in words Archives - Mama.Papa.Bubba. https://mamapapabubba.com/category/in-words/ Wed, 27 Jul 2016 05:31:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.7 56460141 Chocolate for Breakfast https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/01/07/chocolate-for-breakfast/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/01/07/chocolate-for-breakfast/#comments Tue, 07 Jan 2014 19:24:18 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=16808 Confession:  Today Miss G had chocolate for breakfast. And it wasn’t the first time.  {Ugh.} Now I know what you’re thinking…  WHAT IN THE WORLD?!? I know.   Now first off, I’ll say that it’s been a single square of super dark organic chocolate {something she’s had a total of 6 times in her life}… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2014/01/07/chocolate-for-breakfast/feed/ 6 16808 The End of Naps {and Our New Afternoon Routine} https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/11/25/the-end-of-naps-and-our-new-afternoon-routine/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/11/25/the-end-of-naps-and-our-new-afternoon-routine/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2013 21:21:27 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=15908 Well, it’s official…  At 3 years and 3 months, Gracen is completely done with napping.  Truthfully, I’ve dreaded the arrival of this milestone.  I know it sounds dramatic, but I feel like two hours of nap time each afternoon has been key to my being able to be an engaged, {somewhat} organized and on top… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/11/25/the-end-of-naps-and-our-new-afternoon-routine/feed/ 3 15908 What I Know Now {My Blogging Journey} https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/20/what-i-know-now-my-blogging-journey/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/20/what-i-know-now-my-blogging-journey/#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2013 06:50:50 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12927 Last night, I had the absolute pleasure of attending Glam, Vancouvermom.ca‘s annual celebration of local mom bloggers.  Having been nominated as a top 30 last year, this time around I was thrilled to attend as an ambassador.  Not only was I there to greet the new crop of top mom bloggers and help them settle… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/06/20/what-i-know-now-my-blogging-journey/feed/ 8 12927 20 Mama & Babe Approved Uses for Coconut Oil https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/23/20-mama-babe-approved-uses-for-coconut-oil/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/23/20-mama-babe-approved-uses-for-coconut-oil/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=12212 One thing our family just can’t go without anymore is coconut oil.  From the kitchen to the beauty cabinet to the first aid kit, it truly fits the term ‘multipurpose’.  We love it so much in fact, that we have several different jars stashed around the house at any given time.  Here are the ways… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/05/23/20-mama-babe-approved-uses-for-coconut-oil/feed/ 12 12212 5 Things You May Not Know About Me https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/28/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-me/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/28/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-me/#comments Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=10985 Yesterday I shared 5 things you may not have known about my pint-sized sidekick.  And while I know that this little blog of mine is centred around my girl, today I’m teaming up with 7 other wonderful mamas from around the Lower Mainland and sharing a little bit about me, a.k.a. ‘Gracen’s Mama’.  Here they… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/28/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-me/feed/ 15 10985 5 Things You May Not Know About Miss G https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/27/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-miss-g/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/27/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-miss-g/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=10983 Today I’m switching things up a little and sharing 5 things you may not know about Miss G…  I always love learning more about my favourite bloggers and I’m sharing 5 things about myself tomorrow, so I figured I’d include my righthand lady in the fun too.  Okay, here are a few things you may… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/27/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-miss-g/feed/ 22 10983 Ugh. https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/20/ugh/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/20/ugh/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:56:14 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=11012 Parenting fail of the day… Grae comes back from the kitchen where she was changing her clothes (she’s all about having “privacy” these days) and says, “I had some of my milk!”  We’d stopped by a coffee shop earlier and she still had some of her steamed milk left when we arrived back to the… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2013/03/20/ugh/feed/ 2 11012 Leading Moms & Leaving Grae https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/10/03/leading-moms-leaving-grae/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/10/03/leading-moms-leaving-grae/#respond Wed, 03 Oct 2012 20:37:58 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=7660 Miss G, in front of the HR MacMillan Space Centre / Museum of Vancouver, after her very first day of being taken care of by someone other than Mama or Papa Because we lived overseas for Gracen’s first year and we’ve lived here in Vancouver, five hours away from her closest grandparent, for her second… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/10/03/leading-moms-leaving-grae/feed/ 0 7660 Apology Aid https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/08/05/apology-aid/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/08/05/apology-aid/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 06:23:37 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=6428 First a little bit of background on our laundry “system” when it comes to Grae’s clothes…  I put the clean clothes on hangers, and as I do, Gracen transfers them to her bedroom and hangs them on her crib railing.  Once I’m ready to hang them in the closet, she takes them off the crib… Read More

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]]> https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/08/05/apology-aid/feed/ 2 6428 My Tips for Staying Organized & Sane {Plus a Giveaway!} https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/08/04/my-tips-for-staying-organized-sane-plus-a-giveaway/ https://mamapapabubba.com/2012/08/04/my-tips-for-staying-organized-sane-plus-a-giveaway/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2012 03:36:50 +0000 https://mamapapabubba.com/?p=6389 Last month, I was approached by fellow Lower Mainland mom / Vancouvermom.ca Top 30 Blogger, North Shore Mama, about  The Organized Mom Awards. It was my first time hearing about the awards, so I looked them up online and learned that they are an organization that promotes moms sharing tips and ideas that make them… Read More

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