Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this early Friday evening? Hope you are flying high & free wherever you may be at this moment. today was a pretty good day. been busy but that is fine by Mom. Mark dropped off his truck to the mechanic's this morning so that they could have a few days to fix all that is wrong with it, he took Mom's vehicle to work & was home by 11 am which was a very nice surprise. Mom caught up on a little tv...shows that I had DVR'd this week & then I did some studying & submitted a quiz for school. I got 1 wrong out of 40 questions which gave me a grade of 97.5. I was really happy with that! Now Mom is writing to you while dinner is cooking. Later I will be doing some housework so that tomorrow morning all we have to do is shower & get on the road to NH. We are excited as we have not seen anyone for 2 months. I miss seeing Meme, Bob, Grandpa, Debbie & Aunt Beck. Mom will get a chance to see them all Saturday & Sunday so I am very happy about this. Should be a couple of mellow days for us but it will be nice to get away from the city. Be with us as we are traveling up & back. it is Labor Day weekend & it will be busy. We are hoping that we will miss most of the traffic though. Mom is the one driving up & back so that I can get familiar with the roads & get more comfortable driving in the city. Thank you. Mom is sure that I will have lots of updates for you tomorrow night when I write to you. It may be a short one but I will write to you, promise.
 Mom wants to write out the daily prayer for today & tomorrow for you right now. This way you will get them both...actually you will get tomorrows prayer a day early.. that is a 1st, huh? Mom doesn't want to bring the daily prayer book with her so I figured that I could just do both tonight & that would be ok with you. Ok... so after opening up the book Mom has realized that she wrote todays prayer to you on last nights letter. Guess my days are all screwed up...sorry, Ty. You will get 1 prayer in this letter which will be the 1 for tomorrow night & then I will be back to the right day on Sunday's letter to you. Here it is..... September 5~ And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Lord God, the words " I'm sorry " &  " forgive me " have got to be the most powerful in our vocabulary. May these phrases ever be poised on my lips, ready to do their work of release & restoration. Let your healing balm wash over me, Father, as I both grant & receive the freedom that forgiveness brings. Amen.
 Sorry for all the confusion with the dates being all mixed up. Guess Mom got carried away last night with all the catching up I needed to do. Things will fix itself Sunday so all is good....small things...no worries! Can't believe that it is September 4th already & that it is Labor day weekend. That means beaches, parks, amusement parks, etc....close down so that everyone can get ready for what is coming next....winter & snow...ugh! It will be here before we know it again. Just a couple more months & it will be bitter cold & snowy outside. Mom can't believe that it will be her 2nd winter back here & Mom's 3 winter without you. I know that you do not miss it...lol! I know that you will be with Mom though through it all just in your own way now. You will see the snow fly & see us be cold & complaining about it all...hahaha! Time sure is flying by here in the physical world. Before we know it the holidays will be rolling around again. It will be nice to be close to home again & to be able to share it with family & friends. That is the only positive. Holidays have not been the same since you passed away. The sparkle & twinkle in Mom's eyes came from you & being around you. That is gone. I have tried my hardest but Mom is not fake. I can't pretend. It is a hard fact to face & I have been doing it now for over 2 years ( 2 years & 3 months to be exact. ) It sucks. I miss our conversations, our laughing, our being stubborn & yes....even the fights we would have. I miss it all. Mom misses you so much, Tyler. I wish I could put it into words for you & all to understand but I can't. It is just too difficult. I do know you can feel my pain now & I am so sorry. Again, I try my best but it will always be a work in progress for Mom. have patience with me, please. Thank you.
 Well, dinner is almost done & Mom will eat & then do some laundry & such. Maybe sit outside for a bit as there will not be many more nights to do so & then go to bed. Hope you have a wonderful evening my sweet precious son. May you have everything you need & want for the night. Slow down though & relax a bit if you can. If you close your eyes, sweet dreams & Mom is hoping to see you in my dreams tonight as well. Watch over us all, please & thank you. Give max & Snickers a big hug & kiss from Mom. Miss you all bunches & love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. Mom will look for the stars & moon tonight. Hope they will be shining bright for me to see. I will whisper to you as I always do. Hope you hear Mom. You are forever in my heart, mind & soul. I love you!
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!