The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a framed saying at the top of our stairway that we see each time we reach the top step. In typewriter font, it reads “Wake […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 About eight years ago, I wrote a column about how I almost never turn on the radio in the car anymore. Except for listening to the […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few weeks ago, a weird thing happened as I carried a bin of holiday decorations from our house to the storage closet. The cumbersome box […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Thirteen years ago, I led my son Adam into elementary school to register him for Kindergarten. I remember filling out the paperwork and noting that he […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re not ready to plunge into the traditional New Year’s “get in shape” resolution, I’ve got an idea for how to wade into it (or […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re looking for one of those peppy New Year’s columns, turn the page now before I disappoint you. All this blank slate, turn-over-a-new-leaf, fresh start […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Sometimes hard things happen during what’s supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year.” About a month ago, it happened to us. As reported […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If I could type this column while wearing fur-lined gloves, I’d do it. I’m guessing the result would be so riddled with typos that my editors […]