The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night we watched the finale of a sitcom, The Middle, that we’ve followed for nearly 10 years now. Tom was on a business trip, so […]

Remember that time you went to your high school prom and there were exotic birds, paid performers twirling fire torches, and a caged live tiger at the center of the dance floor? No? That didn’t […]

Dear Ice Maker, I’m going to have to give you a new name. Your current one – ice maker – isn’t accurate any more since you don’t make ice and haven’t for two weeks now. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Burnout. It’s not just for middle-aged workaholics anymore. Sometimes even teenagers get it. As the mother of two teens and one tween, I’ve seen it happen […]

Bee removal in Northwest Arkansas Last Saturday, we saw something we’ve never seen before. A large, black cloud of swarming bees appeared in our backyard, hovering over the deck like a chaotic storm. We spotted […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few days ago, I locked the door and stood naked in my bathroom, ready to perform my annual spring tradition –  the head-to-toe application of […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 On the morning I turned 45 last month, Tom gave me a gift right after I dropped the kids off at school. Waiting for me on […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In an ironic twist, it turns out that the hardest thing to do is one thing at a time. I’ve returned from a writing conference where […]