Start the fattening holidays off right with this recipe:
Mint Meltaway Brownies
1. Bake a recipe of store bought packaged brownies in a 9x13 pan 2 minutes less than the packaged instructions.
Cool completely - preferably overnight.
2. Mint frosting:
6 T. butter melted
4 T. evaporated milk
2 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 t. pure peppermint extract
dash green food coloring
Mix frosting and spread over cold brownies.
Place in freezer at least 2 hours
3. Chocolate topping:
6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
4 T. butter
Melt butter in microwave. Stir in chocolate chips. If not totally melted, microwave for 10-20 seconds more. Don't overcook. Restir. Spread over mint layer and put in freezer for ~ 10 mins.
Keep uneaten brownies in freezer.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Deep Thoughts by Sarah Handy #3
1. Lost Dog:
For the first time in all of his 9 years, I lost Kai while running Ten Hills trail. I decided that I would run the entire loop without stopping (while pushing Tim in the jogging stroller -- not an easy feat). Well, it ended up that the run wasn't too bad and I made it! At the end of the run, I bumped into Mr. Brewer and Raul, the CV High running coaches. We chatted for a few minutes, (more on that under the next item) but when they left, Kai was nowhere to be found.
Normally, Kai is the perfect running partner. I like to run at 10 Hills because he can go off leash and he knows the trails there better than I. He must not have realized that I stopped & since the normally quiet trail was crowded with highschool runners, I'm guessing he continued on for a second time around.
After calling for him without a response, I ran both sides of the trail but still couldn't find him. By that time, it was dark, I had Timmy waking up in his stroller and I had left my cell phone at home. I decided to go home so I could let Brian know where I was and to have him help me look for Kai. Luckily, when I got home, my cell phone had a message from a girl who had found Kai on Redwood Road near the golf course. Thank goodness. Poor Kai Lua. I'm glad he was okay.
2. Black Sheep:
So I ran into Mr. Brewer first and talked to him for a minute or two before Raul showed up. When Raul came by, Brewer asked him if he remembered me and he said, "Yeah. You're the blacksheep." I asked him what he was talking about and he said, "You were the one who stayed out with your boyfriend and your parents called us to find you." Great. That's Raul's memory of me. I did make it clear to him that was the only bad thing I ever did... haha. I'm still laughing that Raul called me Blacksheep. hahaha..jerk.
3. Ticks:
Dude. I have found the fattest ticks on Kai lately. They are so big that their legs poke off of him like little toothpicks off of a gumdrop. Sick! Poor Kai. Maybe I need to stop running at the trails for a while.
4. Tim is awesome:
Tim has grown up so fast. He is sleeping so well. He falls asleep around 7:30pm and wakes up around 6:00am. Nice. So different from when we brought him home 2 1/2 months ago and had to feed him every three hours. I sure don't miss those days! He's eating like crazy and has already graduated to size 3 diapers. (I won't tell you what happens when we try to squeeze him into the size 2's.)
5. Baby Flip-off:
Is it just my baby that flips everyone off all the time?
6. Window Smashing:
It seems that every two years or so, we have a window smashed on one of our cars. The first one bugged me but now I think, yep, it really was time for it to happen again. This time it was the Xterra window. Usually someone drives up Stanton beaming a bunch of cars along the way with B.B.'s, bricks, rocks, etc. Our neighbors car was hit while she was driving! As Brian would say...Punk teens -- cancel prom. (And Raul called ME a blacksheep, hrmph!)
7. ATVing:
We bought a couple of used ATVs and took them out for a spin with Tim the other weekend in Burney. You all need to come up to Burney now for the fun. We have 2 dirtbikes and 2 ATVs to ride out in the forest behind the house. We should be able to take the ATVs out in the snow to pull people on sleds because they are 4-wheel drive. Whee!
8. Tim says:
Thanks for my cute clothes Uncle Joe & Auntie Steph!
For the first time in all of his 9 years, I lost Kai while running Ten Hills trail. I decided that I would run the entire loop without stopping (while pushing Tim in the jogging stroller -- not an easy feat). Well, it ended up that the run wasn't too bad and I made it! At the end of the run, I bumped into Mr. Brewer and Raul, the CV High running coaches. We chatted for a few minutes, (more on that under the next item) but when they left, Kai was nowhere to be found.
Normally, Kai is the perfect running partner. I like to run at 10 Hills because he can go off leash and he knows the trails there better than I. He must not have realized that I stopped & since the normally quiet trail was crowded with highschool runners, I'm guessing he continued on for a second time around.
After calling for him without a response, I ran both sides of the trail but still couldn't find him. By that time, it was dark, I had Timmy waking up in his stroller and I had left my cell phone at home. I decided to go home so I could let Brian know where I was and to have him help me look for Kai. Luckily, when I got home, my cell phone had a message from a girl who had found Kai on Redwood Road near the golf course. Thank goodness. Poor Kai Lua. I'm glad he was okay.
2. Black Sheep:
So I ran into Mr. Brewer first and talked to him for a minute or two before Raul showed up. When Raul came by, Brewer asked him if he remembered me and he said, "Yeah. You're the blacksheep." I asked him what he was talking about and he said, "You were the one who stayed out with your boyfriend and your parents called us to find you." Great. That's Raul's memory of me. I did make it clear to him that was the only bad thing I ever did... haha. I'm still laughing that Raul called me Blacksheep. hahaha..jerk.
3. Ticks:
Dude. I have found the fattest ticks on Kai lately. They are so big that their legs poke off of him like little toothpicks off of a gumdrop. Sick! Poor Kai. Maybe I need to stop running at the trails for a while.
4. Tim is awesome:
Tim has grown up so fast. He is sleeping so well. He falls asleep around 7:30pm and wakes up around 6:00am. Nice. So different from when we brought him home 2 1/2 months ago and had to feed him every three hours. I sure don't miss those days! He's eating like crazy and has already graduated to size 3 diapers. (I won't tell you what happens when we try to squeeze him into the size 2's.)
5. Baby Flip-off:
Is it just my baby that flips everyone off all the time?
6. Window Smashing:
It seems that every two years or so, we have a window smashed on one of our cars. The first one bugged me but now I think, yep, it really was time for it to happen again. This time it was the Xterra window. Usually someone drives up Stanton beaming a bunch of cars along the way with B.B.'s, bricks, rocks, etc. Our neighbors car was hit while she was driving! As Brian would say...Punk teens -- cancel prom. (And Raul called ME a blacksheep, hrmph!)
7. ATVing:
We bought a couple of used ATVs and took them out for a spin with Tim the other weekend in Burney. You all need to come up to Burney now for the fun. We have 2 dirtbikes and 2 ATVs to ride out in the forest behind the house. We should be able to take the ATVs out in the snow to pull people on sleds because they are 4-wheel drive. Whee!
8. Tim says:
Thanks for my cute clothes Uncle Joe & Auntie Steph!
Haha..this Blue Steel picture makes me laugh.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Deep Thoughts by Sarah Handy #2
1. Scoring:
I had three consecutive weeks of scoring goals in my soccer games although I didn't score any goals in yesterday's game. Dang. :(
I love playing on my soccer team so much. It's something that I look forward to all week long. I'm still quite chubby from my pregnancy but I when I'm on the field, I feel awesome again.
Cute baby examples:
I had three consecutive weeks of scoring goals in my soccer games although I didn't score any goals in yesterday's game. Dang. :(
I love playing on my soccer team so much. It's something that I look forward to all week long. I'm still quite chubby from my pregnancy but I when I'm on the field, I feel awesome again.
2. Big Tim:
Tim is growing up so much. He's 3 months and 3 days old and he weighs 16 lbs, 10 oz now. I was looking at pictures the other day and was shocked at how much he has changed already. He's a fun little/big guy.
3. Visits!
Mom and Dad were here last week for 3 days. We had a blast hanging out. Mom, Tim and I went shopping in downtown Half Moon Bay while Dad worked from my home. On Halloween, Mom, Tim and I walked 10 Hills Trail, shopped a little more (finding cute hats, mittens & slippers for Tim), worked on our costumes, then went to Jazzercise. I was Richard Simmons, Mom was Steve Young and Tim was a lobster. We visited Bill and Roberta for a little bit until Tim got way too tired. They gave Tim a "Trick or Treat" present -- a cute 49ers outfit. Bill explained that the 49ers outfit was a trick this year (because the niners have only won 2 games) but hopefully it will be a treat next year when they win a lot more.
4. Pizza:
A few weeks ago, we ordered a pizza from Round Table. Brian went to pick up the pizza but realized that he had forgotten his coupon. The man at the pizza shop would not give him the coupon price without the coupon so Brian told him he could keep the pizza. The next day, the manager called and left me a message asking why we didn't pick up our pizza. I called him back and told him what had happened. He ended up giving us a free pizza! Yay! We picked up our free pizza last night and it was SO good (Primo Supremo) although I had a feeling there might have been spit or cleaner or some other funky thing added to it. haha.
5.Ugly Babies vs. Cute Babies:
I think it is true that when you have a kid, you think your kid is super cute. I believe this because I think Tim is so adorable but most other babies I see are pretty funky. Well, Lara's Max is really super cute but that's about it.
Cute baby examples:
6. Pregame Warmup:
I don't know why but before every soccer game, I have to go number 2 at least twice. It's literally like I've taken a super acting laxative. It's been this way for me for about 7 years now. Weird.
7. Flubber:
The left over flab and blubber from pregancy is disgusting. I'm sick of being flubbery. My goal is to be back to my normal self by Tim's first birthday - Aug 2, 2008. I can't wait!
I guess my pre-soccer ritual will help me drop that weight. haha.
Okay...
That's it for this post. Tim is waking up and it's way too hard to type with one hand. Try it sometime...it's so annoying because it takes way too long. :)
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