By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When our son started sixth grade this year, he signed up to play the viola in the school orchestra, which is like the little brother to […]
By Carrie Perrien Smith The holidays present so many challenges. Probably my biggest one has been managing my daughter’s grandparents’ expectations of her appearance at their holiday meals. She is grown now and has a […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve been all over town with my black bra showing – and it’s entirely my husband’s fault. Let me explain. It started a few weeks ago […]
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama and co-founder of nwaMotherlode.com My mom has owned a beauty shop for as long as I can remember, so my hair has been many different shades. I’ve played around with […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It started about a week ago – a strange itching sensation on the palm of my hand. No redness, no bumps. Only a pesky itch with […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Thanksgiving, No matter how many twinkle lights go up around town or how many holiday songs I hear on the radio, I haven’t forgotten you. […]
By Shannon Magsam I woke up this morning and realized: The B*tch is Back. Aunt Flo. She always shows up on my doorstep with her red suitcase at the worst times: Before I head out […]
This morning I caught a glimpse of something white sticking out from under the sofa. Typically that “something” is a stray sock that one of our boys has taken off and slid under a cushion […]
Like so many women (and a few men, too), I don’t like getting my picture made. It’s ironic, too, because I love photography and the way pictures tell a story or capture a mood. So […]
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama and co-founder of nwaMotherlode.com “What was the last goofy thing you did?” That was a question posed in the Q&A a Day book my husband gave me from Anthropologie. I […]
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