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The Rockwood Files: Heard of Google Easter Eggs?
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A decade feels like a long time – right up until the day one of your kids turns 10 years old. Then it feels more like […]
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The Rockwood Files: Is picky eating genetic?
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Ham salad sandwiches. That’s what the school cafeteria lunch menu listed for Wednesday’s meal, which meant I’d be packing three lunches for school the next day. […]
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The Rockwood Files: Once upon a time
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today was my scheduled day to read picture books to our daughter’s first grade class, a fact I remembered minus one important detail – the time […]
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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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Life with Ladybug: Borrowing my daughter’s clothes
By Shannon Magsam Last night, I gathered my Ladybug into a bear hug and realized something I’ve known was coming: my baby’s taller than me. It was made official when I took her to the […]
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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 […]