The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 The first time I saw the movie Footloose, I was 11 years old. It was 1984, and I was in the fifth grade. My best friend […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Fear is a funny thing. It divides people into distinct groups – the “Hey let’s go to the haunted house” group and the “There’s no way […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last week the mess on my desk reached the tipping point. I couldn’t take it another minute. So I dove into the stacks of papers, determined […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Imagine if wedding vows sounded more like this: “I, prospective bride, do take you, chosen spouse, to be my lawfully wedded husband, to have and to […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When my parents retired and moved to our town a few weeks ago, the plan was to move them into a new condo being built just […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Sometimes the best thing you can do for your work is get away from it. I know this because I’m back from a week’s vacation which […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There are only two types of people – people who like to dance and people who would rather have their eyebrows removed with a rotary sander. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m keeping a dirty little secret from the kids. Sometimes when I’m checking over their homework, I pretend to go to the bathroom or go check […]