The Unveiling...

The Unveiling of the Letter "E." I am totally dreading this letter. I can't think of anything that begins with the letter E but for some reason lots of letter As and Bs are running through my head five days too late. Isn't that how it usually works? So, here I go.

E

I sell things on ebay.

I am becoming addicted to Etsy.com

I need to start exercising again. Believe it or not, at one point in my life I was addicted. Then I had children. I need to start again.

Eating....{{sigh}}. This is something I need to stop in conjunction with starting the exercising.

I was raised as a member of Emmanual Lutheran Church (Synod ELCA).

My first house was on Electric Drive in Bay Village.

Easter is one of my favorite holidays.

My dad's middle name is Emil and Vera loves it. Yuck. Love you, Vera...just not the name Emil (for reasons we have discussed!)

Sorry, thats all I have people.

It's been a crazy busy week and by the looks of my house you can tell! Last night we spent the evening at Lutheran West for the soccer banquet. I wasn't thrilled about going, but totally wanted to go for Austin. We ended out having a nice time! We sat with our friends, Ali and June Ilhan. Their son, Mark has been friends with Austin since St. Paul. Really, really good people. I have "studied" them over the years. NEVER a bad word comes from their mouths about anyone. They are uplifting people and above all...HAPPY. I don't think Ali stops smiling..ever. They totally live their faith. Again...good people. I'm gonna work on this!

I'm loving the fact that I wake up to frost every morning. I am a winter person which makes it much more bearable to live in northeast Ohio. I love every season as it comes. So this frost is making me feel all cozy and warm inside. I'm a little odd, so sometimes I get up early just to see the frost!

As for our weekend, two more JO tryouts, two doctors appointments and a very important soccer game to watch on TV. If you didn't know...there is a professional team called Blackburn (from England) and for some reason we are EXTREMELY partial to them. They have a big game today!!!

Lastly, I had to make some of my mint brownies for the banquet last night. Therefore, I decided to show these lovelies to you and to give you the recipie!

Layer 1:

1 c sugar 1/2 c butter (or margarine) 4 eggs

1 c flour 1/2 t salt 1 16 oz can Hershey's Syrup

1 t vanilla

Mix together all ingredients and spread in greased 9" x 13" pan. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes and then cool completely.

Layer 2:

2 c confectioners sugar 1/2 c soft butter 3/4/ t mint (peppermint) extract

2 T water 2 drops of green food coloring

Mix together and spread on top of cooled brownie layer.

Layer 3:

6 T Butter
6 oz chocolate chips (1 c)

Melt together. Spread lightly or drizzle over mint layer. Cool then cut into small squares. Freezes well!

ENJOY!