It’s National Cookie Day

This morning in the middle of Morning Mayhem, Aliya said, “Mom, can you PLEASE make cookies today?!  It’s National Cookie Day!”

Blank stare.  Then my inner voice started screaming…”COOKIES?!  You want me to MAKE COOKIES for NATIONAL COOKIE DAY?  Do you know that I have 10 people I was supposed to get back to YESTERDAY, waiting for an answer?  And 165 other emails?  And a brunch for 40 people to put together, and Christmas gifts for 60???  And speaking of Christmas, do YOU want anything under the tree with YOUR name on it?  Because I haven’t bought ANYTHING!!!  Making COOKIES would require me to change out of last night’s Zumba clothes and go to STOP & SHOP!  And your brother and sister have a doctor’s appointment at 2 o’clock, which means I only have until 1 to try to get enough done to keep me from getting FIRED!  And if I get FIRED, you won’t have a ROOF over your head, FOOD on the table…”  You get the picture.

My inner voice went on and on, but luckily my outer voice just said, “Aliya.  I can’t celebrate every holiday that Hallmark or someone selling cookie ingredients dreams up.  Do you expect me to go out and buy a tuba for National Tuba Day? (I have no idea where that one came from.)  I can’t make cookies today.”

But I couldn’t shake it.  My kid wants to celebrate National Cookie Day.  When she grows up, she’ll torture me with the recollection that I wouldn’t make cookies for National Cookie Day.  So guess what?  I changed out of last night’s Zumbawear and went to Stop & Shop.  I even took a shower.  I bought the break-apart cookie dough (the kind that says on the package not to eat raw dough – WTF?).  And when she came home from school we made cookies.  And all was right with the world.  Or at least in our kitchen.  She couldn’t have cared less that we used break-apart cookie dough.  I hope she remembers National Cookie Day when she grows up.

In case you’re wondering what other holidays are coming up, tomorrow is Bathtub Party Day, Thursday is Put On Your Own Shoes Day, Friday is National Cotton Candy Day, and Saturday is Take it in the Ear Day.  We DEFINITELY won’t be celebrating that one.

Happy National Cookie Day!!! 

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  1. Lisa says:

    Happy National Handwashing Awareness Week!

    (you can’t make this stuff up)