Happy Easter to our friends and family. Christ's birth was a magnificent event in human history, but his sacrifice and resurrection brought to pass the ability for each of us to enjoy eternal glory. Hopefully we all will take time and show appreciation for this event in human history.

We were so excited as a family to enjoy a nice spring day Saturday. We got the sprinkler system up, mowed the lawn, cleaned out our flower beds and ended with dinner cooked on the grill. We are glad warmer weather is upon us. Nikolas also had his first game and he did well. His team won 8-5 and he has shown great improvement over last year.

The past week was fairly typical. The boys went to school and Andy and Gail worked. Andy was on the road to Wendover and Wells this last week for Court and meeting with clients. He has been appointed to represent several "dancers" at a gentleman's club accused of prohibited acts. We will keep you posted. Gail is getting ready for "The Miracle Worker" as well as adding new voice students. She keeps busy.

All continues to go well and we hope is true for you. We wish you all a Happy Easter.

We have just returned from a great weekend in Idaho. We travelled up Friday afternoon and stayed in Boise. We were up for a family get together to celebrate Gail's Grandmother's birthday. We had a nice time visiting with family. Andy went to the temple on Saturday morning while the boys went swimming at the pool. Once Andy got back we went to have Thai food and then went to visit one of Andy's mission companions who owns a car wash in Boise. He had a great time catching up. Once our visiting was done we did a bit of shopping and then went to the party. We all had an early night in bed. We got up Sunday morning and went to church before heading home. We attended a ward that meets next to the temple so after our meetings we went for a walk around the temple grounds. It was a great way to spend a sabbath day. We then went back to our room, packed up and were on our way back home. We are glad to be home. We hope all is well with you.

We had one exciting week. It was the boy's spring break, so there was no school. Despite this unfortunate development, the boys managed to stay busy and generally out of trouble. Tuesday morning we were off to Salt Lake City for a doctor's appointment for Matthew. The appointment went well and we have a new medication for Matthew to use which will help. We tried a new place in SLC, Kaiser's BBQ, for lunch and it was good. Our good friend Irene met us and it was great to see her. She was kind enough to take the boys, so Gail and Andy could go to an alumni reception for his law school at Lamb's Cafe. We enjoyed seeing some of our good friends we made while in school. We were up early the next meeting and off to Elko. Andy went to work, Gail and the boy were off to Idaho. Gail was asked to sing at a funeral for a family friend. While in Idaho she went to a recital in which a friend of hers was performing. The boys got to spend time playing with their cousins which they enjoyed. Gail left Wednesday, because of an unusual snow storm on its way. It was a good decision because it snowed on and off from Thursday to early Saturday morning. Once it stopped and the sun came out, the entire amount melted. Gail and the boys returned late Saturday afternoon and we were glad to be back together as a family. We hope all is well wherever you may be.

This is spring break week for the boys and they are excited. Interestingly the last three days of school were half days, so really the boys had half of one week off and then all of next week. Grades came out as well and Matthew has shown some improvement while Nikolas continues to do well. We are amazed that in 9 more weeks the boys will be done for the year. Matthew and Andy had a great experience in Salt Lake City Saturday. They were able to attend Priesthood Meeting at the Conference Center and what a wonderful spirit was present. This whole General Conference has been uplifting. How grateful we are as a family the restored gospel of Jesus Christ is upon the earth and we have the opportunity to hear prophets speak. Up until Sunday we had beautiful weather and then Saturday night we had some snow and the temps dropped back into the 30's. We all hope all is well with you.

We have all returned safely from some fun weekend trips. Gail was up in Idaho to see a play at Boise State University on Saturday. She had the opportunity to do some shopping, visit family and have lunch with some friends. She left Friday morning and returned Sunday. The boys were off to Las Vegas. Andy had a meeting to attend Saturday morning, so he and the boys left on Friday. He met up in Las Vegas with his uncle who lives in California and had a great visit. The boys spent a good amount of time in the pool, but they also went to see a movie, had dinner at Five Guys Burger and Fries and introduced Matthew to sushi. It was great to spend time with Uncle Charlie. They returned on Sunday evening. We hope all is well with you.

This week was pretty typical for the Mierins family. The boys went to school and Gail and Andy went to work. Gail continues to add voice students and she is getting better known in the community for her artistic skill, meaning she has found a way to get away from her cleaning business and make some extra cash. She is very happy to be teaching voice.

Andy settled back in after his trial and is gearing up for the next one in 4 weeks. The next one should not be as stressful. He is enjoying teaching and was approached about applying for the director of the criminal justice program at the local college. He is not sure this is the direction career wise he wants to go, but is glad to know he is appreciated for the work he is doing at the school.

Nikolas had try-outs for little league Saturday. He was selected to be a member of a team coached by one of Andy's friends and heard it is the Yankees. If true, Nikolas is not happy, but we are not sure that is the team's name. Practices start on March 28. Matthew decided he is not going to play an organized sport until Elko has a dodge ball league. He continues to be about the same.

We have began the clean-up of our yard and are getting ready to plant some flowers and a garden. We spent time Saturday picking up the sticks and twigs in the yard. The weather has been in the 50's and in a few weeks it will be time to start mowing the grass. Several of the perennial flowers around the house are coming up and starting to bloom.

We hope all is well.

Another quick week has come and gone. The boys are gearing up for little league which starts next week. Matthew and Nikolas are both going to play and are excited. The boys continue to move along at school and are looking forward to their break coming up the beginning of April. Nikolas sang in a talent show this week at his school and was awarded a certificate for a free hamburger at Burger King. He was proud of his accomplishment.

We have Andy back after a very tiring week of trial. He was glad his client was not convicted of attempted murder, but was convicted of a lesser crime. The jury finally came back with a verdict Friday afternoon. Monday he gets back to the grind.

Gail added a new voice student this week and is gaining quite a reputation as a teacher in the community. One of her students was featured in the local paper for a performance she gave as part of a invitation only choir at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Gail was beaming.

We hope all is well wherever you may be.