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The Rockwood Files

Essays about life by Motherlode Mama Gwen

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The Rockwood Files: Disconnected

08/22/2009 Gwen

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Yesterday I got up and did the same things I always do – brush my teeth, pop in my contacts, scoop a sleepy 2-year-old out of […]

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The Rockwood Files: The final countdown

08/15/2009 Gwen

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Seven days are all that’s left of summer break. The back-to-school countdown has begun, and I’m not sure how I feel about it. It’s bittersweet, really. […]

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The Rockwood Files: The Hangover

08/08/2009 nwamamas

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It’s way too early on Monday morning, and here I sit, slumped over my keyboard staring bleary-eyed at the computer screen. This column is due to […]

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The Rockwood Files: The Sound of Silence

08/01/2009 Gwen

Editor’s note: Gwen Rockwood is currently trapped in a minivan on a very long road trip with her husband and three kids. If she is sane upon her return, her column will resume next week. […]

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The Rockwood Files: Couples Chemistry

07/25/2009 Gwen

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Married people like to hang out with other married people, but not just any other couple will do. When you go out as a group, you […]

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The Rockwood Files: Mother bids farewell to diaper duty

07/18/2009 Gwen

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 A few weeks ago, I had a day unlike any other day I’ve had in more than seven and a half years. What made it so […]

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The Rockwood Files: The 1,000-year-old aunt goes shopping

07/11/2009 Gwen

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Today I bought our niece Katie a graduation present. I couldn’t decide what to choose, so I gave the gift of shopping. I bought her a […]

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The Rockwood Files: Crispy Critters

07/04/2009 Gwen

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last Saturday was one of those ideal summer days – until it wasn’t. It was a bright, 92-degree day with sunshine that practically screamed “Go jump […]

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The Rockwood Files: Cereal Killer

06/27/2009 Gwen

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Last night for dinner I had two bowls of Froot Loops. Tom was on a business dinner with co-workers. The kids were in bed for the […]

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The Rockwood Files: Who needs daddies anyway?

06/20/2009 Gwen

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m one of the lucky ones. My dad was always around, played with us plenty, taught us things, loved our mom and gave my brother and […]

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