By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 “Lo, the time had come and we hastened to the mall to seek out the most worthy swimsuit, for summer was upon us. We sought refuge […]
So we’re two weeks into summer break and Ladybug and I are already busy knocking out our Summer Bucket Lists. Last year (inspired by the back of a Chick-fil-A kid’s meal bag), my daughter took […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night I did it again. Under cover of darkness, unbeknownst to my sleeping husband next to me, I spent a few hours with a stranger […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Lately the mailbox is making me feel old. In addition to those annoying bills it’s always full of, now there’s a new smack in the face […]
By Shannon Magsam, nwaMotherlode.com co-founder and Ladybug’s mama Lately, I keep hearing the admonition that life can’t be lived behind a computer. That to write words people want to read, you have to get out […]
Note from the mamas: This story originally published on Motherlode two years ago, but we thought it would be fitting to have Jade remind us what Memorial Day is all about. Be safe out there […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I saw a little girl in Target have a meltdown while her mother and grandmother tried desperately to talk her out of it. I felt […]
By Shannon Magsam So I mentioned recently that we’ve become chicken farmers. Yep [chews tobacco, spits]. We have three little hens: one black, one red and one speckled. They’re only a few months old, so […]
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 On May 4, 2013 I went to the Prom – but not the kind with all the awkward teenage drama. This one was a “Mom Prom,” […]
By Shannon Magsam On the 3-hour drive to my parents’ house to celebrate Mother’s Day last Friday night, my husband, Ladybug and I were chatting happily. Suddenly, we noticed a car was speeding up the […]
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