Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing tonight on this Wednesday afternoon? Mom is so sorry that I have not had the chance to write to you in over a week. As you already know, Mom has been so sick. I started out with catching a nasty cold last week, then Mark caught it starting on Friday & through the weekend & I really am not sure what happened on Sunday. I was doing just fine & then in a matter of minutes everything changed & I got so sick again. I wasn't even cold but my body was shaking so bad. I laid down & fell asleep. Woke up later in the day & went straight to bed. I don't really remember much. I was so out of it. Couldn't even talk, I wasn't making since, disoriented & wasn't sure where I was, think I was seriously dehydrated. It was so scary & awful. I woke up Monday morning & still felt terrible. Mark said Mom was really out of it. He was sick all Sunday night too. As you already know too... Mom came down with the shingles. It didn't surprise me at all though. I have been doing really good. I was thinking about it the other night & in over 2 years I have only had it 1 time. The breakout was so small & I healed very quickly that time. I am doing better. I was really upset with myself about this one but I stopped as I do not even understand what happened. It is just the weirdest thing. I do know that I kept asking for you to be with Mom. I needed you to be with me & watch over me. I know you were with me. Even though I was so out of it, I know. Thank you, Tyler. It means so much to Mom. I was scared but just not myself to really be able to do anything about it. I couldn't even think. Thank you for watching over Mark too. Neither of us ever what this to happen again. Update... Mark still has a cough & so does Mom. I am in the " healing " stage right now so I can't do much at all. Every day will get better though. Please continue to watch over us both. Thank you again.
 The only other thing that went on is that we had the Blizzard of 2015 the last couple days. We had snow totals that were over 28" of snow, gusts of wind up to 50 mph over 30,000 folks without power. The snow is so deep that there is a car out in the parking lot here that we can only see the roof of it. The rest is buried under the snow. It is crazy. Everything was shut down for the last 2 days. Mark has had this whole week off. He goes back tomorrow. Watching the weather we are in for more snow this Friday & next Monday. Just don't know where it all is going to go. Hope we don't get too much more. I keep telling Mark I wonder why we ever left Texas, but we all know the real reasons why we did. Guess I really just miss the sun shining most of the time & some of the folks there.
 Meme's birthday is coming up in 6 days. We are going to surprise her & go up that weekend to see everyone. It will already have been 4 weeks since we left NH to come to our new home. Time is already flying by. I look forward to the other 3 seasons & the time change. I look forward to seeing what this new place really has to offer us. I think I will like it so much better. I think you are agreeing. We still have so much work to do with our stuff in Texas. I miss somethings but most can be replaced. I miss all my pictures of you & special items. I can't wait to get them here. Will be working on it the next couple weeks. Another thing I am working on is your flat stone & bench...FINALLY!!!! It should be in & set at your resting place by the end of March. I can't wait. You deserve it. I just hope you like it.
 I know this letter is fairly short, but I could not go another night without writing. I was missing it so much & really felt guilty. I have all the time tomorrow while Mark is working to write you a longer one & also do 8 nights of the daily prayers. That is going to be one heck of a long letter...lol! 
 I hope that your night is all that you need & want it to be. May you have sweet dreams & rest easy if that is what you need to do. Fly high & free always. I will whisper to you as I always do. Hope you are listening out for Mom. I miss you & love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world my sweet precious son. Until I write tomorrow.....you are forever in my mind, thoughts, & heart.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!