Month: March 2021

Everyone, meet Northwest Arkansas mom, Monica Herrera! She’s a fun mom who knows proper manners (and teaches them to kids!). Read on to see what we mean: Childrens’ names and ages:  Isabel (13) Natalia (almost […]

Editor’s note: High Pointe Dance a paid sponsor in the featured section of our 2021 Northwest Arkansas Summer Camps & Activities Guide. This story offers additional information about Roo’s summer camps as well as contact info. […]

By April Wallace, nwaMotherlode Early Childhood Editor  On springtime afternoons, my boys and I settle onto a bench at the furthest edge of our yard. As the sun shines and the flowers bloom, while the […]

Editor’s note: Roo’s World is a paid sponsor in the featured section of our 2021 Northwest Arkansas Summer Camps & Activities Guide. This story offers additional information about Roo’s summer camps as well as contact info. […]

Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren Shannon and I have been fans of the writing duo (and best friends) Christina Lauren for a while now. The women know how to tell a story, and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I had a birthday this month, and The New York Times gave me a wonderful present. On the day I turned a year older (which in […]

Sometimes you just have to get away, right? So we started thinking about quick trips that can be made in a day, over a weekend, or during Spring Break. We love a mini excursion. But since […]

Northwest Arkansas List of Easter Egg Hunts and Activities for 2021 Easter is on its way to Northwest Arkansas, mamas! Many events are being planned at the last minute due to COVID, but we’ll keep […]

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It’s giveaway week, mamas! And we know this is going to be a popular one. Because a pro will be washing and folding the winner’s laundry for FREE for a whole month. YES, PLEASE. We […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Thirty-four. That’s the number I counted while standing in the shower. As hot water rained down on my hair, I scanned the corner-mounted shower shelves and […]

Mamas, every time I meet a storage bin in the store, I wonder if it might be the one to finally help me get my house organized. I love them so much. I’m a total […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and Northwest Arkansas mama of 3 The other day I watched my 14-year-old daughter text her best friend, and I realized something. Generally speaking, a person’s age is a direct […]