The Gruener Family Blog

Here’s a contest to win baby leg warmers…we have a few pairs and love them.  Nicky still wears them under his pants on cold days.  They come in a ton of very cute designs, too!

Here are some recipes that I’ve tried/plan to try for Christmas this year:

Whipped Shortbread Cookies
Homemade Gumdrops
Snickerdoodle Mini Muffins
Butter Snow Flakes
Raspberry Strippers
S’mores Cookies

Nicky has really grown so much lately – I can’t believe how big he’s gotten and how he’s able to do SO MUCH now!  Every time I take him to a playground, I’m so impressed with how much more he can do on his own that the last time.  He can climb lots of things [...]

I wanted to make a comment about a poor customer service situation I dealt with recently.  I don’t know how many people will see my post or even care, but it might make me feel better to air my grievances.  Both Margaret and I had bought a Wahmies diaper to try out.  Several months ago, [...]

“Raising children may be the most important job in the world, but you can’t put it on a resume.” – writer Ann Crittenden

Here is a link to my Facebook site; here is a link to Chuck’s.  I think you still have to be a member to see these pages, but we have been using them more for regular updates than our blog site.  Chuck tried to get a feed from our status updates to appear on our [...]

Chuck and I both have seasonal allergies that seem to flare up in the spring, right when all of the flowers start to bloom. We thought Nicky was developing those same allergies last year, and we were right. This past week or so has been full of boogers, sneezing and coughing. Chuck’s [...]

I forgot to follow up and mention that Chuck passed his exam and is now a Red Hat Certified Engineer!  He gets to add the letters RHCE at the end of his name and has made himself quite a bit more marketable.

I’m very proud of you, Chuck! 

Nicky seems to think it says “moo”, maybe because of the spotting on its coat?  I looked around to find this; pretty much, they don’t make a regular noise that we can put specifically to a giraffe.

I’m obsessed with sudoku.  I love to do the one in the paper every morning for a simple brain workout, but I love to do harder ones that take some thinking.  I just finished Mensa Absolutely Nasty Sudoku Level 1 and I feel great about it!  Now I’m on to Level 2 and I’m already [...]