Mom Blogs:

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve performed my first successful surgery, and the patient is recovering nicely. I didn’t want to operate but I was the only one here when 8-year-old […]

By Carrie Perrien Smith It’s an election year. Most of us are armchair politicians if we bother to pay attention. Only about twenty percent of us even bother to vote if we are registered at […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I’m making good on my word. Our 4-year-old cat Percy, who was named for her persistence, is sprawled out across my desk, serving as a […]

By Shannon Magsam Gwen asked me this week whether my husband and I had fun on our few days of “alone time” during vacation. I told her yes and then said something I suddenly realized […]

By Jade Stone Hopefully, you are enjoying the summer and all the things that come with it like twilight walks amongst the fireflies, afternoon swims, barbecues  and fresh baked apple pie. There’s so very much […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Often the best conversations I have with my kids happen on the way to somewhere. I don’t remember what errand we were running when my son […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a mouse in our house. I say this, knowing some of you will assume this means the place is filthy. I assure you it is […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Every holiday has its perks. But the Fourth of July is perhaps the best one when it comes to the wild ride it offers the senses. […]