember when we made goop outside this past spring...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 24, 2011, 6:46 am
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 23, 2011, 10:22 am
 I am so happy to share a bit of myself at TouchstoneZ today. Zoie blogs about Attachment Parenting, Co-sleeping, Homebirth, Tri-andem Breasfeeeding, Postpartum Depression, Cloth-diapering, and is mama to three boys on earth & one girl who soars. There are three current projects she's r...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 22, 2011, 10:06 am
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 21, 2011, 10:11 am
The Boardwalk has been a busy crowded place this summer. Even though we aren't tourists, we like to take the kids down to the boardwalk every now and then to hang out. It's fun to explore like we're tourists. I've been making it a point to take more pictures with the kids. I'm almost always ...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 19, 2011, 12:29 am
I LOVE to look at the clouds and take pictures of the sky. I'm sure I've said that before. I thought the sky was rather dramatic on this day. The third picture down was taken with my camera phone. I wanted to see the difference in the pictures.....totally different hue, unedited and dram...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 17, 2011, 7:08 am
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 16, 2011, 12:59 am
We don't realize when we're kids how fast our childhood is flying by. Probably because we're too busy living in the moment. We would be wise to take a lesson from children -  live in the moment. Watching how fast my kids are growing got me to thinking about my own childhood. I wanted to share...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 15, 2011, 11:45 am
Mahogany Monday shows how mothers of color live a natural, mahogany lifestyle (i.e. breastfeeding, homeschooling/unschooling, babywearing , cloth-diapering, adhering to a vegetarian/vegan diet, etc.) Share your link below in the comments and/or on the Ning site. ******** My girls are...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 12, 2011, 9:33 am
It's one shelf, and it's small, but it's mine. The pine cones came from Kiah and Ava - I think they add a nice touch. I have my yarn basket, fabric, and a basket of beads. The beads are for the girls. They like to make patterns with them on the floor when they aren't making a neckl...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 10, 2011, 7:05 am
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 9, 2011, 1:04 pm
outside play breakfast golf kitchen play the little mermaid bendaroos puzzles and all of this was before noon. Things were a bit chaotic at first yesterday morning - I was feeling overwhelmed and needed a small escape. I was thinking of all the laundr...
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Darcel H. posted an article on The Mahogany Way - Aug 8, 2011, 9:55 am
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