Cookie day!

[mrsmike9]

Here is our annual cookie day photo. I'm at the back (red sweatshirt) along with my husband in the elf hat. In the front is my son-in-law, Andy, my daughter & his wife Bailey. The Asian girl is my younger daughter, Zoe and her two friends from college, Brittany and Abbey. Eight double batches and one quad batch. We have more cookies than a store!

It was fun but the next day I couldn't walk. Too much standing! But a bit better today. This is our big family tradition. No decorations but lots of cookies!

[jimeka]

Good photo but where’s all the 🍪? You all look happy 😊

[mrsmike9]

That was near the beginning when the two batches were chilling and he was starting another.

[jimeka in reply to mrsmike9]

And I thought you had eaten them all 🤗

[mrsmike9 in reply to jimeka]

Not with collagenous colitis! I would be living in the bathroom!

[jimeka in reply to mrsmike9]

How are you doing? You look as though you have lost quite a bit of weight 🤗

[mrsmike9 in reply to jimeka]

At last weigh in at the dr. office I was down 17 pounds. That was before Thanksgiving. I'm pretty sure I've lost a touch more. My son has a checkup in January so I will check myself again then.

[jimeka in reply to mrsmike9]

How are your boys doing? Thank you for the heads up on the weighted blanket, my grandson is really sleeping well with it, 🤗

[mrsmike9 in reply to jimeka]

Boy 2 moved out last early summer. I saw him at Thanksgiving for the first time since he left. Awkward! Boy 1 is doing better (I think!) Christmas will be...interesting. Not looking forward to it.

[Juliew19673 in reply to mrsmike9]

Do you know what is causing your weight loss or is it a "On Purpose" loss? I ask as my weight dropped 20 lbs since my MS DX and I want to be able to point a finger at the culprit...

[mrsmike9 in reply to Juliew19673]

I was diagnosed last August with ANOTHER autoimmune disease. It's called collagenous colitis. The worst thing I've ever gone through. At the onset I couldn't stay out of the bathroom for several weeks. I couldn't eat anything. Just pouring liquid in a glass would make me rush to the bathroom and usually I didn't make it. It's calmed down now but I still have to be careful of how much and what I eat. I'm so want a salad! Maybe someday...

[MS_Indestructible in reply to mrsmike9]

Better know as the Jim {gym}! Glad you we able to stay away from.

[Kenu]

Looks like lots of fun and love 💕. Ken 🐾🎄⛄️🎅🤶🏼

[greaterexp]

What wonderful memories you made!

[RoseySawyer]

Lovely family. 😊❤🌷

[mrsmike9 in reply to RoseySawyer]

Thanks! That's everyone but the 2 boys.

[MS_Indestructible]

nice family tradition, looks like a load of fun

[mrsmike9 in reply to MS_Indestructible]

And a load of work! We have Christmas songs playing while we work. Makes it fun.

[MS_Indestructible in reply to mrsmike9]

yes, the ms tends to work itself up with too much work, but the fun is worth it.

[erash]

I’m hungry 😋

[mrsmike9 in reply to erash]

Come and get some!

[goatgal]

mrsmike9buffering What a fun time that must have been! Despite the happy smiles, the great smells, and wonderful cookies, a marathon of baking is exhausting. I hope the elf did the dishes. If I remember my fairy tales accurately, elves have great talent for helping out!

[mrsmike9 in reply to goatgal]

He did the mixing. I cleaned as things were dirtied so at the end, it was pretty much all done (by me).

[goatgal in reply to mrsmike9]

mrsmike9buffering Well, the Keebler elves are bakers, so as long as the work was shared, all is right with the world.

[mrsmike9 in reply to goatgal]

[ssdw1958]

I have the same question as Jimena where are the cookies 🍪 did you eat them all lol

Great picture!!!

[mrsmike9 in reply to ssdw1958]

Some of the cookies ended up going home with the helpers. The majority are home in Tupperware.

[Juliew19673]

How fun!!

[carolek572 CommunityAmbassador]

mrsmike9 All those cookies? Do you need someone to come and help to eat all the cookies? I have extensive experience with that! BTW what do you do with all the cookies?

Keep Smiling,

Carole

[mrsmike9]

Come and nibble away! Some we give to people but the majority stay here. When people come we have something to offer. Plus we eat them and other goodies on New Year's Eve. We have a game night and nibbles (not a meal) then so we eat and play games until the ball drops.

[kdali]

Aww, what a lovely day!!