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The Rockwood Files: Sock it to me
There’s an old TV commercial for Tootsie Pops featuring a cartoon boy who poses this question to wise Mr. Owl: “How many licks does it take to get to the Tootsie Roll center of a […]
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All Akimbo: Racing to the (c-section) finish line and running out of pants
By Kim Blakely I’m 35 weeks pregnant today. Baby Dragon apparently had a huge growth spurt in the last two weeks – huge enough to make my doctor’s eyes get really big when she measured […]
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The Rockwood Files: What introverts need most
A few years ago, I stopped turning on the car radio. At the time, it was because the kids were usually in the car with me and I didn’t want them hearing the “bump and […]
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Life with Ladybug: A BLISS-ful experience
BlissDom ’12 – Opening Video from Blissful Media Group on Vimeo. By Shannon Magsam I earned the name Captain Quirk at the blogger conference, Blissdom, last week. Gwen gave it to me after I admitted […]
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Getting Healthy for Good: When he won’t get healthy
By Laurie Marshall A while back I mentioned that my husband was being treated for high blood pressure. Actually, there was a whole post about it. His doctor has him taking a couple of different […]
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The Rockwood Files: “You can’t handle the tooth.”
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Early this morning, I opened my eyes and saw 7-year-old Jack’s eyes looking right at me, just inches from my face. “Mom,” he whispered. “I need […]
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The Rockwood Files: We Are Family
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tom and I have kept our end of a deal we made two years ago with our oldest son, Adam. When he was 8, he asked […]
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Empty Nexter: A gym that rocks the house
By Carrie Perrien Smith We finally have the home gym we’ve wanted for years. As kids leave the home, it’s a great new use for their old bedrooms. You might be reluctant to convert your […]
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Military Mama: Do you really want to know?
By Jade Stone Have you ever had one of those weeks where you didn’t know which way was up and it seemed that with each “to do list” you completed that there was another one […]
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The Rockwood Files: Letter to My Younger Self
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 While browsing for books the other day, I ran across a compilation of letters written by famous, notable women. Each woman wrote a letter to her […]