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The Rockwood Files: Opening the box
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I stood there for five minutes holding a pair of scissors, staring down at the big white box that had been in our hall closet for […]
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Life with Ladybug: The Renaissance experience
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama and co-founder of nwaMotherlode Last weekend, my family traveled back in time to the Middle Ages. We saw knights and fair maidens, decided against touring the torture chamber (we didn’t […]
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The Rockwood Files: To Whom I May Have Stood Up
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Mystery Appointment Person, Even though I have no idea who or what you are, I’m sorry. If I left you waiting or wondering why I […]
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Poopsy Pets: Something stinks in the toy aisle
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My favorite humor writer, Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry, is famous for the line “I am not making this up.” He uses it when writing about […]
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The Rockwood Files: A Tale of Two Dishwashers
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve heard horror stories about how some spouses constantly butt heads with their in-laws. And I’m lucky because I don’t have those war stories. I love […]
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The Rockwood Files: How did I become my kids’ secretary?
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 For years, mothers have been expected to wear several hats to get the child-raising job done – cook, nurse, teacher, chauffeur, psychologist, housekeeper, event coordinator and […]
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My sweet addiction: Battling the sugar ninja
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’d asked me a few months ago if I’m the kind of person who loves sweets, I’d have said no. And even though I didn’t […]
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The Rockwood Files: What I’ve learned about stage fright
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tomorrow I’m going to attend a luncheon and speak for 20 to 30 minutes to a room full of people. I’m headed to bed early tonight […]
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The Rockwood Files: Recipe for raising kids
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Yesterday, as I was standing over the stove stirring boiling macaroni noodles, I asked a question my family hears a lot around our house. “Wonder what […]
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The Rockwood Files: 41 facts about turning 41
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In a few days, I’ll turn 41 – which is a year past the black balloons and the “Oh Lordy, she’s 40” jokes. And it’s two […]