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The Rockwood Files

Essays about life by Motherlode Mama Gwen

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The Rockwood Files: Goodbye to an old friend

01/25/2014 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A sad thing happened here a few weeks before Christmas. I didn’t write about it at the time, mostly because it’s not good to coat your […]

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The Rockwood Files: Important calls

01/11/2014 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 If you’re on the phone and you hear the following words, you’ll know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that what you’re hearing is a big, […]

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The Rockwood Files: New Year’s Day Downer

01/04/2014 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 To be honest, I’m not a huge fan of the whole New Year’s shtick. When I was single, I dreaded New Year’s Eve because there was […]

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The Rockwood Files: A snowy dilemma

12/28/2013 nwamamas

Note: This column was written earlier this month during that LONG snowy week out of school. Enjoy. Sure, I was dreaming of a white Christmas. We all were. It had been about two years since […]

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The Rockwood Files: A tale of two cysts

12/14/2013 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When our son started sixth grade this year, he signed up to play the viola in the school orchestra, which is like the little brother to […]

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The Rockwood Files: My bra is showing

12/07/2013 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve been all over town with my black bra showing – and it’s entirely my husband’s fault. Let me explain. It started a few weeks ago […]

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The Rockwood Files: Mom pleads the Fifth

11/30/2013 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It started about a week ago – a strange itching sensation on the palm of my hand. No redness, no bumps. Only a pesky itch with […]

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The Rockwood Files: Give the turkey its due!

11/23/2013 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Thanksgiving, No matter how many twinkle lights go up around town or how many holiday songs I hear on the radio, I haven’t forgotten you. […]

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The Rockwood Files: A game of switch and ditch

11/16/2013 nwamamas

This morning I caught a glimpse of something white sticking out from under the sofa. Typically that “something” is a stray sock that one of our boys has taken off and slid under a cushion […]

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The Rockwood Files: Facing the lens

11/09/2013 nwamamas

Like so many women (and a few men, too), I don’t like getting my picture made. It’s ironic, too, because I love photography and the way pictures tell a story or capture a mood. So […]

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