The Rockwood Files

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 About an hour ago, something happened that made me realize we’ve had far too much TV time during the long holiday break from school. I came […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There are days when I feel like half my life is spent looking for something. And I’m not speaking figuratively. I’ve already “found myself” and “found […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few years ago, my husband Tom made a mistake. Without thinking through the consequences, he did something rash and now we’re both paying the price. […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Even though Christmas isn’t over yet, I’m already a little sad that soon it will be. The kids will rip through those hours of shopping and […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Unless you’ve recently been run over by a reindeer or were in a coma, you have no doubt heard more than you probably wanted to about […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Every year I swear I’m not going to let this happen again. But inevitably, it happens. I wake up one morning in early December and realize […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’ve got that familiar feeling of pre-trip anxiety today. I’m packing up what feels like our entire house for a short five-day trip to Minneapolis to […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 When I’m not writing for the newspaper (or driving carpool, or doing dishes, or staying way too busy to exercise even though I swear I’m going […]