Thursday night quarterbacking

as overheard in our kitchen at 10:00 last night:

me: These cookies are taking a LOT longer to make than I expected. I mean, the dough was a snap to mix but baking and cooling each batch...c'mon!

spouse: Well, you know what they say.

me: Yeah. The really great ones can always step it up a notch...

spouse: Dig a little deeper...

me: Build on a small change in momentum...

spouse: Fight through adversity...

me: Move. I gotta get to the oven.

I am a holiday baking warrior.