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The Rockwood Files: “You can’t handle the tooth.”

02/25/2012 nwamamas

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

02/18/2012 nwamamas

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

02/16/2012 nwamamas

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?

02/15/2012 nwamamas

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

02/11/2012 nwamamas

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 […]

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All Akimbo: It’s almost time to meet baby #3

02/09/2012 nwamamas

By Kim Blakely My kid’s just finished wearing a heart monitor, my garage door is on the fritz, my hot rollers melted and my 2-year-old has a bad case of the whines. Oh, but we’re […]

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The Rockwood Files: Duck season! rabbit season!

02/04/2012 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of my favorite Looney Tunes cartoons is the one where Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck argue about whether it’s duck season or rabbit season. Elmer […]

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Getting Healthy for Good: Eating seasonally, locally

02/03/2012 nwamamas

By Laurie Marshall My sister has been a brilliant menu planner for some time now. I’m always jealous of the images she posts on Instagram and Twitter that look healthy and yummy. Guilt starts to […]

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Life with Ladybug: Ten years later

02/02/2012 nwamamas

By Shannon Magsam Have you ever heard of the 10-year rule? It’s the theory that it takes at least 10 years to be considered an expert in a given field. I was reminded of that […]

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The Rockwood Files: Live up to your labels

01/28/2012 nwamamas

 By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Labels can be powerful. And I’m not talking about symbolic labels like “geek” or “diva” or the generalizations we assign to people. I’m talking about real […]

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