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.