The Rockwood Files

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, […]

By Gwen Rockwood, columnist and Motherlode mama of 3 I should be ecstatic right now. I should be dancing in the streets because my almost 2-year-old daughter is making some tell-tale moves toward our ultimate […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 As much as I love photographs, I hate family picture day. No matter how well I plan it, no matter how much I want it to […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 About two and a half years ago, when I was pregnant with our third child, I had this glorious ultrasound appointment wherein we learned that, not […]

By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and Motherlode mama of 3 A few days ago, my husband Tom was out of town on business and I was busy at home tackling a list of little chores […]