When my mom and sister told me that they were taking a quilting class from Kim Diehl, a national quilt teacher and author of several wonderful quilt books, I was insanely jealous. Jealous because of their fun opportunity, but more green with envy because, once again, they were doing mother/daughter bonding without me. So, I took matters into my own hands, cashed in some frequent flier miles, and flew to UT to join them.

The class was informative, but the fun part was being together. Heidi was the speed demon, setting the pace for the class, my mom was a steady performer in the middle of the pack, and I was honest-to-goodness DEAD LAST. No surprises there.

Another highlight of the trip for everyone was bowling at BYU with Heidi, Jesse, Claire, Tyler, Noah, Matthew, Vivi, Mom, Dad and me. The fact that I couldn’t seem to keep the ball from going in the gutter was a source of great amusement for everyone. I managed to score a 38, if that gives you any indication of the caliber of my skills. YIKES!!!

Vivi returned back to Texas with a “pet” dog.  Much to Bryan’s relief, it’s just a darling stuffed weenie dog that Heidi whipped up for Vivi in an hour or so.  Vivi insists on calling the dog “Grandpa.”  To her, I’m certain that she’s honoring one of her favorite people.  I’m not so sure Grandpa thinks that having a weenie dog named after him is such an honor, though.

I’m grateful to all the people back here in TX that helped pitch in and watch Ariana while I was away.  THANK YOU!!!