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The Rockwood Files: 3 things scaring me this month

10/30/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ll admit I still don’t understand people who “love to be scared.” I try to wrap my head around it because my three teenagers feel that […]

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The Rockwood Files: Practical tips for better writing

10/23/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m never going to be an expert. I’ve accepted it. The three things I spend the most time doing – being a wife, a mom and […]

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The Rockwood Files: Life on four wheels

10/16/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m writing today’s column on a laptop wedged between my belly button and the steering wheel. It’s not the first and won’t be the last time […]

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The Rockwood Files: Do dogs have snooze buttons?

10/09/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I got a late start today. I’d blame the alarm app on my phone, but that one went off on time. It’s the hairy alarm clock […]

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The Rockwood Files: Falling for Fall

10/02/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 “Ah, there you are.” Last night’s thunderstorm brought rumbles of his arrival. I went to sleep hoping for the long-awaited return. Like a sweetheart coming home […]

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The Rockwood Files: The day that wouldn’t load

09/25/2021 nwamamas

When I was a kid, our family had this old Zenith television that got glitchy on occasion. It would sometimes roll the picture or show nothing but black and white snow, and it had a […]

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The Rockwood Files: My furniture crush

09/18/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s one piece of furniture I adore and will probably never own. Every time I spot one in the background of a television show, my heart […]

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The Rockwood Files: Roy needs sleep

09/11/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m writing today’s column on a Tuesday that feels like Monday. We just finished a glorious Labor Day weekend with plenty of one of my favorite […]

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The Rockwood Files: Pears, pares, everywhere

09/04/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It’s hard to write with all the chomping in the room. Goldendoodles are not known for their table manners, or, in this case, floor manners. Mac […]

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The Rockwood Files: Good, bad, and ugly of family vacation

08/28/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Every family vacation wraps up with experiences sorted into categories – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Our crew ended the summer break with a […]

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