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Magdalen vs Abingdon vs Haberdashers
(29 Posts)Hi There,
I am new to UK. My son who is year 3 has offered a place (after assessments) in
1. Magdalen college school, oxford
2. Abingdon school, near oxford
3. Haberdashers asks Boys schools, watford.
I have looked at many league tables and different analysis online,most of them shows different results. My son is academic, not that interested in sports.
Like any mum I wish to send him to the best place, and it would be great if some one could guide me choose the best decision for an academically well child. We are willing to relocate based on the selection.
many thanks,
for me - Abingdon.
Depends where you live though.
I grew up in Oxford. Magdalen boys had a terrible reputation for being very arrogant and unpleasant. One bright but sensitive friend of my DB went to Magdalen and was badly bullied.
However, this was at least 15 years ago and I imagine the school has changed now. It certainly had, and has, a stellar academic reputation.
thank u for your thoughts.
I really don't think you can make a sweeping statement about a school from an impression over 5 years ago...it sounds too subjective. They are all good schools academically and since they pass that bar, forget the league tables for a minute, and focus on where you think your son will be best suited and the happiest based on his interests, personality and abilities. The best way is to visit of course and ask a bunch of questions to children and teachers and if you can meet some current parents.
over 15 years ago even!
We are torn between 1 and 2 on your list OP also. A lot of folk around here apply to both. Waiting to see if DS gets into either for 11+ from Oxford primary. If he gets into both, it's going to be a touch decision.
tough decision.
Magdalen is a little bit scruffy, in a good way. There is a nice mix of parents and children; it is not particularly rich and posh, and it feels more like a grammar school than a public school. There are no boarders at Magdalen, which gives a different atmosphere too. On the down side, the head is unusually pompous, teachers are often fantastic but they leave after only a few years, the school does so well that it is pretty "up itself".
If you want personal anecdotes and advice about specific departments, PM me-
Curious KathySeldon...why Abingdon...my impressions so far are if a bot turns out to be are brilliantly academic both M and A will do well by a boy, if not, then A may be better because it is more all rounded but he might struggle at M because of the academically pushier ethos?
But that's just an impression...not sure how accurate it is.
must admit...A wins on its facilities and campus
This won't help you at all, but just had to say that I saw this thread pop up in active convos, didn't see what section it was posted in, and had a horrifying second when I thought it was a baby names thread
(Which if it was, my vote would be Haberdasher - I reckon he'd be the only one in his class...)
MCS changed an awful lot by the time DS went there, 2003 to 2010. I dont think you could call the boys arrogant now- there are other schools where that is said, but mainly the boarding/semi-boarding ones, where a lot of money congregates. I personally think that the current head is less strong than the one before him- the previous one was much better with the parents but apparently less good at keeping the teachers happy. Staff turnover is certainly right down on what it was.
Interesting that former MCS staff have gone on to be heads of Brighton College and Kings Wimbledon, both improving very fast. Actually, our local comprehensive (Cherwell) also has a former MCS teacher in charge and it is also improving a lot.
You get an excellent academic education there, especially science. The current head puts a lot of pressure on boys to participate in extra-curricular things; it is less easy than it was to be a contented nerd.
why though?
sorry aimed at slipshodsibyl
beware on saying Abingdon for facilities and campus- the OP is considering the junior schools (Y3), not the senior schools. Abingdon prep is in a little village quite a way from the main campus. MCS junior school is on the main MCS campus.
I've heard very good things about Abingdon. It sounds like it has a really nice ethos and atmosphere.
Have you asked on the local threads? You might find more Oxford parents see it...?
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Antille: I would say:
MCS for a boy who is naturally very clever, especially if he is scientific. They work very hard and very fast in senior school, not so much in junior school.
Abingdon for a boy who is academically sound but not brilliant, but wants to enjoy himself and do lots of sport and music, and might pick up a bit when he's older.
Abingdon is more traditionally posh and has richer parents knocking around, able to pay the full £30k whack. MCS is an ex-grammar/direct grant school, scruffy apart from the new bits, focussed on traditional subjects.
MCS does have an excellent arts festival and does a lot of music and drama, but the kids are much less likely to do music or art to A level- they will keep it as a hobby. Their parents are aiming for medical school and Oxbridge (over a third go to Oxbridge) so they only take "hard" A levels.
Abingdon (senior) school also had a period as a direct grammar school, and is predominantly day boys.
Don't know about the prep - it used to be called Josca's and is, as others say, in a village away from Abingdon.
Wow, that is amazing that your 3 year old has been offered a place at Habs Boys bearing in mind, it doesn't even start until age 5, your son must be a genius.
My vote goes for Habs!
Sorry totally misread post - year 3 - still say Habs!
Op said Year three, not three years old.
OP isnt really choosing between MCS, Abingdon and Habs- she is choosing between MCS junior school, Joscas as was, and Habs junior boys.
Joscas is I am sure lovely, but hard to get to in a morning if you also have to get to work. And when it was Joscas, not known for being all that academic. MCS junior would allow him to choose between the senior schools later on, and its easier to get to. Its the same campus as MCS main school and shares a lot of the facilities.
Is Habs boys the same school all the way through? that would be a factor- but I know nothing about Habs except what we can all see from the league tables.
thank you all. yes DS is in Year 3 aged 7 years old
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In a mixing bowl, crumble together the remaining dough with the reserved walnut and sugar mixture. Gently spread the fig jam on top of the baked crust and sprinkle the dough mixture over the filling. The top will look crumbly. Bake until browned on top, about 40 minutes. Cool completely before you cut into bars 1-1/2 inches square.
nutrition information (per serving): Size : per 1 1/2-inch square bar, Calories (kcal): 140, Fat (kcal): 5, Fat Calories (g): 50, Saturated Fat (g): 2.5, Protein (g): 2, Monounsaturated Fat (g): 1.5, Carbohydrates (mg): 23, Polyunsaturated Fat (mg): 1, Sodium (g): 90, Cholesterol (g): 20, Fiber (g): 2,
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No cure for obesity, researcher says
Dr. Arya Sharma is Professor of Medicine & Chair for Cardiovascular Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. He is one of Canada's top obesity researchers and at a recent presentation in Edmonton claimed there is no cure obesity saying that once you're obese you're obese for life.
While I can understand how utterly fruitless it may seem at times to try and reverse obesity in our population, I disagree that there is "no cure" for obesity.
It's true that most who attempt to lose fat fail. However each time I have spoken in detail about fat loss strategies with a person who has failed to lose weight (probably over 1000 people), it is always revealed that they did not:
Have a long term commitment Make an honest attempt to face their current perception of food, reward, health, and exercise Implement evidence based diet and exercise strategies
But they did:
Have unrealistic short term goals Viewed the weight loss attempt as negative and interfering with their current lifestyle Implemented fad based diet and exercise strategies
There are plenty of examples of long terms successful fat loss. The National Weight Control Registry follows over 5000 people who have lost an average of 66 lbs and kept it off for 5.5 years. Obviously this is representing success.
Here are some of the habits members of the Registry reported:
78% eat breakfast every day. 75% weigh them self at least once a week. 62% watch less than 10 hours of TV per week. 90% exercise, on average, about 1 hour per day
According to a January 16, 2008 article in the Edmonton Sun, Dr. Arya Sharma mentions that obese people have three choices: "have bariatric surgery, become a lifelong calorie counter and fitness freak, or do nothing, - in which case complications from obesity could eventually kill them."
I take great exception to using the negatively charged reference, " calorie counter and fitness freak". In fact it's pedestrian throwback comments like this are part of the problem, not the solution.
Making a regular exerciser to be a "freak" goes against every major health authority in the world and decades of clinical research showing the benefits of regular daily exercise.
Of course a person would have to be mindful of their caloric intake and exercise regularly for life - it's a biological necessity for health. In fact being cognizant of healthy eating and participating in regular physical activity are the two dominant features in successful body fat management and living healthy, yet this Dr., who is clearly an expert, laments this proven strategy.
I think the good Dr. has become complacent and hardened by the challenge. His position is a sorry state and is not what I'm sure he sees as a reality check. The reality check is that obesity is reversible, but that success will require sweeping changes both in the individuals attempting to lose fat, and in society as whole. We need to stop associating overeating with reward, stop serving 1000+ calorie meals in restaurants as well as home cooking.
It's a huge undertaking that will take a few generations to reverse. We hear about the failures more than the successes because the failure rate is astronomical. Right now the success rate is about 5 to 10%. For every 100 people that make an initial attempt to lose fat, only 5 or 10, probably even fewer, will be successful long term. They are successful though, and I think we might do better by relentlessly striving to succeed by implementing successful strategies. Studies show the reason for poor results is failure to permanently adopt a healthy lifestyle.
That's the cure to obesity- living a healthy lifestyle.
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Currently AutomateIt supports the following triggers:
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Triggers on SMS received |
SMS With Text Trigger |
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Triggers on a defined battery level |
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Thanks Ron. You will pardon me if I do not stop by right away... Did the club ever convert to DCC? I wonder if the "clean" power supply I built still supplies switch machine power. I remember working for hours underneath the layout trying to figure out what wire went to where and for what for.... Several were just twisted together! I think the Mountain Division was my favorite because of the scenery. Are you still "renting" the room up stairs for the layout? I remember that was abit dicey at the time.
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Exercises To NEVER Do While Weight Training For Fast Muscle Growth.
1. Bench Dips
Exercises that many people do is the bench dip and Ive even seen trainers have their clients perform this dangerous exercise.
Why is it dangerous?
They are very harmful to your shoulders (rotator cuff) compared to the parallel bar dip.
Your hands are back behind you at the bottom of the rep. The shoulder is placed in a very weak position causing rotator cuff injury.
The solution?
Parallel bar dip your hands are never behind you so your shoulders are in a much safer position. You still have to watch your form when performing this movement and not go too low where your shoulders are compromised.
It doesn't matter how big or strong you are you could still have joints that are very weak in certain awkward positions.
2. Long and Slow Cardio
There are people who all they do is hours and hours of slow boring cardio day in and day out looking the same year after year.
Long and boring cardio puts a lot of stress on the body and becomes used to the exercise stalling any real fat loss.
Some people may do a lot of runs or cardio to train for an endurance sport like tuff mudder and the like, too much of cardio is pointless…
Here are a couple examples below on the effects of slow cardio:
1) It's stressful on your adrenals (messes with your hormones BIG-TIME)
2) Has NO metabolic return on investment (Cardio does not build muscle, or burn fat)
Your body becomes catabolic. If you want more proof that long cardio or running in general is bad for you, there's a great book on Amazon.com called, "Why Cardio Makes You Fat." You'll be shocked to see what's in that book!
The Solution?
Interval training is the best when shedding those unwanted pounds of fat. The other benefit to interval training is it takes less of your time. You get the best of both worlds.
1. Burns fat faster
2. Saves you time.
You can even do full body workouts that are far more effective than the treadmill. If you must get on the treadmill do intervals for 20 minutes and that's it.
Here is an example below:
Warm up for 5 minutes of fast paced walking. Then sprint for 30 seconds and walk for 60-90 seconds. Do this back and forth for about 20-25 minutes.
3. Crunches Sit-ups.
Crunches, Sit-ups, and V-ups are terrible for your back. When you do these exercises your back is put into a rounded position. One thing you don't want is an injured back, an injured back may never fully heal. It's not worth it.
The solution?
The solution to getting ripped and shredded abs is to do planks, side planks, stability ball roll outs, and jack-knives. These are far more effective for building rock solid abs.
So there you have it. Never do these exercises and you'll save yourself from a lot of injury.


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Your son or daughters wedding is a very exciting time, and as the day dawns youll be looking forward to dressing up is a head-turning Mother of the Bride outfit (or Mother of the Groom outfit of course!) and feeling great.
Whilst you should always look to let personal style preferences come through in your decisions, there are three other important factors you should consider when choosing any Mother of the Groom/Mother of the Bride outfit:
Will it be comfortable? It is likely that you will spend much of the day mingling, dashing around and hitting the dancefloor, so when choosing your Mother of the Groom/Mother of the Bride outfit, comfort should always be high on the agenda.
Will if go with the day? When considering your wedding outfit, you should always make sure you don't deviate too far from the theme of the wedding. Yes, that formal evening gown may look wonderful on, but will it look so good at your son or daughter's casual beach theme wedding?
Will I overshadow the Bride? If the answer is 'yes' or even close to 'yes' then think again. Outshining the Bride on her big day is the biggest wedding no-no of them all, so whatever you do, just don't do it!
Bearing everything already mentioned in mind, there are four main Mother of the Groom and Mother of the Bride outfit styles from which mums typically choose - Occasion Wear, Tailored Suits, Cocktail Dresses and Evening Gowns. Each of these is discussed in greater detail below.
Occasion Wear
In its most simple terms occasion-wear is a combination of the two categories above. Typically a dress or a skirt and top teamed with a complimentary jacket though often with the jacket being made from different fabric to the rest of the outfit. In terms of fabric anything goes but light floaty fabrics which flatter the figure and keep their shape whatever the activity are exceptionally popular - crepes and silks combined with chiffon or georgette are particularly prevelant.
The overall look of the outfit differs from cocktail-wear by being slightly less ornate, not being as rich in colour (possibly less suitable for a formal evening occasion), and sometimes patterned. Think of a light and floaty summer dress with a contemporary floral print teamed with a bead-trimmed, pastel coloured, angora cardigan or shawl.
Tailored Suits
A tailored suit is a formal item of clothing where all elements of the outfit are usually (but not always) made from the same material and fabric. The material will be embellishment-free and often be a little heavier than that used in occasion wear (wool is a particularly popular option).
The look is achieved by combining a top and skirt (of varying length), or pair of trousers with a complementary jacket. Dresses and pinafores can be also be worn with a jacket to create a more relaxed and casual appearance.
If you are looking for value for money out of your Mother of the Groom/Mother of the Bride outfit, then you can't go far wrong with a tailored suit - for any office working mums among you, this is one wedding outfit you could even wear ona weekly basis after the big day and get away with it!
Cocktail Dresses
A cocktail dress is an elegant, and semi-formal item of clothing. Normally made from silk, satin, taffeta or chiffon, they are often adorned with sequins, sparkles or embroidery.
Cocktail dresses vary in length from just above the knee, to a couple of inches above the ankle (also referred to as 'tea length') and the length is often detemined by the formality of the occasion and the confidendce of the wearer.
This type of Mother of the Bride outfit is ideal for the dancefloor and the evening element of a wedding, but can look out of place during the day. With this in mind, mums may wish to choose a cocktail dress as a secondary outfit solely for use after the formalities of the ceremony and daytime reception.
Evening Gowns
More formal than a cocktail dress, an evening gown has a similarly classy appearance, although the skirts tend to be more full and floor length. Evening gowns are perfect choice for a mum at a black tie occassion, and can be easily accessorised with stoles, wraps, boleros and more.
If you are considering this style of Mother of the Bride outfit, you should be aware that they are more akin to be worn on an evening (as their name suggests) than throughout the whole of the day. With this in mind, it is commonplace for a mum to switch into an evening gown as the day wares on.
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Olive Beef Pasta Recipe
Since I received this recipe from a friend several years ago, it's been a much-requested recipe by my family. Green olives are a great addition that give it a distinctive taste.—Doris Baker, West Asheville, North Carolina
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 can (11 ounces) whole kernel corn, drained
- 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
- 1/2 cup pimiento-stuffed olives, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder, chili powder and curry powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 8 ounces medium egg noodles, cooked and drained
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- 1. In a large saucepan, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the tomato sauce, onion, green pepper, corn, mushrooms, olives and seasonings; mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in the noodles.
- 2. Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 8 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 271 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 628mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 3g fiber), 16g protein.
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A Night with a Few of Our Favourite Artists
26 June 2016
Presented by the CorriLee Foundation at The Basement in Sydney, the night was an exciting and fun exploration of the music of some of the rock stars who have been photographed by the legendary Tony Mott. A group of leading Australian artists gave their time, energy and talent to raise awareness of the rights and needs of children who have a parent in prison.
Read more »Sunday Telegraph: Mentors offer helping hand to save kids from life of crime
31 May 2016
THERE'S a picture of a smiling, rosy-cheeked baby girl pinned to the wall, while the window has a view of rolls of razor wire, seen through glass that is etched with the "tags" usually seen on vandalised trains … We are standing in the room of "Sam" at the Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre at Kariong, on the Central Coast.
Read more »"So he knows who I am"
13 May 2016
It was an April day in the maximum security visits area of Wellington Correctional Centre, but for eleven of the inmates this was no ordinary morning. It was the Child/Parent Activity Day run by SHINE for Kids. These fathers would be seeing their children – but it would be no ordinary visit.
Read more »Organisation supports children of prisoners – Western Advocate
14 December 2015
From the Western Advocate: An organisation supporting children with a parent in jail is in urgent need of additional volunteers. Bathurst Shine for Kids works with, and for, young children with a parent in jail by supporting them and inspiring them to reach their potential.
Read more »Law Society Journal looks at the plight of women in prison
15 November 2015
The number of women in NSW prisons has quadrupled since 1982, growing at twice the rate of men. The result is pressure on an overloaded system, calls for more programs to help women when they are in prison, and the need to develop more diversion programs to keep them out. This is the hidden story of women in prison.
Read more »'Colourful Dreaming' on WIN News
26 October 2015
Sarah Navin reports on the progress of SHINE for Kids' 'Colourful Dreaming' program, reconnecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander inmates with their families and communities through traditional arts, thereby reducing the likelihood of reoffending.
Read more »What life's really like in a juvenile detention centre
20 May 2015
news.com.au tells the stories of two inmates at Frank Baxter and how the 'Stand As One' program is helping them change their lives.
Read more »Danielle Cormack appears on The Morning Show
28 April 2015
One of her many media conversations in which Danielle raises awareness of SHINE for Kids is an April 2015 edition of 'The Morning Show' on Seven in a segment appropriately titled 'Queen of the Small Screen'.
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
September 11, 2001
5 comments:
At work...and my husband (previously law enforcement) was a full time college student and stay-at-home dad, so he rushed to get the children from school.
Where we live in Tampa Bay, we know we will be one of the first to get hit in a major attack, and we'd thought that day had come. Not for a second did I think the first hit was an accident. So sad.It's one of those moments in my life that I can tell you exactly where I was at, and what I was doing. So sad.
I was eating breakfast at a small dive in the middle of podunk Missouri, my husband had just joined the military and we were on our way to our first assignment. My uncle worked in the lowest level of the Pentagon...we called and called for hours until finally learning he was okay. I was so terrified that that was how my husband's military career started, the base was tense for many months afterwards.


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2008-05-18, 01:41 | Link #1 |
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Most new x.264 MKV releases having problems encoding to PSP
I've recently been unable to encode my x.264 MKV anime to my PSP. This occurs only with the newer releases such as Macross Frontier and ef - a tale of memories.
The encoding would stop half way and output a desynced file. Everything has been working fine until recent releases. I have not changed any of my directshow filters, or done anything to my OS. I've tried encoding on different computers ranging from clean installs of XP, Vista 32bit and 64bit, with older directshow filters and such. I am positive now that something has changed recently with ffdshow or the x.264 backend. The software I'm using is mediacoder from sourceforge.net to encode my videos to MP4 AVC for my PSP. I've tried several other programs without success. The only other program that worked, but without subtitles was PSPVC 2.6. It requires SRT subs, but ASS converted using subtitle workshop caused the program to crash. If anybody has any ideas, please share them. |
2008-05-18, 03:37 | Link #2 |
Tech Bloke
I don't have any ideas what is causing your problem, but back when I regularly encoded fansubs for PSP, I used to use Xvid4PSP version 4 (version 5 doesn't seem to support subtitles in MKVs). If you are on Vista you would need to turn UAC off (or put in silent mode) while using it though.
2008-05-18, 11:07 | Link #3 | |
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I'll look into this program now. I appreciate the help Danj. |
2008-05-20, 03:09 | Link #4 | |
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So, after waxing poetic this week about Monica losing her first tooth, today, during dinner, she lost her second!
And accidentally swallowed it.
For the record….
That tooth will not be in my jewelry box.
So, after waxing poetic this week about Monica losing her first tooth, today, during dinner, she lost her second!
And accidentally swallowed it.
For the record….
That tooth will not be in my jewelry box.
Monica folds herself up like a grasshopper to play on the floor. She is all arms and legs with seemingly an extra limb in there, because goodness that's a lot of skin! There is not an ounce of toddler chub left on her body or in her face.
She even lost her first tooth recently!
As my oldest, I know she'll be full of firsts, but sometimes my reaction to those milestones are unexpected. I was surprisingly nostalgic, even teary, about that first tooth. I flashed back to her toothless turtle-smile as a baby, to those fearful nights of tylenol and crying as we navigated teething, to her changed smile as those teeth busted through, and how many thousands of smiles I've seen from her face with that tooth solidly in place.
A tiny piece of her, a piece that I helped grow- first inside my own body, then with nourishment from my body, then with the food I provided via the work of my body- now rests in my jewelry box. A generational mirror of the place my baby teeth are kept.
When I discovered our teeth in my mother's jewelry box, I didn't understand what they were doing there, nestled among so many other shiny, treasured things.
I understand now.
There's something analogous to all of parenting in that lost tooth. The pain of growing, the inevitable letting go, the desire to treasure the past.
She's growing a new tooth now in that empty hole. She's got several other wiggly teeth. They will, eventually, all leave.
I remember thinking, not long ago, that her smile had started to outgrow those baby teeth. They looked so small in her big-girl, first-grader smile.
And now, she's growing a new big-girl smile. A smile that will, at first, seem too big for her little first-grader face, but that she will grow into. A smile that will stay with her a lifetime.
Here are some photos from a recent Father/Daughter dance. (As a side note: the girls have such an amazing example of true, sacrificial love in their father. It's my prayer that they learn from him how a man should treat a woman… learn what real love and respect looks like. Just as I did, from my Dad.)
You can just barely see the spot left by her missing tooth. Her smile is different, but still beautiful. Perhaps there's another lesson about parenting in there. There is beauty in growth. Beauty in different.
There's also a lot of humor in growth. Case in point, our son:
The girls could barely keep it together during his photo bomb. Each of the other children has also grown and changed in similarly significant ways during the last several months.
This is true every time after a new baby. I kind of wake up one morning, and everything is different. I think it happens once the baby starts sleeping a little more and we're past the truly sleep-deprived state. Suddenly I start seeing my kids again, instead of just surviving my kids.
Let's be honest, those first few months (years?) for me are just making it to the next meal, next snack, next nap… Extra gold stars if I can throw in a load of laundry, but considering how often I sit on the couch to fold it and fall asleep instead, the chances of it leaving the couch are pretty minimal.
But then, one day, I do get it folded. Even put away! I find activities for the kids to do between assembling food on their plates! I actually start to mom again!
And blog…apparently.
More on the other kiddos coming soon.
But just in case you forgot, here's the Mo-Bug I see in my head when I think about that first tooth…
I ran my first race of 2017 today.
Alright, I jogged it. And walked it. I jog/walked it.
It's called wogging.
I wogged my first race of 2017 today!
This is a 2017 intention I plan to keep: to run (wog!) one 5k each month this year. The idea is that I should see improvement over the 12 months, leading to greater self esteem and (perhaps) a slimmer waist.
The slimmer waist will be TBD, but I'm sure I'll improve my time! Let me explain.
There were two good options for a fun run at the end of January: one run was to help people pay their electric bills, the other's purpose was to get a free beer afterward…Dang that guilty conscience!
So. (much to my beer-drinking-husband's disappointment) on January 1st I enthusiastically signed up for The Race for Warmth! I've got a whole month to train! I can do this! I used to run all the time! I'm sure my muscles remember how to do this!
I spent many a minute fondly remembering the energy of a race. The anticipation at the starting line, the mental endurance games when the race seems long, the final-flying kick at the end. Visualizations aside, the actual running, you know, to prepare for the race…yeah that didn't happen so much.
Insert SNOWPACOLYPSE 2017. Now, there was some snow earlier this winter, but this time, it actually, truly snowed in Vancouver/Portland.
Do you know what the snow management plan for the Vancouver/Portland area is?
Wait for it to melt.
Not, PLOW or SALT or perhaps PLOW! Just…wait.
So, that plan works if the snow melts. But what happens when temperatures stay below freezing for a week?
The snow stays.
That's what happens.
So, stay it did. 8 snow days later, had I accumulated any miles to go along with those inches of snow?
Heck no! I don't own Yak Traks! Plus, drivers out here are crazy in inclement weather.
Also, I got the plague. Well, if the plague means hacking up a lung for 3 weeks (which I know it doesn't, hyperbole!). Coughing and running don't exactly work well together, so, run I did not.
But, time still passed. And every day I got closer and closer to race day. Until, fancy that, the day actually arrived.
"I CAN'T!" I wailed and moaned. "I've run a total of 2 miles in preparation for this race." That's right. The entirety of my preparations (stretched over a month!) were not even as long as the actual race.
"You can," said Andy. "Take it slow. Walk if you have to. You'll be happy that you did."
I hate it when he's right (actually, I love it. Cause my brain tells me I'm wrong about all sorts of things, and he's a good litmus test for my kind of crazy).
Let's review: the day of the race arrived and I
1. had not run 3 miles since, oh, I don't know 2010?
2. had 2 year old running shoes (they don't break down, right?),
3. was still wheezing and coughing my way through long conversations, and
4. realized the race was in the morning, when it was going to be 36 degrees outside.
Race for Warmth… blarg.
So, what I'm trying to say is I set myself up for absolutely nothing less than complete success.
If by success I meant utter failure, pneumonia and a pulled hamstring.
But, you know what happened? None of those things.
The energy at the start was the same, the exhilaration of starting something together, something difficult? It was infectious, and before I knew it, I was swept up in the crowd, jogging my first run in a long time.
Then I walked. Then I jogged. Then I walked. Then I jogged (wogging, remember?) So on and so forth until, suddenly, I finished!
All that worry, and all that whining, and here I was. Already done.
Now, my time was not stellar, but, as I said in the beginning, there is plenty of room for improvement. And it probably won't snow again in Portland this winter… probably.
Time to sign up for my February race.
And get new shoes.
And get rid of this cough.
And, maybe run a mile or two… once I can feel my legs again.
"I don't usually let people in here, but I don't mind if you come in," she said, as she looked for something in her office. In direct contrast to the rest of her organized home, this room had stacks of paper. Piles of things. It was a holding space for transitionary items.
It was a space that showed me, contrary to all outside appearances, that even she had a messy place.
And I was honored.
It is both humbling and gratifying when people show me truth. Show me messy. Show me the spaces that not everyone gets to see. Because it is so real. Messy is my reality. Everyone has their spaces of chaos, the areas that hurt a little to show. We're all afraid to be vulnerable, afraid of being judged.
But this friend knew she was safe from the judgements and the sideways glances. Because I first showed her my reality, my messiness.
I picked "simplify" as my word for 2017. Motivated by whitewashed walls, clean lines, capsule wardrobes, I vowed to be the same. I can paint. I can clean and polish and scrub and cull.
Except, I can't. Not really.
I love knick-knacks. The daughter of a glassblower, I love small things of beauty and artwork. I anthropomorphize inanimate objects, and project meaning and value onto rocks and sticks and other things. I have jars of seashells and drift wood from beach trips. I have coins and statues from foreign countries. I have paintings and drawings from my talented sisters, and 3D printed plastic things from Andy.
I attach sentiment to many, many things. Especially if they literally come from my kids. When I cut their hair, we gather it up and spread it in the garden. I can't imagine throwing a part of them away. All their umbilical stumps are buried outside and the braid I cut from Mo's hair a year ago (the one that's supposed to be donated) is still pinned to my cork board. Only partially out of laziness, but mostly because of my attachment. We made memories, so many memories, to which that hair was witness over the first five years of her life. I can't get over that (welcome to my brain, people!).
If there's a flat space, I will put something on it. I have flat-surfacitis. My life is messy. My world is messy. My kids are messy, and you know what? SO AM I. I am a messy person. You know the, "My house is messy, but not dirty" line? Well, sometimes, my house is just plain dirty. I suggest that you don't eat anything off the kitchen floor.
But that has never once stopped me from inviting over a friend; AND it has never once stopped a friend from coming in. I prefer to see them, know them, and laugh with them. They are kind enough to overlook the crumbs and stains and laundry and one million pairs of shoes. Turns out connection/love/friendship trumps messiness every time.
Some friends even appreciate seeing the disaster (I'm sure they don't appreciate tripping over shoes, but like I said before, there are approximately 1 million pair, so I'm not sure what to do about them). "My house is messy too," they almost whisper. "It's nice to see I'm not alone."
Physical messes aren't the only things that isolate people. "I've miscarried, too." "I have depression, too." People talk to me about the loneliness. They whisper or cry or laugh with me about all these messy parts of life that don't fit into our plan, that aren't polite to bring up over dinner.
And I am honored. It is a sacred thing for me…to hold the messy spaces.
So, I'm throwing out simplify.
Instead, I'm embracing real.
I want to be a real place, have a real home, be a real person. I want to be a safe place for other people to be real.
Maybe someday, when I don't have four little faces and eight little hands to wash, I'll buy the white paint. Maybe someday, when I don't need to host a weekly ladies night to keep the darkness away, I'll spend an evening a week culling miscellany instead. Maybe someday my pantry and closets and bathroom drawers will be organized. Maybe someday that will be my reality. Maybe.
But I think there will always be messes.
And that's ok.
Because that is my real.
Come on over.
Keep in mind, none of this is meant as a judgement on you. I'm never talking at people, only about myself. If you have the gift of homemaking, or if you work really hard at it, and your house is beautiful, yay! I'm so happy for you! I hope you don't mind coming over and brushing the crumbs off my kitchen chair before you sit down and have a glass of wine, or two.
Also, can I still use the word "trump" when I write? I'm not sure…
Our Christmas cards are out (finally!) and I realized some of the pictures are a little small and they printed a little dark. So, I'll photo dump here for any of you who want to see my smiling face a little better…
Let's be honest: the kids' faces.
Andy and I make quite a handsome couple, if I do say so myself,
But the kids are like a million times cuter.
And funnier.
First, here's the design Jess did for the front. She does our Christmas card every year, and this year she (once again!) blew me away. Half is on her card and half is on mine, but I'll put the pieces together here:
Gosh, isn't that beautiful? And lovely? And poignant?
What was I thinking, using so many photos? Maybe it's because I don't have facebook anymore? I need to share ALL THE PHOTOS! It's nearly impossible to convey one year in our family in a single card (or photo dump)…But I'm sure gonna try.
Here they come, in no particular order (and some repeats from Instagram), but all thoroughly delightful:
If you made it all the way to the bottom, you must love us very much. And I'll reiterate what I said in our Christmas card:
"…if you're ever in need of fellowship or community, we'll happily invite you over for a cup of coffee… or three. It will be a noisy cup of coffee, but we guarantee you will smile and laugh at least twice a minute. We do."
Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us to you.
Traffic last night looked like this:
Because of this:
Andy's 20 minute commute took 2 1/2 hours, and we had friends who could have truthfully run home faster than the 4 hours they sat in traffic. Insert eye roll from everyone in the midwest, northeast, heck anywhere but here. But for those of us in the Portland area, even a quarter inch is a big deal.
And school was cancelled, so we enjoyed it! Quite literally.
Mo was very determined to make a snowman,
and even though she maybe had to roll all around the entire backyard, make one she did! It might have been a wee little snowman (woman?) but it was still adorable.
And this is Dom's I'm cold but saying cheese face. Snow is fun. Until it's not. Then it's hot cocoa time!
Throwing this photo in to remind myself that even when I think I'm failing at all our Advent traditions (perhaps we have too many?) there are some that the kids remind me about daily. Singing Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel before supper is one of those traditions. It makes my heart happy every time the kids reminds me to light the candles and sing the song. I take a deep breath, push aside all the pre-Christmas busy, and really just sing, making the words a prayer that I hope echoes in my heart.
Happy Advent from "snowy" Vancouver!
Oh boy… I think that blogging regularly again should be a New Year's resolution. What do you think? Also, taking more selfies with my adorable niece.
I've said it before, that I can tell when depression is creeping back into my life by what I'm creating…or, rather, what I'm not creating. And lookey here: nary a blog post or DSLR photo to speak of recently.
Stupid depression.
The good thing is, I can recognize it. I can name it. And I can do my best to kick it. HI-YA! While that sounds brave and awesome, what it really consists of is humbling myself to do what I'm really bad at: ask for help.
Here's the thing: no one wants to be that person. The person that always has something hard and sad and…well, depressing to talk about (like depression). I certainly don't. I don't even really want to write about it. That's probably why I haven't been writing…
I'd like to walk around pretending there are cartoon birdies flitting about my shoulders while I cook a healthy dinner every night between time spent exercising and supervising my children at their quiet play time.
I couldn't even finish that sentence without laughing. My life is so incredibly different than that ridiculous imagining, but you know what? That's because it's real. And real is ok.
And real means I ask for help. I call people. I ask Andy for a break. I ask forgiveness from my children for yelling at them.
Being real means I let myself cry in the shower without adding the guilty "Why's?" Why can't I handle this? Why am I sad? Why can't I be a good parent/wife/friend/sister? Why is this so hard? Why…I cut the Whys off at the pass and just cry. Because that is ok.
I called my sister, Jess, a week ago. On a good day. Of course. Because it's almost impossible to ask for help on bad days. But then on good days, I feel so competent and confident that my attempts to explain sound embarrassingly silly, "Hi Jess. I was, um wondering, if, um your offer to come out and stay with me for a couple days was, um still…um..good? Because I've been, um…"
Her response came before I could even finish my ask.
And I nearly burst into tears.
This is what happens when I am humble. Swallowing my pride and asking for help gives the Loves in my life an opportunity to be merciful. They jump at the chance to love me, to help me, to be with me. As much as I don't want to be that person who is always talking about depression, they don't want me to be that person all alone.
"How about tomorrow? I could stay till Wednesday!" Gah! I'm crying just thinking about her loving response.
We didn't do anything crazy. We were just together. She helped me parent. Watched some combination of my kids when I did all the school driving. Gave me advice on parenting my sixteen six year old. Stayed up way too late, discussing all the things and none of the things. (All while minding her own 5 month old, by the way!). She gently held my hand or my baby or my heart or my soul or some combination of those things and was just present. Present to me in a way I desperately needed. Present to me in a healing way.
All I had to do was ask.
I just changed this post from its original title, Recent Miscellany, because it turned into something completely different than a catch up about our latest adventures. This was apparently what needed to be written during my precious nap time writing hour. Miscellany will have to wait till next time…
I will, however, leave you with these adorable photos of Miss Anne and Baby G. Jess and I were conspiring about ways to make them best friends…cousins (who share a middle name and were born 3 months apart) is just not enough 😉
This girl. Give her paper and a pair of scissors and she will go to town.
She doesn't just create, she produces.
Assembly-line level production over here.
She traces and cuts out anything: pumpkins, hearts, circles and today it's:
A lot of rectangles.
This is something that I love about Lucia. Her intense focus on a project like this lasts for hours and leaves her cheeks flushed and her eyes bright. Then she gives the fruits of her efforts away to friends and family with a giant smile on her face.
This girl's heart! Melts mine, for sure.
If you're planning to send her a Christmas present, please consider a ream of paper and a new pair of scissors.
And a recycling bin.
my feelings right now.
Granted, we did just have a baby. Monica broke her arm. Lucia had a tonsillectomy. Dominic is a two and half year old boy (read: he jumps, climbs, runs, throws and drives everything. All the time). The hot water heater broke. Genevieve's name was spelled wrong on her birth certificate. Just a veritable litany of life complications.
But the disquiet in my heart runs deeper than what any person in the grocery store can notice as they survey my motley crew, "Wow. You have your hands full!"
I think I'm trying to process the last year of my life. The first of my thirtieth decade. A year that started out amazing, and ended amazingly as well. But also a year that had a lot of hurt and tragedy. Losing Lucas. Almost losing Dominic and coming to grips with the horrible truth that I could lose any of my kids. At any time. Depression during G's pregnancy. It's more than this Mama ever thought she could face in such a short time.
It is certainly not the year I envisioned last August, and I am certainly not the same Caitlin today as the Caitlin blowing out 30 candles. The thirty-first candle represents a lot of grief and growth. A lot of anger and tears.
However, all those complicated feelings are not locked in a cage of despair. They're not stuck at the bottom of a well of self-pity, and they wouldn't be complicated if they were only bad. That is because of hope. Because of love. Because of mercy. In this Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, I am just now realizing how much mercy was poured into my extraordinarily difficult thirtieth year.
Every tragedy, every hardship was met with love. Lucas' Memorial. Dominic's guardian angels. My tribe of female family and friends. People who helped us time and time again with broken things, broken hearts. I can't stop thinking about the phlebotomist who enveloped me into her arms when I was such a mess. Tears running dow my face. Blood running into her tubes. Both confirming what I knew: that Lucas was gone. And then Lucas, who was gone but somehow not gone, showing me the most intense love I have ever received.
We celebrated Lucas yesterday, on his feast day. We made a little cake. Said a little prayer. And half-way through I was smacked with a different sort of grief. Andy held Genevieve and I understood, with great clarity, that if not for losing Lucas, she would not be here. I'm still recovering from her birth, exactly a year from when I started recovering from his death. That is a completely different layer to grief. How can I mourn a loss that made way for life? Isn't that the basic question of our faith? Balancing the cross with the empty tomb. Cognitive dissonance at its finest. Complicated to say the least.
I know it's imaginative, but I like to believe that God gave Lucas a choice. That He spoke to Lucas' soul and said, you have the power to do an amazing thing if you come with me now. You will break your mother's heart, but you will save her soul. You won't be physically present to your family, but you will be able to intercede for them every day. If you lay down your life, there will be more life that can follow. And no greater love is this, than to lay down one's life for a friend.
And I like to think that he said, Yes Lord. Thy will be done.
A teeny, tiny fiat.
The smallest of fiats.
But, looking at Genevieve, one with perhaps unfathomable results.
I like to think that now, as I contemplate all the redemption and life that came from his loss, he smiles at me and says, Good job Mama. I know you're still sad, but I knew you'd find the joy. Remember to look for the joy.
I know there is more pain to come. My thirtieth year taught me, in a bone-marrow kind of way, that living and loving comes with death and loss. Hello means goodbye. But thinking about this past year, friends, family, and Genevieve… I also know that joy and love has the ability to triumph.
So this is my prayer right now: in all the complicated feelings of my life, may the peaks of joy carry me over the valleys of sorrow… until I can find the flat, solid ground of peace.
Maybe that will be this year…
We all get to that point. The point where a pregnant lady feels like she might just be pregnant forever. Every twinge and ache brings on a nervous, "Is this it? Should I time that? Why is there a basketball hiding under my shirt!?" Hello due date, and eating ALL THE FEELINGS.
As a service to all those big-baby-belly-mamas out there, I thought I might document all the things we tried this time to get Baby to self-evict, and then the one thing that actually succeeded.
So, none of those things worked. I submit them to you as options, perhaps one of them is the magic eject button for you. Here's what works for me.
A milkshake.
Not just any milkshake.
A milkshake at the Stardust Diner.
Me on July 6th, 2012:
Me on July 7th, 2012.
Me on March 31st, 2014:
Me on April 1st, 2014.
Me on September 20th, 2016:
Me on September 21st, 2016.
Seriously guys (gals?), I'm a scientist. I believe in the scientific method. I believe in repeatable results. And here are my results in triplicate. Have a milkshake at this diner, preferably share it with your existing progeny, and you will have a baby the next day! Science? Magic? Doesn't matter, it works!
Speaking of having a baby, isn't she delicious?
And I mean that in only the way a mother can. More along the lines of Eucharist than cannibalism… There is just something so good and pure and holy and tasty about a tiny newborn.
Hope these tips help some of you along. Her story of coming into this world up next!


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From: Thomas Holder <speleo3@us...> - 2012-03-19 19:53:21
Hi Hani, with PyMOL you can visualize polar contacts, using the "distance" command with "mode=2" argument. See the PyMOLWiki page: http://pymolwiki.org/index.php/Distance Example: distance interface, chain A, chain B, mode=2 However, this is not really a analysis of the interface. Instead I would suggest to use the PISA webserver: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/msd-srv/prot_int/pistart.html Hope that helps. Cheers, Thomas syed.abidi wrote, On 03/19/12 12:19: > Dear All, > > I have a small query regarding PyMol and I would appreciate if you > can help me with it. My query is: > > How do I analyze interactions with PyMol after I have docked my > files? I wanted to know which molecules/amino acids are interacting in the > docked confirmation. > I would really appreciate your help. > > Thanks, > > Hani -- Thomas Holder MPI for Developmental Biology Spemannstr. 35 D-72076 Tübingen |


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