Articles by Gwen

With Spring Break coming up, we thought it would be fun to ask some of you Motherlode mamas to suggest a few good reads we could take along in a suitcase — or just keep […]

Editor’s note: Comments closed. We have our five winners! 🙂 Attention all preschoolers! Hang onto your Pull-Ups because this news is really exciting. The Wiggles are about to release their first-ever live-concert movie for preschoolers! […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 This morning I woke up, shuffled downstairs for caffeine and glanced out the kitchen window. What I saw woke me up faster than the Diet Dr. […]

Editor’s note: Comments closed, chicks. We’ve got a winner! Congrats to Sara Schmidt, a work-at-home graphic and web designer and mom to Elijah and Morgan. We’ve got a bundle of gift certificates to give away, […]

One of our sponsors, Drs. David and DeAnne Witherspoon Optometry, recently told us about a national program designed to help parents get free eye exams for their infants 6 to 12 months of age. The […]

Comments closed. We have a winner! If your kids like to party, then you’ll definitely want to throw your name in the hat for this week’s drawing. It’s a FREE magic show by magician Joey […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I fell off the diet wagon last weekend – and, oh, what a spectacular, delicious fall it was. I know I should take responsibility for it. […]

If you don’t have an iPhone but are considering getting one in the next year or so, here’s the truth about the iPhone and kids. If you put ANY fun applications on your phone, your […]