We were excited to have the boy's mid semester progress reports come home this last week. Matthew has shown great improvement over the past nine weeks and we are so very proud of him. He approached Andy one morning and asked what he can do about his difficulty staying focused. They had a great conversation and Matthew is trying some of the ideas. Nikolas continues to do well in school with A's and B's except for PE. When asked why he is barely passing PE he said "I talk to much." Amazing.

This week the boys both signed up to play little league in the spring. This will be Nikolas' third year playing, while it will be Matthew's first. We hope for great success for both.

Andy had a new experience this last week. He was a judge for the Miss Elko County Pageant, which was held Monday. He said it was a great experience and he came away with a different view of the pageant. He found it to be a great organization and something which is positive in a young woman's life. He continues to be busy as always and is a week away from starting one of his biggest trials. He has spent a good amount of time preparing. In addition he continues to teach his class on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

Gail also had a busy week. The group she is performing with was asked to sing at Great Basin College this last week for one of the theater classes. All reports are that she did fantastic. She also began auditions for the "Miracle Worker." Needless to say her musical and theater talents continue to keep her quite busy. She still finds time to teach her voice students.

Well that about sums up our week.