Mid-CenturyModernMomstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-15990222009-12-17T06:16:00-05:00We're tired, we're gray-haired, we've seen it all, and we still are fricking funny!TypePadHave I earned my gray? You decide. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef4eb1e88330128765d65e9970c2009-12-17T06:16:00-05:002009-12-17T06:16:00-05:00I may be the youngster in this group of moms. We're the MidCentury Modern Moms, and I'm "only" 49. I reached that almost-milestone in late November. My kiddos are La Petite, age 23 (as of last week), and Amigo, age 17 going on 18. When La Petite was young I noticed the first signs of gray streaks. I highlighted my hair then, so the isolated gray strands within the brunette weren't very noticeable. After Amigo...Daisy OKhttp://mid-centurymodernmoms.typepad.com/midcenturymodernmoms/2009/12/have-i-earned-my-gray-you-decide-.htmlSuccess Storiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef4eb1e88330120a74fe9d0970b2009-12-15T06:39:00-05:002009-12-15T06:39:00-05:00Abe is just astounding me these days. We got his November SAT scores and they were 3 (or more) points higher in each of the three sections! This was the second time that he took the SAT (and the last). The first time, he had only been at his boarding school through the summer session, so I didn't have a lot of high hopes for the scores- but he did quite well then even. This...Ora bhttp://mid-centurymodernmoms.typepad.com/midcenturymodernmoms/2009/12/success-stories.htmlThe gray in my hair is totally earnedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef4eb1e88330128764fa902970c2009-12-14T06:00:00-05:002009-12-14T06:00:00-05:00It seemed like a good idea at the time. I was 39, in LURVE ... and pregnant. Who knew I could do that the old-fashioned way? All my kids had been conceived with a little help from my medical friends because -- I assured my fiance at the time -- I had reproductive issues. Oops. The truth of the matter is I miscarried that baby at 13 weeks, but it set off alarm bells with...the planet of janethttp://mid-centurymodernmoms.typepad.com/midcenturymodernmoms/2009/12/it-seemed-like-a-good-idea-at-the-time--i-was-39-in-lurve-and-pregnant--who-knew-i-could-do-that-the-old-fashioned-way.htmlIt's a Hanukah Miracle!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef4eb1e88330128764bfedb970c2009-12-12T20:04:44-05:002009-12-12T20:04:44-05:00One of the things that drives me utterly to despair about my own teenagers is their reluctance to try anything they think they can't accomplish, Or to try anything that might be dirty, interrupt their texting, or in any way disrupt their precious social lives. Sigh. We have a cantankerous (read cheap) garbage disposal in our kitchen. If you look at the darn thing cross-eyed, it decides it doesn't want to work and gives out...Margalithttp://mid-centurymodernmoms.typepad.com/midcenturymodernmoms/2009/12/its-a-hanukah-miracle.htmlMCMM Businesstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef4eb1e8833012876403af2970c2009-12-10T09:20:47-05:002009-12-10T09:20:47-05:00You probably read in Wednesday's post that our Ali will no longer be writing for us. Once again life has gotten in the way of blogging. Not like this happens a lot or anything.... So we are now looking for a replacement writer for Wednesdays. If you have thought that you would like to write about your teens in a place where we all understand what you're going through, could you please email us with...Margalithttp://mid-centurymodernmoms.typepad.com/midcenturymodernmoms/2009/12/mcmm-business.htmlSnow Day! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef4eb1e88330120a7387d7d970b2009-12-10T06:25:00-05:002009-12-09T16:33:06-05:00Yes, the weather outside is frightful. We had 12 inches already, and the snow was still coming down, when I got up this morning. Schools were closed (yippee!), and we had a bonus day to relax. Well, relaxation of a sort. Outside, it looked like this. Inside, I put the coffee on, made bread in the breadmaker (Margalit's oatmeal wheat with honey), and washed a load of towels. I even morphed into Iron Chef Mommymoto...Daisy OKhttp://mid-centurymodernmoms.typepad.com/midcenturymodernmoms/2009/12/snow-day-.htmlInvisible extraordinarytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e54ef4eb1e88330128763592ce970c2009-12-09T04:00:00-05:002009-12-09T04:00:00-05:00I work in a school which only takes students in the last 2 years of high school, so the students are aged 16 - 18 years. In this, my last post on MCMM, I would like to pay tribute to the determined students who make it through these last 2 years of school without parental support. They are gutsy, self-motivated teenagers, who are doin' it for themselves. Often these students don't achieve the highest results,...Ali Thttp://mid-centurymodernmoms.typepad.com/midcenturymodernmoms/2009/12/invisible-extraordinary.html