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The Rockwood Files: Mom’s Letter to Santa
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Santa, I’m nearly exhausted this time of year so I can only imagine how worn out you must be as you gear up for your […]
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Empty Nexter: Reach out to lonely hearts over the holiday
By Carrie Perrien Smith It was my first Christmas after the divorce. Our daughter was six. I was thirty. I was living with half of my belongings in a two-bedroom, low-income apartment that I could […]
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The Rockwood Files: Bright lights, new city
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When Tom and I took our honeymoon more than a decade ago, we were mostly broke and went to a neighboring town 45 minutes away. Two […]
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Military Mama: Hats off to the Coast Guard
By Jade Stone It’s no secret that Christmas is just around the corner and I feel so behind! I can’t even think about presents and Christmas cards until we get the semester completed at school. […]
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Empty Nexter: What to give people who have almost EVERYTHING
By Carrie Perrien Smith We moved this summer. As I packed the contents of the closets, I discovered a number of Black Friday deals I had purchased over the years. Still in the box. Taking […]
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The Rockwood Files: One Decade Later
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I just had a very, very big birthday. And I’ll be the first to admit that it’s freaking me out. My firstborn just turned 10. As […]
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The Rockwood Files: A few of my favorite things
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I love the week after Thanksgiving. We’re still fat and happy from an inappropriately sized meal, and it’s not close enough to Christmas to start panicking […]
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Military Mama: New deployment details
By Jade Stone I hope you had the opportunity to sit down with your friends and family this Thanksgiving and truly enjoy one another. I know we dodged a close call this holiday and will […]
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The Rockwood Files: An ongoing count
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I was growing up, our little church congregation sang a handful of favorite hymns over and over again. And the one that replays in my […]
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The Rockwood Files: Toy talk
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I felt like a kid again this morning. Thick toy circulars cascaded out of the Sunday morning newspaper, and the kids and I eagerly snatched them […]