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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 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. […]

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 […]

Dear Health Experts, I respect your expertise. I really do. But would you please give us a break? You’re sucking the joy out of food, and I’m officially fed up. Yesterday I saw the Dr. […]