The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night I put three kids, two dogs and one highly annoyed cat into a small closet under the stairs in our house. Then Tom and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night was miserable – one of the longest I can remember. I made the mistake of thinking I could take an over-the-counter medicine that helps […]

By Gwen Rockwood, syndicated columnist and mama of 3 Sometimes I yell at inanimate objects. Usually it’s one of the electronics – the printer, computer, television, garage door, microwave, and even the remote control. And […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The fall season gets a ton of attention around here. The leaves put on quite a colorful show before they drop off for winter – going […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I look around the house, I miss her. It’s been a few months now since she left, and this place is not the same. I […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In our house, we have a doggie dynamic duo. Charlie, who is a rescued mixed breed of beagle and Italian greyhound, is part sighthound and part […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Twelve years ago, I sat down at this keyboard and wrote a column about the day Tom and I took our son to his first day […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Friends, today is a good day – one I’m especially grateful for as I emerge from a three-day virus that reminded me how quickly a germ […]