Everyone has returned safe and sound from the trip to Idaho. Andy was quite lonely while Gail, Matthew and Nikolas were gone, but it gave him time to get caught up on various things at work. He stayed at the office late each night. The boys reported they had a great time. They played with their cousins, went to the movies and investigated an Army/Navy Store. Gail enjoyed doing some shopping. We are all glad to be reunited.

Andy's week was busy with work. It ended on a sour note with him developing an infection in his leg. He has kept off the leg as best he can and the combination of a priesthood blessing and some antibiotics seems to be working.

We hope all is well with you.

What a quick week this has been. The boys are on spring break this upcoming week. Gail, Matthew and Nikolas are visiting Gail's family in Idaho, leaving Andy home for part of this next week. He has quite a busy month ahead so it will give him time to focus on getting prepared for a jury trial in two weeks. Andy had this last week off from teaching as the college was on its spring break, so he goes back to teaching this next week. He is looking forward to the semester ending as it has been quite a bit of work this semester.

We had a quick trip into Utah Friday to attend Bernice Greene's funeral, a family friend we knew from our days living in Weare. It was a great service and wonderful to see many of our NH friends who relocated to Utah.

We would also be remiss if we did not mention how blessed we were to participate in General Conference again. We are looking forward to hearing the words of our living prophets and apostles again today.

Otherwise, all is well with the Mierins family. We hope the same for you.

Another interesting week has come and gone. This last one came in like a lion (we had snowy, 30 degree weather) and went out like a lamb, with sunshine and 60's. Not complaining, just amazed at what a difference a week can make. We all continue to do quite well.

Nikolas is getting ready to start baseball practice on Monday. He is on the Durham Bulls and excited to begin. Matthew continues to defend the world against alien invasion and other mythical creatures. He has a creative imagination and love him for it.

Gail and Andy are busy as always. Andy was in Las Vegas from Thursday until Sunday attending a conference on forensic science. He reports the conference was help at the Cosmopolitan and he reports it was fascinating. He said they got started by 8am and went to 6:30 each day, so it did not leave much time for anything else. He was hoping to get to the temple while in LV, but did not make it.

That about sums up our week. We hope all is well with you.

This was an excellent week. We received the most amount of snow we had this winter over the last two days. Thankfully it is a spring snow so it should melt in the next few days. Everyone is also home safe and sound.

Andy was in Las Vegas Friday to Sunday to attend a board meeting for Nevada Legal Services. While there he met up with his Uncle Charlie and had a great visit. He said it was one of those visits you did not want to end and was sad when over. Andy was able to record some family history, particularly the journey taken when Andy's Father's family left Latvia. He was glad to have spent the time.

Nikolas had baseball tryouts on Saturday and is waiting to find out which team he will be on. All else is great, we hope the same for you.

What a wonderful past week this has been. Gail's sister Janelle, her husband and daughter were here for a visit. We enjoyed the time we spent with them, especially having Kailee with us. She is a wonderful addition to our family. Otherwise it was a fairly typical week in the Mierins' household. Nikolas is getting ready to play baseball and the rest of us carry on with our normal routines. We are all healthy, happy and doing great. We hope the same for you.

We had a wintry week like many of you. It snowed on and off from Tuesday to Thursday, but once it stopped it all melted. The good thing is the snow in the mountains which is what we need. Other than a bit of an inconvenience, it was not that bad.

All of us continue to do well. The boys are getting ready for spring. Nikolas is ready to play some baseball and he got the basketball inflated and has been outside shooting hoops. Matthew is ready to start collecting bugs. We are happy that both are doing well.

Gail and Andy are pretty much the same. Andy went into SLC with some friends Friday to be in the temple as someone he knows went through the temple and was sealed to his wife and children. He said it was fantastic.

We hope all is well with you.

We continue to do quite well here in the Nevada desert. Matthew and Nikolas have shown great progress this year in school. Progress reports were sent this week and Nikolas has moved back inside from the dog house, Matthew gets to keep his place inside. We are proud of both of them. Nikolas is gearing up for baseball.

Andy and Gail continue to be busy as always. We were glad to have a day off Monday. We enjoy the time we can be together. Not much else to report. Hope all is well with you.

What a fast week this has been. We are amazed how mild of a winter we have had. We did get some snow this week, but like previous snowfalls, it melted by the end of the day. We are not complaining, just amazed at how lucky we have been.

Gail got to have some fun this week. She and a friend traveled to Utah to see a play, shop and have a break. Andy missed her. He left Thursday for Wendover, she left Friday and will be back together this evening.

The boys continue to do well. All is great in the Mierins' home and we hope the same for you.

We had a wonderful week. Nikolas finished his science fair project. His project involved whether sand or gravel would hold more weight. He used tubes filed with both and then placed weight on top until the tubes collapsed. We are quite proud of his research.

Matthew was off to a merit badge pow-wow this week and accomplished several requirements. He is showing improvement in school and doing well.

Andy and Gail are busy as always. We hope all is well with you.

The biggest news this week was Matthew participating in the Klondike Derby. Andy went along (although he did not camp). He and Matthew Saturday morning built a shelter and learned how to build fires without using matches. Andy even admitted it was fun. Other than the Klondike nothing out of the ordinary occurred. The boys went to school and Andy and Gail worked. We are all glad the coldest part of winter is past and we are starting to look forward to spring, although we understand from the forecast is for 6 more weeks of winter. We hope you are well.

No sooner had I commented on the fact we had no snow on the ground, than we received a storm that as of today most has melted. The snow was welcomed though because it provides water in the mountains. The boys thought maybe snow day, but it was not that good of a storm.

Not much else happened this week out of the normal routine of school and work. So not much else to report. We hope all is well.

We finally got a bit of snow this week, but mostly rain. We are happy about this because the mountains got the snow which is good for our water supply, but we do not have to deal with the shoveling and poorly plowed roads. We may actually go the whole winter without any sustained snow on the ground.

The week was fairly typical with nothing spectacular. We enjoyed being home together on Monday with the holiday. The boys went to school and Andy and Gail worked the remainder of the week. Andy did go to Wendover on Friday, otherwise it was a typical week.

We hope all is well.

Another great week has gone by in the Mierins's family. Much the same as most weeks. The boys were in school, Gail and Andy worked. The most exciting thing to occur this week was Matthew starting guitar lessons. He says the first was great. Not much else to report. Hope all is well wherever you may be.

It was back to our normal routine this week and the transition went smooth. Tuesday the boys went back to school, Andy went back to work and Gail threw a party Christmas break was over. We enjoyed the time we had together.

On Monday we went as a family to see "War Horse." We all thought it excellent. We are glad there are still good family movies being made. Everyone, but Gail, is excited we finally have morning church. The first two months we were here we had 9 am church, then either due to chnages or moving we had 11 am or 1pm, starting last week we now start at 9 am.

Not much else to report. We hope all is well.

Happy New Year to all our friends and family. We hope 2012 is great for you.

The Mierins family had a great week. We were all home and enjoyed each others company. Matthew and Nikolas essentially played their respective video games all week, but did put them down long enough to go on an overnight trip to SLC with Andy. Gail relished in her time at home with peace and quiet. The boys went to the Clark Planetarium, did some shopping, ate sushi and spent the night at a friend's home we know from law school. They left Tuesday morning and came back Wednesday night.

We pretty much spent the week playing games, watching movies and spending time together. School starts again Tuesday and then it is back to the grind. Gail thinks Tuesday will not come soon enough and the boys think they were robbed by such a short vacation.

Friday evening we had the Mierins' Family Holiday Festival. It was great to gather with some of our friends. Andy spent the day cooking which he enjoyed and everyone seem to have a good time. We have plenty of left overs, so we are set for lunch and dinner for the next several days.

Saturday was clean up day and we managed to get all the decorations down, cleaned up and boxed up for next year. This has been a great Christmas. We hope all is well with you.