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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 […]

I know I’m probably too old to be this excited about a new toy, but, nevertheless, I am. I’ve got a new swing, and I love it. We hung the one-seater swing from the high […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I have what we moms call a “picky eater.” That doesn’t mean the kid won’t eat. He eats plenty of food when it’s served in the […]