The Rockwood Files

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 […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Tomorrow a maroon pick-up towing a long, flat-bed trailer mounted by lawn mowers will pull into the cul-de-sac in front of our house. It will stay […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I once saw a TV interview with actor Will Smith (who starred in Men in Black, Independence Day, etc.), and he mentioned that he cuts his […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 “Hi. My name is Gwen Rockwood, and it’s been two hours and 43 minutes since the last time I stole a miniature Snickers bar from my […]