Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son. How are you doing on this Saturday evening? Mom is sorry once again for not writing to you Friday but honestly Mom has no excuse. I was feeling ok & I was not overly busy at all but I was quite tired. I didn't really sleep all that much Thursday night. Mom has been awake since 6 am this morning. I had a dream that was more like a nightmare & I just couldn't shake it. I stayed awake while Mark & the puppies were fast asleep. Please forgive me for not writing to you.
 Lots has been going on these last few days though. Mom will be enrolling into the review classes this coming week & starting the week of May 9th. I have to wait for my text book & workbook to come in & that will be a 2 month course. After that I should be able to find a testing center to take the CPC certification exam~ hopefully pass it the 1st time & after that I need to update everything again. The next step will be looking for employment. Mom is hoping by August/September I can be employed somewhere & making some money. It has been a long time coming but it will be worth it in the long run. Mark is gearing up to take another big certification exam himself. He has been studying away & working like crazy. All of our family & friends are doing well. Aunt Shirley goes this week to a specialist to see if she will be needing surgery. I hope for her sake she won't. Johnny just took off to Cancun for vacation. He went there last year as well. Don't ever hear from him at all & neither does our family. Not much we can do about that but it is pretty sad. Let's see what else has been going on.... Today was a fairly busy day for Mark & Mom. Mark had a haircut, Mom went shopping & then after we went grocery shopping. Got home around 3 pm & I had to hop on the computer to pay some bills. Got done doing that & then made dinner. Mom made homemade calzones. They were actually pretty yummy. So many weird things have been going on to.. you know how they say things come in 3's well we are on 9 now. It is just one thing after another. Started out with Mark dropping & breaking a glass, then it was a letter about our taxes, then our account was compromised 3 times so we had to cancel everything & now we are having to wait 5 days to get new cards, the other day Mark locked himself out of his truck when he went to a client, then today he was driving & he hit something & screwed up his tire...the list goes on trust me... it happened all this week....dang...Mom is happy to have this week over with....lol. Hopefully this coming week will be better. Please watch over us as you always do. Mom always needs you by her side. Thanks Ty. 
 Next Sunday will be a hard day for Mom. It is May 8th & it is Mother's Day. I will try to hold my head high & smile as much as I can. Mom can't believe in 15 days I will be turning 45 years old. Doesn't seem possible for that....lol. Mom is signed up for another paint class on the 19th. This time we will be painting in the dark with glow in the dark paints. This should be really interesting but fun. We can choose from painting a tree scene or a skull. Not sure what one Mom will do. Guess I will decide that night. I think that is all the updates that Mom has for you tonight. Might have a few tomorrow night.
 The evening sky has set earlier than normal as the clouds are rolling in. The weather today was beautiful. So sunny & blue skies. Temps were 50 degrees. I guess tomorrow it is suppose to rain. Monday as well..Mom can kind of feel it. My head hurts & so does my face. I should be used to it since its been 28 years but Mom is not. It still hurts like h*ll. Mom is not sure if I will be able to see the stars & moon shining bright but no matter what I will whisper to you as I always do. Be listening out for my voice. Smile when you hear Mom & I will do the same. Mom is hoping that your night is all you need it to be & want it to be. Sweet dreams my sweet precious son. I miss you like crazy & I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. Come see Mom in my dreams tonight when I fall asleep. Thanks pumpkin. Good night, Tyler. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

P.S. Mom forgot to write the daily prayers to you... Here they are. April 29~ He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good & what doth the Lord require of thee but to do justly & to love mercy & to walk humbly with thy God? I am here right now, Father, because I do want to walk in your ways. I know the key is staying connected to you because the ways of the world are all around me, always imposing a different set of values & a different worldview. Give a wise & discerning heart in all things today so I can stay on track. Amen.
 April 30 ~ Even there shall thy hand lead me & thy right hand shall hold me. I see a robin's egg hatching, Lord & am set free from my doubts & fretting. For while life is not always filled with joy & happiness, I know it is always held in your hand. Amen.