I did something different this morning. Instead of spending hours in the kitchen trying to come up with a couple batches of different cookies for Christmas (or trying to convince Clay to bake some), Lily and I went to a Cookie Walk at the church.

For $15 we got a 4 litre ice cream pail to fill with as many cookies would fit. There was table after table of all different varieties. Chocolate chip, oatmeal, candy cane cookies, shortbread, sugar. There was something for everyone. In fact halfway through the selections, Lily and I decided to fill another pail for Pam, Katy and Joe. With Pam being nine months pregnant, I doubt she's going to find the time to hang out in the kitchen.

From the amount of people filing into the church hall to purchase their own buckets full, I'd say the church would call it a success. And from the way everyone dove in to find their favorites once we got home, I'd call it a success too.

I may never have to bake cookies at Christmas again.