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The Rockwood Files: 21 things I’m more thankful for in 2021

11/20/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 To celebrate Thanksgiving 2021, here are 21 things the pandemic has made me more thankful for this year: 21) Movie theatres: I didn’t realize how much […]

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The Rockwood Files: Are you wearing visitor goggles?

11/13/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 This column isn’t about beer goggles, but let’s start there. Just in case you’ve never worn them or heard the term, here’s a quick definition. “Beer […]

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The Rockwood Files: Great Barbecue Heist of 2021

11/06/2021 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One day last week, I took my mother Christmas shopping because news anchors say all the stores may run out of everything any day now. Supply […]

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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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