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My sweet addiction: Battling the sugar ninja
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’d asked me a few months ago if I’m the kind of person who loves sweets, I’d have said no. And even though I didn’t […]
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The Rockwood Files: What I’ve learned about stage fright
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tomorrow I’m going to attend a luncheon and speak for 20 to 30 minutes to a room full of people. I’m headed to bed early tonight […]
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The Rockwood Files: Recipe for raising kids
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Yesterday, as I was standing over the stove stirring boiling macaroni noodles, I asked a question my family hears a lot around our house. “Wonder what […]
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The Rockwood Files: 41 facts about turning 41
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In a few days, I’ll turn 41 – which is a year past the black balloons and the “Oh Lordy, she’s 40” jokes. And it’s two […]
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The Rockwood Files: A Life That’s Good
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I like music but I’m not as into it as many people are. I’ve written before about how I treasure those times when I’m in the […]
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The Rockwood Files: Don’t mess with my toilet paper
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tom did something shocking the other day. He came home from the store with a few things I’d asked him to pick up before the next […]
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Life with Ladybug: 14 questions to ask your husband tonight
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 […]
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The Rockwood Files: Married with cold feet
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 […]
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The Rockwood Files: “Mom, what’s that supposed to mean?”
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, […]
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Life with Ladybug: Did I shave my legs for this?
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 […]