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The Rockwood Files: The Birthday List
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 By the time these words make it into print, I’ll be a year older. Here’s a list of what I know: All I want for my […]
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Crafty Mama: Display solutions for kids’ artwork!
Today marks the launch of our new monthly feature called “Crafty Mama.” But make no mistake, this is not your grandma’s craft corner. There will be no crocheted potholders here, ladies. Today’s “crafty mama” is […]
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The Rockwood Files: Throwing it in reverse
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 At my house, up is down. Down is up. Black is white and night is day. Everything that used to be true is decidedly false and […]
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The Rockwood Files: A Tale of Two Nights
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One night 12 years ago… The night didn’t get started until 9 p.m. My friend JC and I, whose single-girl apartments were a few doors away […]
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The Rockwood Files: The Making of a Basket
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When 7-year-old Adam said he wanted to be on a basketball team, I was happy. There’s a sport I can not only understand but also enjoy […]
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Eat This, Not That: For Kids
Reviewed by Gwen Rockwood, mama of 3 As moms, most of us feel like one of our biggest jobs is to protect our kids from external forces – strangers, bullies, accidents, etc. But I’m beginning […]
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The Rockwood Files: A Mom’s Corny Love Poem
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It’s almost time for Valentine’s Day There’s just so much I want to say Things have changed for me and you You can’t deny what you […]
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The Rockwood Files: Life on Ice
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The kids and I were glued to the television last night as the six o’clock news played. A big ice storm had already begun to move […]
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The Rockwood Files: When Ice Isn’t Nice
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m human, and sometimes I’m wrong. One of the hazards of writing for newspapers is that sometimes you get to be wrong in print for lots […]
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The Rockwood Files: My affair with Wal-Mart
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If the most important people in your life are the ones you spend the most time with, then Wal-Mart and I must be really, really close. […]