Life With Ladybug
Life with Ladybug: The seesaw of motherhood
As Ladybug and I were sitting on the stage in the Barnes & Noble children’s section, she asked if we could buy the book we were looking at together. The cheap side of me was […]
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The Rockwood Files: Silence is spring green
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It’s Sunday afternoon, and I’m smiling because the house finally sounds like spring. It’s not the chirping of the birds or the gentle rustle of the […]
Getting Healthy For Good
Getting Healthy for Good: Are certain foods affecting your kid’s behavior?
By Laurie Marshall I’m going to take a little break from the usual discussion about my weight loss and healthy living journey to share a new wrinkle that has come up. And believe me when […]
Military Mama
Military Mama: Fit to be tied
By Jade Stone Have you ever had one of those weeks where everything that could go wrong did and there seemed to be no end to the onslaught of impending deadlines at work, and yet […]
The Rockwood Files
The Rockwood Files: A strange sadness
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today was the strangest kind of sad day. My mother called early this morning to tell me the news I’ve known for months now would surely […]
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Techno Mama: Social media, NWA style
By Sarah Martin Hood I have been a longtime believer in Social Media. It’s a powerful way to keep in touch and an extremely efficient way to gather and distribute information. And if you’re like […]
Life With Ladybug
Life with Ladybug: Genetic messiness
By Shannon Magsam, Ladybug’s mama She can’t find her shoes and we’re already about to be tardy for school. I’m getting angry as she finally spots them in the bathroom where she took them off […]
The Rockwood Files
The Rockwood Files: A Step Back in Time
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 We took a trip to my parents’ home last weekend with a very specific mission in mind. We began what will be a long process of […]
Military Mama
Military Mama: Counting down the days
By Jade Stone We have reached that point when the countdown to pre-deployment training begins. We are now within the “180 day mark” which means everything from insurance and paychecks to Drill and training dates […]
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The Rockwood Files: Let’s Get Physical
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In the early 80s, I got an Olivia Newton John album that featured one of her biggest hits called “Physical.” In the music video for “Physical”, […]