The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Yesterday we stopped at a country gas station cafe on our way home from a weekend at the lake. We slid into a booth and waited […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I caught him again last night. It was after 10 p.m. and the hallway was dark. His door was closed, which raised suspicion. My 9-year-old son […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 At some point, almost everyone has to go through all the stuff they acquired during childhood. Some people do it before they leave for college. Some […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 As reported in an earlier column, we had to say goodbye to one of our dogs recently who was so ill that we made the tough […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I pulled up to the computer keyboard today feeling refreshed after a relaxing Mother’s Day weekend. This year I received – in order of importance – […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Once upon a time, I was on top of things. I had it together. I daresay I was even organized and mostly punctual. And now? I […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I remember this phase – the age of endless questioning. Our middle child went through it right before he started kindergarten. Now his 4-year-old sister, Kate, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today Tom and I faced the moment we’ve both dreaded for weeks now. We took our sweet blonde dog, Holly, to the vet’s office, and we […]