Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing today on this Tuesday afternoon? Hope you are somewhere beautiful & sunny where the sun shines down on your sweet face the way you like it. Today the weather is very rainy, cooler than it has been & very cloudy. It feels good for a change but boy Mom can tell that Fall is coming faster than we all know it. Soon it will be winter again..blah! Things here in the apartment are still the same as last night. The plumber that the complex was counting on was a no show so they came by this morning to tell us that they have to wait on another plumber to come....that was almost 5 hours ago & still nothing. There seems to be even more of a problem than what they thought. The hot water is off but yet we are getting hot water ( very little ) but don't know how as everything is turned off. The temp on the water heater should be very low to zero & it is staying at 120 degrees. Mark stayed home from work today so that Mom didn't have to deal with these guys myself with the pups. We are hoping that things get fixed very soon so that we can have water, shower, cook, etc... things are just messy. Mom wanted to take the time while things were quiet to write to you because I know that when the men come by to start the fixing of everything, the pups are going to go crazy & we will have our hands full. 
 Not much to really update you on. Grandpa told me that he went to see you yesterday. He sat at your bench & had a nice conversation with you. That made me tear up. He really thinks your stone & bench is beautiful. Mom thinks so too. We were going to head up there this weekend but all the hotels are booked so we can't. We have no where to stay. We are going to try next weekend though. Mom sent your Dad a text with the pictures so that he could see them. He liked them as well. He was telling me that he is in Dallas, Texas right now doing a job for the next 3 months. Mom asked how the family was doing & he said he really didn't know as he is rarely ever with them. That was sad to hear but I guess that is their way of living. Everyone else seems to be well. Haven't heard anything else otherwise. Will keep posting to you as Mom knows things. I know that you hear & see all but Mom still likes to write it to you. Helps me. In ways this blog & my letters to you have become a journal for me. Anyways....
 Here are the daily prayers that Mom needs to catch up on for you. August 9~ O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever. Gratitude may be the most underestimated virture. We think of love, hope, faith, & the power of prayer & forgiveness. But how often do we stop each day & give thanks for all the blessings in our lives? Are we too focused on what we lack, what we don't have, don't want, don't need? By opening the heart & mind on focus on gratitude, we unleash a treasure of unceasing good that's just waiting to flow into our lives. A grateful person knows that by giving thanks, they're given even more to be thankful for. Holy Spirit, open my heart & mind to gratitude for your gifts.
 August 10~ But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge. You are the mighty wind that lifts me up on high when I am weak & weary & without the strength to fly. You are the mighty fortress that keeps me free from fear & shelters me in the kindness with your tender loving care. 
 August 11~ Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof; and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. Sometimes the people around me irritate me, God. During those times, with an apology on my lips, help me climb out of the fut of irritation & make amends. Help me learn from my mistakes & do better. Amen.
 Mom is yet again caught up on the prayers for you. Hopefully things will start calming down so that Mom can write to you daily again. Things just never seem to slow down. Never enough hours in the day to do all that we need to. 
 Mom knows that the night sky this evening will not be showing us the moon & stars like it did last evening. The rain is still coming down & the sky is just dreary & gray. Mom will still whisper to you as I always do tonight so be listening out for me. I miss you so much my sweet precious son. Love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. Hope you have a relaxing night & may it be all that you need & want it to be. Continue to watch over Mom, Mark & our family & friends. You are forever in my heart, mind & soul.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!