Gwen Rockwood

1 week ago | kirksvilledailyexpress.com | Gwen Rockwood

A few weeks ago, we had this short but wonderful pocket of time right before our oldest son’s college graduation. For four days, we had all three of our big kids home. After graduation, two of them would scatter in opposite directions — the graduate to his new job in a different city and his younger brother on a flight to California for a summer internship. One night after having dinner out, the kids decided to huddle upstairs and play the old video games they loved as kids.

1 week ago | sedaliademocrat.com | Gwen Rockwood

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2 weeks ago | ccheadliner.com | Gwen Rockwood

Posted 5/21/25A year ago, a tornado hop-scotched through our town. It was past midnight, and I was watching a movie at home with our teenagers. When our phones screamed a long, loud beep, we switched to local news to see a meteorologist — sleeves rolled up to the elbows — urging viewers to get into a safe place. A tornado had been spotted in the heart of town. This item is available in full to subscribers.

2 weeks ago | kirksvilledailyexpress.com | Gwen Rockwood

The children are afraid. Terrified, in fact. But you’d never know it by looking at them because they’re too scared to move a muscle, especially the ones around their eyes. What are they so afraid of? The short answer is — my face. Not just my face but also the faces of all middle-aged women who foolishly smiled, laughed, winced, frowned or squinted between birth and the year 2025. According to some social media influencers, all those facial movements are a surefire way to get wrinkles and look old.

2 weeks ago | sedaliademocrat.com | Gwen Rockwood

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