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My husband and I have a long history of asking each other probing questions on road trips. It’s a good way to reconnect, to get back a little of the old romance, to remind us […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When you’ve been married for a while, gifts aren’t as big a deal as they once were. There have been several times in our 15-year marriage […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 As a self-admitted “word nerd,” I love it when my kids want to know what something means. The English language is such a wonderfully complicated thing, […]

By Shannon Magsam Pull out the Essie nail polish clearly formulated to boost a girl’s mood on a cold winter’s day. Pretty toenails. Check. Next, after dancing around the bedroom so the toes will dry […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I nearly had a frustrated fit in the grocery store today. There I stood, scanning a wide selection of applesauce containers looking for one thing – […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]