The Rockwood Files

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 […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and Northwest Arkansas mama of 3 Instructor: “Now, wrap the fabric around your wrists and then pull yourself upside down to do the inverted starfish.” Me (inside my head): “Wait… […]

Dear College Freshmen, I won’t try to sugarcoat it. Your freshman year sucked. It wasn’t at all what your older friends, the movies or even your parents told you it would be. It was… underwhelming, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tom: “Is it just me, or does this feel a little like Christmas Eve?” Gwen: “It really does. I guess it makes sense. We’ve been waiting […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Our family has grown by 50 furry pounds. His name is Mac, and we’re all in love. We hadn’t planned on adding another dog to the […]