Friday’s Fave Five

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Welcome to Friday’s Fave Five, hosted by Susanne at Living to Tell the Story, in which we can share five of our favorite things from the last week. This has been a wonderful exercise in looking for and appreciating the good things God blesses us with. Click on the button to learn more, then go to Susanne’s to read others’ faves and link up your own.

Here are a few faves from the past week:

1. Independence Day, all that it stands for as well as the fun part: time off, time with family, barbecue, fireworks, etc.

2. Grandma’s birthday.

3. Caramel Cake. I had seen a caramel cake mix in the store and wondered what it was like: caramel can sometimes taste too sweet or rich for me. But as Grandma did not have a preference for her birthday cake, I decided to try it. It was really good!

I hadn’t meant to make it look tiger-striped: I used the pre-made caramel icing and then tried to drizzle a chocolate glaze over it but it didn’t drizzle. Her birthday was on Saturday and thankfully all the family was over again on Sunday for dinner and more cake for dessert, so I wasn’t left alone in the house with it for too long. 🙂

4. Good deals. Jesse needed some clothes for his youth group’s combination mission and camp trip, and pants with a 34″ inseam are hard to find. But we found those as well as shorts and swimming trunks at Sears and got a gift card towards our next purchase as well.

5. Starting a new cross stitch project. Can you guess what it is yet?

Bonus: Losing another 2.5 lbs.!

Hope you have a great weekend!

16 thoughts on “Friday’s Fave Five”

  2. I was going to say an ocean wave (except it’s not blue), but bird’s nest sounds about right. Congrats on the weight loss! And happy birthday to Grandma:)

  3. Congrats on the weight loss!!! I know what you mean about being in the house too long with a cake! 😉

  4. The caramel cake is making my mouth water something awful! I’m thinking either a bird’s nest or a wreath of some kind? Considering the size…probably bird’s nest. You’re gonna tell us soon, right?? HAHAHA! Have a great weekend!

  7. Good for you on losing more weight!
    Grandma’s cake looks so good.
    I love it when you find what you need and can get a deal too! Have a great weekend.

  8. Congrats on the weight loss. That is hard work, to be sure. The cake looks delish. I’m impressed that you could make that cake and still lose weight. Cake is my kryptonite.

  10. I feel your pain in trying to find 34″inseam. Add that to a 31/32″ waist and it’s next to impossible for my son. I’ll have to try Sears and bonus for the extra gift card.

    Your cake looks good tiger striped. Happy belated birthday to your grandma.

  11. I think that cross stitch is going to be a rose. Yes, no?
    Happy Birthday again to Grandma! Caramel and chocolate is a win-win combination!

  12. Happy Birthday to your MiL. Love the tiger striped caramel cake. The cross stitch looks like a bird’s nest.

    And I was going to suggest Sears but I read your next sentence and realized you’d already found them. Put a brink on that kid’s head so he stops growing!

  13. Oh, wow, carmel cake. I’d have been all over that! How nice to have a happy birthday, and 4th of July in the same weekend. I love to be around friends and family with reasons to celebrate.

    Congratulations on your weight loss! That’s great, (especially since you had that fantastic cake in your house!)

    The cross stitch looks lovely, but I have no guesses!

  14. I’m really impressed with the weight loss despite caramel cake! I smiled at your comment about not being alone with too much cake 😉 I don’t crave sweets so they’re not much temptation, but carby starchy stuff is tough to resist. Love good deals — glad you got some this week!

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