The Mierins family finds it hard to believe summer has come to an end and the boys will start school in the morning. We had a wonderful summer and are looking forward to a great school year.

We were in Salt Lake City Monday and Tuesday of this week at appointments for Matthew. All of his doctors feel his is doing well, except there is some concern about one of his kidneys so we will be back in a few weeks to see the specialist. Except for the psychiatrist, Matthew does not have to see any of his doctor for another year. We were excited and feel blessed Matthew continues to make great progress. We were especially impressed with his new psychiatrist who we feel help with some of his anxiety issues.

While in SLC we had the chance to visit with some friends, including one of Andy's last mission companions. He was quite excited to see him and spend some time visiting. We also got to see out dear friend Irene and enjoyed a nice lunch with her.

The rest of our week was typical. Gail and Andy worked, the boys played and we saw little of each other until Saturday morning. We did go to open houses at each of the boy's schools. Matthew starts 5th grade and Nikolas 3rd. Each also goes to a new school, so we made sure to lay good groundwork for the transition.

We hope all have a great week this week.