The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The carpet cleaners are coming today. It’ll be expensive and leave us with damp carpet longer than we expect. But it must be done. Otherwise, we’d […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Judging by the throngs of people surging into airports and tourist spots, summer vacation is alive and well once again. The country is finally unfurling from […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few months ago, one of my fellow mom friends was accused by her teenage daughter of using “aggressive punctuation” in text messages. Since we’re both […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tis the season for teenagers and summer jobs. Two of my three offspring are pounding the digital pavement this week as they apply online for various […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night, on the eve of another week of school, my 14-year-old daughter remembered Monday would bring more math – geometry homework and tests, to be […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I did something that felt so weird. I took down the hook. For the past nearly 14 months, a small Command hook has hung by […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re old enough, you may remember a TV commercial that featured a cartoon owl in a tree who answers a little boy’s question: “How many […]

By Gwen Rockwood, Northwest Arkansas newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Sometimes we self-proclaimed “indoorsy” people get seduced by the sunshine of a perfect spring day. Last Sunday was one of those days, and my […]