The Rockwood Files

Santa brought my kids a new puppy and two fish. It’s crazy – a puppy and fish in a three-kid household that’s already a tad chaotic? Has Santa lost his ever-lovin’ mind? No, Santa is […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 My boys, ages 7 and 4, came to the top of the stairs last night around 8 p.m. and called down to say they had an […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of the reasons so many New Year’s resolutions fail has a lot to do with the word itself. Trust me, we writer-types know how much […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 With less than 30 days before the year ends, I took a look back at the 11 months we’ve left behind and rounded up a few […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I remember being a kid and wondering why my mother was never as giddy about the approach of Christmas as my brother and I were. During […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Now that Thanksgiving is over, most people are buzzing around in a mad, wintry dash toward Christmas. But I can’t get too wrapped up in all […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 In the whole wide world, there are only two types of people – people who like to dance and people who would rather have their eyebrows […]

What I’ve Learned in a Decade of Marriage: 1. “When I got married, I was stupid.” What I mean by that is, I had no idea just how huge a decision I was making. Sure, […]