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The Rockwood Files: Duck season! rabbit season!
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of my favorite Looney Tunes cartoons is the one where Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck argue about whether it’s duck season or rabbit season. Elmer Fudd stands nearby with his shotgun, ready to fire on whichever rascally varmint loses the argument. In a classic Bugs [...]
Fashion Fairy Godmother: What could I wear with….?
Dear Fashion Fairy Godmother, Here’s my problem. I can find individual pieces — shoes, tops, jeans, etc. — that I fall in love with. But then I get them home and have NO CLUE how to pull it all together into an outfit that really works. So… what could I wear with these new black [...]
Rogers’ Best Kept Shopping Secret
We love it when we come across a hot shopping spot we never knew about, even though it was right here under our noses. As you know, just about every hospital has a gift shop. We’ve all seen them. Most of them look pretty much the same — magazines, a baby gift or two, flowers [...]
Getting Healthy for Good: Eating seasonally, locally
By Laurie Marshall My sister has been a brilliant menu planner for some time now. I’m always jealous of the images she posts on Instagram and Twitter that look healthy and yummy. Guilt starts to creep in and I think “I should make more creative, healthful meals for my family.” The thing is, though – [...]
Life with Ladybug: Ten years later
By Shannon Magsam Have you ever heard of the 10-year rule? It’s the theory that it takes at least 10 years to be considered an expert in a given field. I was reminded of that rule today because it’s the 10-year anniversary of my most important job. So naturally, I was thinking to myself, “Does [...]
Are you the mother in Category 4? Uh-oh!
By Haley Villines Teaching kids to be independent is one of the hardest parts of our jobs as parents. We want our children to grow and learn, but there’s always that small part of us that wants them to stay little forever. There is the joy of not having to wipe their noses and there [...]
Mealtime Mama: Mom’s “Feel Better” Potato Soup
Anytime I get sick, there’s only one meal that sounds even remotely appetizing — my mother’s “feel better” potato soup. I swear it can cure just about anything. I got a sore throat this week, and my mom came over to make this soup. Just smelling it in the kitchen perked me up a little, [...]
Beauty Buzz: DIY lip stain
By Andi Douglas, nwaMotherlode beauty editor The only thing better than finding a new product you love, is finding one that is under $4! I’m sure I have mentioned my codependent relationship with Lip Medex; I need it to survive and it needs me to keep it in business. The point is, no matter how [...]
Northwest Arkansas Calendar of Events: February 2012
February NWA Calendar of Events Upward Sports: Soccer Sign-up Sports are a great way for children to learn about teamwork, respect for authority and sportsmanship. With an Upward sport, these key essentials are included to create the best sporting experience for every child that participates. Each Upward Sport is designed to reveal the winner in [...]
Giveaway: Tickets to see Bring It On on stage at Walton Arts Center!
This week’s giveaway is really going to “bring it”. Grab your pom-poms, mamas, because we’re sending one lucky mama to an amazing dinner at Bordinos Italian Restaurant followed by tickets to the opening night performance of Bring It On at Walton Arts Center on February 7th at 7 p.m. Treat it as a date night [...]
Giveaway: Tickets to see Hairspray at Rogers Little Theater!
Even if you’ve never used actual hairspray, you’d be crazy not to see Hairspray on stage in February at Rogers Little Theater. If you like music, dancing and laughing, you’ll love this show. It was a HUGE hit on Broadway. And we’ve got two tickets to give away to one Motherlode mama. ABOUT THE SHOW: [...]
The Making of a Playhouse — Part 2
Remember last Monday when we took a look at the planning, design and the beginning of construction on a Fayetteville family’s backyard playhouse? (Click HERE if you missed Part 1 of the story.) Well, the playhouse (designed and built by Josh Hart) is finished and the Werner family is already logging some serious play hours [...]
Devotion in Motion: Are you a thermostat mom?
9 And my soul shall be joyful in the LORD; It shall rejoice in His salvation. Psalm 35:9 (NKJV) By Bro. John L. Cash, “Country Preacher Dad” Well, this may be the last column I ever write for nwaMotherlode. It may be my last column because it’s probably going to get me fired. You see, [...]
The Rockwood Files: Live up to your labels
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Labels can be powerful. And I’m not talking about symbolic labels like “geek” or “diva” or the generalizations we assign to people. I’m talking about real labels. The sticky ones. The kind with words in capital letters that tell you where things go. For years, I’ve [...]
Free Child I.D. Kits from New York Life
Hey, mamas! We LOVE it when businesses offer a free service like this one to local moms. Two local agents from New York Life — Adam Wheeler and Brandon Shumard – will be giving away free Child Identification Kits this Saturday, January 28th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fun City Pizza in Springdale. [...]
Shoe and handbag sale is this Saturday!
Don’t forget that the huge shoe and handbag sale is happening tomorrow (Saturday, January 28th) at the Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. The sale kicks off at 8 a.m., and you’ll want to get there early and snag the really cute stuff. (Early birds get the deals!) When they say sale, they mean it. ALL the [...]
Columbia coats on sale!
I’ve been to two different stores in Northwest Arkansas this week where I spotted really cute, high quality Columbia coats for kids on sale, so I thought I’d spread the word. I saw the coats on sale at Dillard’s as well as Academy Sports in Rogers. I snagged 3 of them for my kids and [...]
2 AWESOME Valentine’s Day Deals you’ll love from Localiter.com!
Do you love getting flowers as much as we do? It’s just downright uplifting to see a vase full of fresh-cut flowers on the kitchen table — or on your desk at work. Well, Localiter.com has a fantastic deal on flowers today. Customers can get $40 worth of fresh flowers from The Enchanted Florist for [...]
Tweens & Teens: Losing my religion
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, is of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important.” ~ C. S. Lewis Welcome to the January 2012 edition of Tweens & Teens. I tell you what, readers of this column don’t hold back with their questions and Gwen and Shannon [...]
Fun video: “Goodnight Gadgets!”
Can your preschooler beat you at a game of Angry Birds? Is your house buzzing with gadgets like our homes are? Between our two families alone, there’s an iPad, an HP TouchPad, an iPod Touch, a Kindle, a Nook, an ancient iPod, a couple of iPhones, a Blackberry, two GPS devices and probably a few [...]