Sunday Sweets: My Favorite Things
November 20, 2011 Raindrops on roses
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Submitted by Rea T., made by It's All About the Cake, & photo by thebecker.com
and whiskers on kittens,
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Sub'd by Orna G., made by Odelia's Dream Cakes
Bright colored houses
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By DeviantArt user ~reenaj
That make me quite smitten!
Big stacks of packages tied up with string,
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These are a few of my favorite things!
Cute rainbow lizards, like this little fella'
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Submitted by Melissa L., made by Cakes by June
Going to Disney to see Cinderella
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Sub'd by Danielle H., made by Celebration Cakes
Sweet snuggly dragons with super small wings
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Sub'd by Amy R., made by Decorative Cakes by Donna
These are a few of my favorite things!
Sharing an ice cream and making big messes
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Sub'd by Christie B., made by Cake Central member kdhjth
Frilly hair bows and fun '50s dresses
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Sub'd by Robyn M-W, made by Cake Central member Shayesmomma
Watching the scene where Julie Andrews sings...
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By Lorinda Seto
These are a few of my favorite things!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving this week, America! Here's to counting our blessings - big and small - every day.
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Submitted by Jessi E., made by Dream Day Cakes
Oh, and speaking of favorite things, my friend Neil of 1,000 Awesome Things has three copies of his new book, The Book of (Holiday) Awesome for three of you lucky commenters! Just tell me one of the "little things" you're thankful for in your comment to enter, and I'll announce the winners at 10pm EST tonight. Be sure to watch the Cake Wrecks FB page or check back on this post to see if you've won!
UPDATE: Congratulations to our winners!
smug_grrl
Carmiehead, the Un-Stalker
and Haiku Joy
Please email your mailing address to comments [at] cakewrecks [dot] com, guys!
Reader Comments (508)
Things I'm thankful for today: pumpkin pancakes, a warm dry house on a rainy day, kids who aren't bickering too much.
I'm thankful for the laughter Cake Wrecks brings to me in my stressful workday...and for the Sunday Sweets to redeem bakers everywhere.
I am thankful for good food on the table... but mostly for the people who sit around that table! Husband, daughter, sons, daughter-in-law!
I am thankful for good parents... and for the freedoms we enjoy in this great country.
I am thankful for good health and for sunrises. I could go on and on!
Trashy novels :)
I'm thankful that I could afford to see Keith Urban and Rusell Brand perform in the span of a month, and meet them both! I'm also thankful that I've been accepted to my college of choice for journalism. I count my blessings every day.
I am thankful for good doctors. :)
I am thankful: 1. I am an American girl so I could get an education. 2. I have a daddy who did not teach me I could not do things just because I was a girl. 3. I still have the luxury of learning from a daddy who wants to teach me how to do things and 4. I have the most wonderful two dogs asleep on my feet (well, one on each foot). AND as a bonus I am glad Jen and John made it through the Cakewrecks tour without any calamaties or ER visits!
My daughter Tyra and I enjoy sitting together and reading your blog posts! So, when ask what we are thankful for...my daughter replied family and friends and for me...I am thankful for blogs and the creative minds that write them!
I am thankful for my life. It may not be the best but I can make it the best for me! I don't need tons of money or material things. All I need are hugs from my hunny and kids. That always makes a perfect day!
I'm thankful for my friends and family, because they mean so much to me.
I am always thankful for the chance to cook a big meal and eat with friends and family, like the pseudo-Thanksgiving a bunch of us had last night!! I love to see people enjoy my food!
I'm thankful for everyday I get to share with my children, friends, and family. Some people take the simple things for granted.
Happy thanksgiving America! As a proud Canadian who celebrated thanksgiving last month, I can certainly tell you I'm very thankful for one small thing. That would be my dreams. Since my brother and mom passed away a few years ago, missing them can get very upsetting. However, sometimes my dreams bring them back even just for a little while. I get to see them again, hug and talk with them and sometimes they give me messages. I know this is just my subconscious wanting them around, but it leaves me feeling warm and loved by people I will only see again in the next life.
I am thankful for a happy healthy family.
I'm thankful for the healthy pregnancy I'm enjoying after two fraught with complications!
I am thankful for many things, but 4 of my favorites are my husband and 3 sweet children. Love them!
Thankful for my kids, my husband, my eeepad tablet, and cake wrecks on those days when I'm having a tough time smiling!
Thankful for my family!!
I am thankful for the opportunity to understand what being thankful means... to live a life I have chosen, to raise my kids to love, respect, and leave this earth better than when they found it. I am thankful for sunshine, so warm, and pure, o useful, and so missed when it is gray. and of course I am thankful for Carrot Jockeys... I am not crazy!!!
I"m thankful for the days I can spend with my husband. He's fighting cancer and I'm not sure how many of these days we have..
I would love to win tat book! I have had MS for years now and I had to give up my work and my job because MS caused me to lose the use of my legs! While at home I look at the websites of all kinds of things and I came upon yours today. Love it. I have a lot to be thankful for and the best one of all, is that I am thankful for not being as sick and handicap as others. I am most thankful for being able to be here with my family and friends.
recently thankful for figuring out that there was a short in the thermostat and that putting in a battery backwards cleared the display so that after nearly two weeks of no heat, we had HEAT last night! [yes, it's shallow, but with the rain pouring down these past two weeks, the house below 60 wasn't fun!]
I'm thankful that I found a teaching job! :)
I am so thankful for my entire family, but especially my husband, my daughter, and my son.
This post names quite a few of my favorite things, but if you're looking for one more, it wold have to be my baby brother's smile. It's completely contagious ^_^
I'm thankful for having married the best man in the entire world, who has given me two incredible children and who puts up with my whacky family.
My two girls are my two favorite things!
My 14 year old son asking for a hug.
I've just finished writing my Christmas letter and it was a lesson in gratitude. I'm thankful for the friends and family, though we're spread all over the world right now, that have made 2011 the best year. The love and attention of those people are the true riches,
I'm thankful for my daughter, for finally have a job after 2 years of unemployment, and so thankful for those that helped me along the way.
I am thankful for Cakewrecks. The funny postes help brighten my days and the Sunday Sweets are always so amazing. I check out the site everyday. Thank you for all the smiles, laughs and gags. :)
i sang my way through the post. I loved the Julie Andrews cake. And the House. And especially the dragon.
They did a great job on the turkey for once!
I'm thankful that my husband and I have made another year due to his health issues. Everything else is just icing on the cake so to speak.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!
My mom won a Naked Mohawk Carrot Jockey necklace AND she said I can borrow it for special occasions :)
I'm so very thankful for my two little ones with huge personalities!
I'm thankful for this website, which brings me a smile every day (except for that recent foot cake post, which only made me nauseated!). =)
Easy answer: Ferret kisses.
Best thing ever.
I'm thankful for sour cream. (what. baked potatoes and sour cream make me thankful.)
Yellow curtains that make the light in my bedroom always seem cosy, even on the frostiest days.
I'm thankful for a great afternoon of gift shopping, and for doing some planning about moving in with my boyfriend.
I'm thankful that all of the blood tests have shown that I'm a match for my cousin who needs a kidney. Final testing is in January.
I am thankful for my husband. He does such a good job taking care of me and the kiddo.
This year, after 2 really hard years, I'm thankful me & my kids have a warm home to spend the holidays in. Thanks for the great Sunday post, I look forward to these. xx
I am thankful for the grace extended to me each day, and I pray that I can be as merciful to others as they are to me!
I am thankful for my 2 little girls, there are the ray of sunshine in my life.
my husband :)
I am thankful for maple syrup, and the opportunity to use "God juice" and heat to make something nummy!
And there's a center pole in the ice cream cake, for the person who asked.
I am thankful for my autistic brother who teaches me to enjoy life, no matter what, to laugh and ignore the stares that come with "being different". I am thankful for my son who teaches me to go full steam ahead, to follow every question to an answer, to turn an "I wonder" into an "ah-ha"! I am thankful to my parents who teach me what unconditional love means, that gentle teasing is another way to say "I love you very much". I am thankful for my cat who teaches me that snuggling is the best thing when you are feeling down and that there is always time for a nap.
thankful for all bakers who make the disastrous cakes and cupcakes that you feature everyday. It gives me a laugh when I need one most some days Keep up the great work.
I am thankful for a loving boyfriend who brings so much joy to my life!
I'm thankful for fuzzy slippers...and fluffy pillows!