Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Friday evening? Mom is just having another rough day. This week has been h*ll for Mom...ugh! Today, we got the wall patched from the whole water heater ordeal. Monday will get another coat & Tuesday they will go ahead & paint it. Can't wait to it all to be done. Today, when the gentlemen was here to do the work, the pups were barking so Mom went to grab them. I got Princess & the Ozzy. He didn't want to be held & he was wiggling around.... Mom went to put him down & he did a face/nose plant full force into my mouth. My gums are swollen & it huts to talk or eat. My mouth bled for quite some time too. What a mess. Mom has been taking Tylenol all day long for the pain. It helps but dang.... Ozzy has a hard face...ugh!
 The weather here was beautiful & hot. The next several days are going to be in the high 90's. It is going to be humid. Don't think there will be many more days like that left so Mom will be enjoying them while I can. The sky should be pretty clear tonight so Mom will be looking for the stars & moon shining bright. No matter what Mom will whisper to you as I always do so be listening out for my voice. 
 Let's see...updates... Mark went on a road trip for work & did a job all on his own. Things went well & he got kuddos from all his bosses. That was awesome & Mom was so happy for him. Got my score on my last 2 tests that Mom took for school. I got a 95 & 92 on my final exam. Both were A's but not enough to put bring my GPA up. Mom missed Dean's List by 1 point & an A average for the whole course by 1/2 a point. Mom is pretty upset about that but there is nothing I can do. To say the least Mom is bummed out but I will get out of that funk...sometime. Mom knows that so many are proud of me & Mom knows you are as well. Thank you for being with Mom through it all. Wish we could talk as Mom could really use a good pep talk from you. I miss you so much & love you to the moon & back & all the way around the would my sweet precious son.
 Here are the daily prayers that Mom needs to catch up on. August 12~ And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna: for they wist not what it was. And Moses said unto them, This is the bread which the Lord hath given you to eat. Bless the food I eat today, And let it remind me once again that the soul, like the body, lives & grows by everything it feeds upon. Keep me drinking only the good & the pure, for your glory. Amen.
 August 13~ For thy mercy is great above the heavens; & thy truth reacheth unto the clouds. His love is wider than our worries, longer than our loneliness, stronger than our sorrows, deeper than our doubts & higher than our hostilities. This is why valleys are so wide, rivers so long, winds so strong, oceans so deep & the sky is so high----with these, we can have a picture of the wonder of his love. 
 August 14~ Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, & thy lips with rejoicing. There are broken places in our family, & it's hard, serious work patching them up. In the midst of all there is to do, we feel God leading us outdoors to splash in rains & across beaches where we are rejuvenated by the sheer pleasure of playing. Laughter, in God's splendid creation, is good for the heart, mind, body, soul & most certainly our family.
 Ok.... all caught up! The evening sky is completely upon us now. Mom hopes that you have an evening where you do all that you want & need. If you rest tonight, sweet dreams to you & hopefully Mom will see you in her own dreams tonight. Remember you are forever in my heart, mind & soul.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

PS Today is your cousin Tony's Birthday. He is in Florida so go visit him! Also, pregames for football started yesterday. Green Bay played Patriot's...Green Bay won & San Diego Chargers played the Cowboys & the Chargers won... stop laughing...lol! Love you, Ty!