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The Rockwood Files: Peanut Butter Sandwich Salvation

11/04/2023 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There should probably be a warning on this column because it’s graphic, and if your stomach is as weak as mine, perhaps you should turn back […]

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The Rockwood Files: The annual changing of the closet

10/28/2023 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It finally happened. After a stifling summer in the broiler, fall temperatures dipped to a crisp, cool 58 degrees. And that meant it was time for […]

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The Rockwood Files: A Fun-Size Fable for Halloween

10/21/2023 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 October is about restraint. It’s about resisting the urge to buy those giant bags of candy until the day before trick-or-treaters show up to collect it. […]

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The Rockwood Files: Writer puts ragweed on notice

10/14/2023 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Ragweed, So you’re back. Again. Back to bully me and 50 million other people all over the world. I’m familiar with your plan of attack […]

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The Rockwood Files: Medical test wimp decides to be brave

10/07/2023 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I had lime Jello for breakfast today. Guess what I’m having for lunch? Lime Jello. And dinner? You guessed it. Lime Jello is on repeat today […]

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The Rockwood Files: Mister Toad’s Wild Ride

09/30/2023 nwamamas

  By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Once upon a time, during a moonlit night, an unsuspecting woman descended the steps of her backyard deck and stepped onto the stone patio. Her […]

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The Rockwood Files: So many channels, so little to watch

09/23/2023 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I miss the writers. The Writers Guild of America went on strike in early May, and it has been a creative wasteland on television ever since. […]

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The Rockwood Files: Snails on a sugar rush

09/16/2023 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I only remember a little about being 7 years old. I remember my second-grade teacher’s name was Mrs. Wood, and she had beautiful dark hair and […]

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The Rockwood Files: If you’re “smappy” and you know it

09/09/2023 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Pop… pop… pop. I’m sitting at my desk, methodically squeezing the sheet of bubble wrap I plucked from an Amazon box. My office door is closed […]

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The Rockwood Files: Road trip retrospective

09/02/2023 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My family of five (plus one large dog) made it home last week after a 14-hour road trip to the coast of beautiful South Carolina. Fourteen […]

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