The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Remodeling your house is a little like having a baby. It’s wonderful and exciting – right up until the sledgehammer smashes into the first wall. Then […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There’s a big bag of candy on the kitchen counter and no one is eating it. In a house with three kids and a chocolate-loving husband, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Greg, April sucks. It really does. Each year as the calendar creeps closer to April 20th, the knot in my throat gets a little bigger […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I opened my eyes and fought my way up toward the surface of consciousness after a deep, blissful sleep. The first thing I saw was 10-year-old […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The world that exists inside your own head is a much kinder, gentler world than the one outside. I know this because, inside my head, I’m […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In Dale Carnegie’s famous book, “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” he wrote that you should use a person’s name when you’re talking to them […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I noticed the delivery box on the front steps, I flung open the door and greedily grabbed it. I hauled it to the kitchen, grabbed […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A remarkable thing happened this month. The Sound of Music (the movie) turned 50 years old and readers all over the world celebrated the birthday of […]