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The Rockwood Files: A is for Apology
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night I had one of those parenting moments that make you hate yourself the next day. Tom was out of town on business. I needed […]
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Empty Nexter: How to be remembered fondly — and often
By Carrie Perrien Smith Sometimes someone enters your life and weaves himself into it. That’s the way Jim was. He married my long-time friend, Kelly, eight years ago. He was a kind, cheerful, easy-going, helpful […]
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The Rockwood Files: Goodbye to an old friend
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A sad thing happened here a few weeks before Christmas. I didn’t write about it at the time, mostly because it’s not good to coat your […]
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The Rockwood Files: Important calls
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re on the phone and you hear the following words, you’ll know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that what you’re hearing is a big, […]
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The Rockwood Files: New Year’s Day Downer
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of the whole New Year’s shtick. When I was single, I dreaded New Year’s Eve because there was […]
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Life with Ladybug: In the event of my untimely demise
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama A friend recently received a letter from her mother. Not too unusual, except for the fact that her mom died nearly 20 years ago. My friend had been wishing like […]
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The Rockwood Files: A snowy dilemma
Note: This column was written earlier this month during that LONG snowy week out of school. Enjoy. Sure, I was dreaming of a white Christmas. We all were. It had been about two years since […]
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Military Mama: Changing the World One Life at a Time
By Jade Stone Well, I don’t know about you but this past year is a big blur. Looking back, there has been so much that has happened in what feels like such a short period […]
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The Rockwood Files: A tale of two cysts
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 […]
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Empty Nexter: Living with and letting go of tradition
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 […]