What a fast week this has been. Everything is about the same in the Mierins household. Busy, busy and busy. The boys are in the countdown to the end of school with 9 school days left. It does not seem possible, but is true. Matthew and Nikolas are ending strong and each got to visit the new school they will attend next year. Gail and Andy wonder how it is possible that Matthew begins middle school.

Nikolas continues to enjoy playing baseball and with the nicer weather likes riding his rip stick and bike. Matthew is glad to get back outside and collect bugs and rocks. Andy and Matthew had a trip to SLC Thursday for a doctor's appointment which went well. Matthew is doing much better on his new medication and the doctor even commented on a change since his last visit. We are all glad.

Gail and her singing group are tearing up the music world. They performed this weekend at the California Trail Center and have now been asked to sing at a 4th of July celebration. Gail continues to teach students and has found two great outlets to use her magnificent music talents.

Not much else to report. Hope all is well.

We are certainly enjoying spring in Nevada. The trees all have leaves, the flowers are in full bloom and we need to water the lawn. The last several days have been absolutely beautiful. In addition to the warm weather, Gail recently celebrated a birthday. Andy tried to make her a special cake, but it did not come out the way he planned, thankfully it was the thought that counts.

Gail has been very busy the last several weeks with the 'Miracle Worker" which came together and the cast and crew did a fantastic job. Nikolas played the part of Jimmy and he was great. The only disappointing thing was how few people came, it was one of the best productions put on here. In addition to the play, Gail continues to be busy with her voice students and taking great pride as they are achieving some recognition.

We had a fantastic visit with Andy's Mom and Jim last weekend. Gail went off to Boise on Saturday to see "Wicked" and had a wonderful time. We enjoyed the Cinco De Mayo parade and celebration in Elko and Jim and Nikolas got to golf. We all were sad to see them leave, but grateful for the time we got to spend together.

Matthew continues to show some great improvements since we changed some of his medications. Since the change his effort and behavior at school has drastically improved. While he still has his challenges, we are glad he seems happier. Nikolas has had a good season in baseball and is playing better. The boys are both excited for school to end in a few weeks.

Andy continues to be busy as always. He spent quite a bit of time the last two weeks on finding a new home for the Family Resource Center and if all goes well, the Board of Directors will finalize the purchase of a new building which will enhance the service the organization can provide to the community. Over the last week he was in Reno on Tuesday and Wendover on Wednesday. He finished teaching his class this week. He is glad the summer is almost here.

We hope all is well in your part of the world.

Mother Nature has been trying to trick us this last week. Typical of living in the high desert, we had cooler temperatures and some snow flurries this week. It looks to improve to spring like weather this week, meaning we can get back outside and work on our gardens and the yard.

The Mierins family had quite a busy week. Gail has been enjoying herself attending all 3 performances of "The Sound of Music" this week by the high school drama departments. She has several students performing and she had a great time attending. The boys were not as interested so they stayed home, meaning everyone was happy.

Matthew and Nikolas are doing well. Each is excited for summer with one month of school left. We had an IEP meeting for Matthew this week and he has shown some great progress since taking his new medication. All of us are glad he is shown some improvement. We have not seen a progress report, but each of his teachers reported he is more attentive and motivated.

Nikolas is in full swing of baseball season. He had 3 games this week and all went well. He is having adjustments going from coach pitch to facing a real pitcher, but he is doing well.

Andy is busy as always. He was in Carson City last Monday and Tuesday for some parole violation hearings. He reports the capital is beautiful. Andy was elected the President of the Board of Directors for a local social services non-profit and that has taken up even more of his time lately due to an immediate need to move. Overall he still enjoys what he does and with him happy all of us are happy.

We hope all is well.

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.