Full Spectrum Culture » Family Checking Nature http://fullspectrumculture.net By the grace of God, seeing life in color since 2003. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:51:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 New Parental Controls Limit Xbox Time — Nate Mook, BetaNews http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/11/13/new-parental-controls-limit-xbox-time-nate-mook-betanews/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/11/13/new-parental-controls-limit-xbox-time-nate-mook-betanews/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:56:27 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=3651 http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/11/13/new-parental-controls-limit-xbox-time-nate-mook-betanews/feed/ 0 Suit Says Baby’s Seizure Violated Rights — Anna Jo Bratton, AP in UK Guardian http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/10/30/suit-says-babys-seizure-violated-rights-anna-jo-bratton-ap-in-uk-guardian/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/10/30/suit-says-babys-seizure-violated-rights-anna-jo-bratton-ap-in-uk-guardian/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:38:38 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=3603 http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/10/30/suit-says-babys-seizure-violated-rights-anna-jo-bratton-ap-in-uk-guardian/feed/ 0 New Depression Rx: Get Married — Melinda Wenner, LiveScience http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/07/27/new-depression-rx-get-married-melinda-wenner-livescience/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/07/27/new-depression-rx-get-married-melinda-wenner-livescience/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2007 21:02:40 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=3036 http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/07/27/new-depression-rx-get-married-melinda-wenner-livescience/feed/ 0 Teaching Your Kids to Work (In seven parts) — Lara Gallagher, The Lazy Organizer http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/05/06/teaching-your-kids-to-work-in-seven-parts-lara-gallagher-the-lazy-organizer/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/05/06/teaching-your-kids-to-work-in-seven-parts-lara-gallagher-the-lazy-organizer/#comments Sun, 06 May 2007 18:16:53 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=2780 Part I: Whose Job is it?
Part II: Getting Rid of the Clutter
Part III: Let Them Help
Part IV: It Takes Time
Part V: Work Together
Part VI: Learn to Practice
Part VII: Make It Easy

]]> http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/05/06/teaching-your-kids-to-work-in-seven-parts-lara-gallagher-the-lazy-organizer/feed/ 0 “Love is Blind” — Cornelius Hollander http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/04/03/love-is-blind-cornelius-hollander/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/04/03/love-is-blind-cornelius-hollander/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:33:47 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=2700 “Cornelis Hollander’s newest [wedding ring] creation is inspired by the Braille system. It has a message of “I LOVE YOU ” in Braille. Diamonds are set into each cell dot. You can feel and read the love from your fingertip.”]]> http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/04/03/love-is-blind-cornelius-hollander/feed/ 0 Being Thankful on a FridayHeth, From Under the Laundry Pile http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/02/21/being-thankful-on-a-friday-heth-from-under-the-laundry-pile/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/02/21/being-thankful-on-a-friday-heth-from-under-the-laundry-pile/#comments Thu, 22 Feb 2007 03:05:59 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=2502 The Rules — Heth, From Under the Laundry Pile
If I were the boss of the whole world, I would immediately implement the following:
  1. No more than one parent per family is allowed to be sick at any given time. If the second parent feels the illness coming on, they must wait until the first parent has made a complete recovery.
  2. The number of sick people in a home shall not exceed the number of toilets in said home.
…there are four more rules; Read on.]]> http://fullspectrumculture.net/2007/02/21/being-thankful-on-a-friday-heth-from-under-the-laundry-pile/feed/ 0 “The virus that made me forget my family”Angela Epstein, London Daily Mail http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/07/25/the-virus-that-made-me-forget-my-familyangela-epstein-london-daily-mail/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/07/25/the-virus-that-made-me-forget-my-familyangela-epstein-london-daily-mail/#comments Wed, 26 Jul 2006 01:25:37 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=1278 http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/07/25/the-virus-that-made-me-forget-my-familyangela-epstein-london-daily-mail/feed/ 0 Cleanliness is next to Ungodliness – Chewymom http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/05/26/cleanliness-is-next-to-ungodliness-chewymom/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/05/26/cleanliness-is-next-to-ungodliness-chewymom/#comments Sat, 27 May 2006 00:04:48 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=817 http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/05/26/cleanliness-is-next-to-ungodliness-chewymom/feed/ 0 Third time’s a charm , a day at home as a family, & More Pictures! http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/05/22/third-times-a-charm-a-day-at-home-as-a-family-more-pictures/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/05/22/third-times-a-charm-a-day-at-home-as-a-family-more-pictures/#comments Tue, 23 May 2006 02:40:13 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=778 Rachel went into surgery one more time this morning – hopefully for the last time — to get her stitches replaced because the old ones weren’t doing the job. Ellie Stager came over early in the morning to take care of Jack while we were at the outpatient surgery clinic. Jack didn’t sleep very consistently or happily at all last night, so when he finally settled at 5 o’clock this morning, we knew he would mostly sleep while Ellie was taking care of him.

The morning went by quickly in a haze of daze and medical advice for both Rachel and I, but it ended well, because we each got a smoothie for lunch: hers was chocolate, banana, and yogurt; mine was chocolate, banana, & peanut butter. When we got home, Ellie said that her Deacon & our Jack pretty much took turns sleeping, so the morning went by really smoothly.

The afternoon was so quiet and wonderful! Rachel and I each figured out semi-independently that in order for tonight to go better, we should try changing our approach to Jack during the day. So we woke Jack up every two hours to change him and feed him. In between feedings, Rachel mostly rested and slept, and I mostly puttered around the house taking care of things and working on this new version of our personal website. At one point, though, I wandered into the guest room and took one of the deepest naps I have taken in a very long time for about an hour and a half.

Later…

A more structured schedule for Jack during the day seems to be working: as of this writing, he is sleeping through what for the past few days has been his cranky “witching hour” from 9:30-ish to 10:30-ish, and that is a good thing. The other thing that may be helping is what Ellie showed us about how she swaddles Deacon. She uses something called a Miracle Blanket, which seems to work really well to keep her son calm and feeling secure. I took note of the design and function of the thing, and we improvised our own with the materials we had on hand. This also made a big difference today, I think. Jack’s hands have been making like Houdini out of his wrapping and oppressing his poor little face, but this new wrapping style prevented that and helped all of us to be a little more at ease.

The proof of these new approaches remains to be seen through this coming night. Meanwhile, enjoy a small token of this wonderful afternoon with us:

I’m pretty proud of this picture. To see what it is a picture of, click on the thumbnail, download the picture, and zoom in on the very center of the picture.
Kat watching over Jack.

]]> http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/05/22/third-times-a-charm-a-day-at-home-as-a-family-more-pictures/feed/ 0 Blue – Mopsy, Lifenut http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/03/22/blue-mopsy-lifenut/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/03/22/blue-mopsy-lifenut/#comments Wed, 22 Mar 2006 22:38:54 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=517 http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/03/22/blue-mopsy-lifenut/feed/ 0 Are we worthy of our kitchens?Christine Rosen, the New Atlantis http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/03/09/are-we-worthy-of-our-kitchens-christine-rosen-the-new-atlantis/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/03/09/are-we-worthy-of-our-kitchens-christine-rosen-the-new-atlantis/#comments Fri, 10 Mar 2006 00:57:35 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=461 NRO's Crunchy Con blog)]]> NRO’s Crunchy Con blog)]]> http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/03/09/are-we-worthy-of-our-kitchens-christine-rosen-the-new-atlantis/feed/ 0 The Secret to Order is Order – Marla Swoffer, Always Thirsty http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/03/08/the-secret-to-order-is-order-marla-swoffer-always-thirsty/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/03/08/the-secret-to-order-is-order-marla-swoffer-always-thirsty/#comments Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:56:09 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=452 http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/03/08/the-secret-to-order-is-order-marla-swoffer-always-thirsty/feed/ 0 Healthy love keeps you healthy. http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/02/14/healthy-love-keeps-you-healthy/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/02/14/healthy-love-keeps-you-healthy/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:08:34 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=409 someone around to help you fight disease, boost your immunity, and lower your stress.]]> someone around to help you fight disease, boost your immunity, and lower your stress.]]> http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/02/14/healthy-love-keeps-you-healthy/feed/ 0 “What, me organized?” http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/02/08/what-me-organized/ http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/02/08/what-me-organized/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2006 03:05:50 +0000 Ben http://www.sevenrealms.org/?p=405 Laundry Pile writes about recent attempts at family organization.]]> Laundry Pile writes about recent attempts at family organization.]]> http://fullspectrumculture.net/2006/02/08/what-me-organized/feed/ 0