Operation Baking GALS...We Can Bake It!!

And bake it we did!!

When I sent out my email for help just a few days ago, I thought, you know, maybe 3 or 4 of these people will help me out. Jason will be surprised that he is getting a couple of nice care packages. I'll do a little post on my blog when everything is packed and shipped and thank everyone who helped out. Well, as you can see, a few more than 3 people responded.

Just a few.

So this is my first Thank You, Baking GALS! There will be another Thank You Post this weekend, and another next week for the joiners that couldn't quite make the early deadline but still wanted to help out. I am so touched at the generosity...you really have no idea how much this means to me. So far, including kiddies helping out - we're talking over 100 people involved in Round ONE. Whoa.

And so now, here's a look at the soldier on the recieving end of the very first Operation Baking GALS project...Jason Ballard. No, his job isn't blowing bubbles, or at least that's what he leads us to believe.

And here he is as a Flat Daddy, watching over his little boy.

Cute huh? Hopefully he will feel the need to share the goodies we are all sending, otherwise he'll never stay so thin!! (hahaha.)

So that's our soldier. Hope you enjoy the goodies, Jason. A lot of love and thought went into them!

Now here's the loot...

From Jamie at Sticky Feet Part Deux - 2 kinds of Brownies.

From Dayna Laur and family - Raisin Cookie Bars and Apple Cookie Bars.

From Dianne at Dianne's Dishes - Trail Mix and Peanut Butter Cookies.

From Michelle at My Year to Get Skinny - A LOT of Cookies. A LOT. Like 6 dozen.

From Jennifer at The Lauer Family (yes, your cousin, silly) - Hershey Somethings. You know Jenn.

From Me, Susan of DoughMessTic - World Peace Cookies, Whopper Drops, Coconut Devil Brownies and some other goodies just for fun.

From Ashley at Cakes By Ashley - Shortbread Cookies.

From Megan at My Baking Adventures - Ginger Cookies and Coffee Snickerdoodles

From Teanna at Spork or Foon?- Vanilla Biscotti, Rice Krispie Treats & Sugar Cookies

From Jayne the Barefoot Kitchen Witch - Snickerdoodles

From Lillian at Confectiona's Realm - Brown Sugar Almond Shortbread Cookies

From Kayte at Grandma's Kitchen Table - Brownies

From Laura at Sweet Stilettos - Brownie Buttons

From Bridget at The Way the Cookie Crumbles - Vanilla Cupcakes, Sugar Cookies and Chocolate Chippers

From your Mom, Mommaw, and Aunts Donna Stafford and Janet Weiss - alot. Coffee, PayDay Bars, Chocolate Cookies, Cracker Jacks, Snickerdoodles - I can't list it all. But A LOT.

I also have to thank the following people, because they have done SO MUCH in making Operation Baking GALS the HUGE success it has become...

Dorie Greenspan, author of several FANTASTIC cookbooks, including Baking With Julia and our "bible" at TWD - Baking From My Home to Yours. Dorie put a wonderful post on her website about the GALS, and since this morning alone we have had over 500 hits. 500. Whoa.

Cat, at The Cat's Pajamas. Cat is a military wife and has taken on some of the duties of keeping the blog up and running as well as reposting on sites that we Foodies would never think of. She's put some very helpful info on the site about what to pack and how to pack it. What a great help THAT was!

The founders of both Tuesdays With Dorie and The Daring Bakers, because they took the time to get the word out about our mission on their own sites, and because of them, we are what we are.

Countless others have been reposting our link on their own sites, as well as other forums, and the word is spreading SO FAST!! Thank you all for all that you have done - this has been amazing!!

Up next - another big THANK YOU this weekend and ANOTHER one next week...so stay tuned to see what the others are sending!!