Thank you, Allison for this gorgeous handmade ornament. I love it! I love all of the little details, like the sponged edges, the perfectly coiled wire, each little ribbon tied so evenly, and the gold paint on the edges of the wooden medallion. Classy gift from a classy girl! Love ya!
My sweet friend and downline with Close To My Heart, Lynette brought this 5" x 7" card by the other day. Isn't it gorgeous! She is super-talented and has added so much to my life through her example of never-ending energy, enthusiasm, and a standard of excellence in everything she does. You can visit Lynette's blog here.
Do you LOVE sugar cookies as much as I do? Probably not. That would be almost impossible. But, if you like them even half as much as I do, you'll love this recipe.
"Celebrate what?" you ask. National Papercrafting Month, Silly! I'll bet you were thinking Christmas or New Years or something like that. Nope. How could those ideas possibly pop in your mind before National Papercrafting Month? I just don't get it (ha)!
Here are several projects that I have made using the Felicity Collection. Feel free to click on any image to see it larger. 
with the sparkly snowflakes...see detail photo above.).
It's been several days since I've posted but that isn't because I haven't had things to post. It's because life has been such whirlwind that sitting down and doing it has been the issue. I can't complain. It's mostly fun busy...but busy nonetheless. So, this is a very full post. I've decided to number everything because there is so much to share. Maybe that way you can keep it all straight. I hope you enjoy it!
A. Tannon: We played a very good Lehi High School team and won by 2 points. Whew! Tannon (#10 and shooting in the photo) had 19 points. The Lone Peak Knights are now 3-0. Woo Hoo!
B. Dawson had his Christmas Choir Concert and I was so impressed. These kids can sing! I love this photo of him and 3 of his best friends (l-r: Brooke, Dawson, Dallin and Hayley) after the concert. I am so grateful for the GREAT friends that my kids have chosen. Dawson has also been playing up a storm with his basketball team. They have played 4 games in the past week. Dawson has either been high scorer or 2nd high scorer in every game and is leading the team in steals (he even had 8 in one game!). Since his first game, which they lost by one point in overtime, they have done nothing but win. Can I just say that I really LOVE winning? I also love this picture of D in his hoodie trying to look macho. Too cute for words.
cornbread and chocolate cake for dessert. It is also our family tradition that the birthday boy gets the 'special plate' (see photo of place setting). Rick also will get the 'special plate' this Sunday at our family dinner (the 'special plate' is for more than birthdays. It's for anytime something big happens for a family member). Rick was just recently offered a GREAT job following his graduation from BYU (in Information Systems) this coming Spring. The only sad part is that he, Kori and Daci will be moving to Chicago in June. As much as we will miss you three, we are so happy for your success and are so proud of you, Rick! Thanks for being such a great husband and daddy to our daughter and granddaughter.
The Daily Herald published their high school basketball season preview of the Lone Peak basketball team on Tuesday, December 8. I was pleasantly surprised to open my paper to see a photo of Tannon (included in this post, photo by Beky Beaton) and then read some nice comments about him from our coach. The question everybody wants to ask Lone Peak boys basketball coach Quincy Lewis this season is how he's planning to replace six seniors, including two-time Mr. Basketball Tyler Haws.
His quick answer? "I won't -- at least, not right away."
The coach explained, "We lost a really good core group of guys that we brought all the way through the program. They went to the state title game three years in a row and won twice.
"I like the talent level of my new team, but it's going to take some time with our youth and inexperience to come around," he added. "We've got a lot of work to do."
The only returning player with substantial varsity experience is 6-foot-3 senior wing Tannon Pedersen, who came back to the hoops squad fresh off an All-State season as a quarterback for the football team.
"He was a major contributor last year on a very good team," Lewis said. "He has the ability to shoot the ball with range and is getting better and better at getting to the basket."
Next on the list is a name that many will never have heard before: 6-7 junior center Jordan Hamilton.
"He was hurt all of last year," Lewis said.
"We got him back in the spring and he's made excellent progress since that time. He has very good hands and can get up and down the floor."
A player who earned some varsity minutes last year as a freshman is 6-1 sophomore guard Brody Berry.
"He gets his hands on things and is very disruptive defensively," Lewis said.
Christian Childs, a 6-7 senior forward, "brings some size and has worked very hard to improve his game in the offseason," the coach said.
Three other seniors expected to contribute and bring leadership to the team are 6-0 guard Scott Schwarz and 6-3 forwards Ben Seipert and Brady Berry.
Lewis also has a couple of talented freshmen in 6-1 point guard Nick Emery and 6-2 wing Tallon Shumway.
"These two could have a real impact on varsity this season," the coach said."The big question for me is, how quickly can we develop guys without much varsity experience?
"I've kind of thought with our system defensively, it's always taken kids a couple of years to figure out what they're doing with it," he went on. "We had the spring and summer to get a head start on it, but we still have a long way to go."
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