Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Wednesday evening? Mom has had a pretty good day today. I was up early this morning & I did some cleaning on this very rainy day. I got that all done & then I got ready & got myself a snack & sat down to do my 1st lesson in my new course. I think Mom is going to learn a lot through this. Its a lot of note taking & my hands hurt from all the writing but that is ok. You have 5 chapters per lesson, activities after each chapter & the when you are done there is an assignment to do & then the quiz. Mom completed it all in 3 hours with a score of 100% for the quiz! I was pretty excited. Lessons are twice a week... Wednesday & Fridays & you have 2 weeks to finish it all. I am sure that as the course continues it will get harder but I am ready for this challenge & I know you are right there with Mom. In between this I will be doing more credits for my CEUs & also continuing a little at a time with my college courses. It will be busy but that is a good thing for Mom. Mark seems to be getting busier with his work as well so it keeps Mom occupied while he is working. That way I don't get bored myself or get lonely. 
 It has been a quiet day else wise. The phone has not rang at all. I am sure it will later tonight. Grandpa may call but if not he will on Thursday night. Some days are crazy & other days it is so quiet. Mom's friend told me to tell you hello. We talk every once in awhile...not like before where it was all the time. We have different schedules & looks to appear that our lives are going in very different directions these days. We are lucky to chat for about 5 or 10 minutes every few days. It is sad but I understand that life happens & he is starting over & trying to figure out his life. I wish him well with it all. Anyways.....Mom doesn't have anything else for an update for you so I will write the daily prayer for today: January 18~ Let the words of my mouth & the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock & my redeemer. You see my focus, heavenly Father. You see where my mind & my mouth have been straying. I pray you will draw my thoughts to what is noble, true, encouraging & loving right now so that my words may follow in kind. Please keep me from nursing hurts & grudges, keeping records of wrongs & harboring criticisms against others. Set me free from any such destructive ways. And may my thoughts, words, attitudes & actions please you. Finally, beloved whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence & if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Amen.
 Mom didn't get a chance to look for a quote tonight as I was so busy with my lessons today. I will make sure to have a couple of these for you on tomorrow nights letter as I will have the extra time. 
 Right now it is that time of night that Mom really needs to get going & get dinner started & ready as Mark is working tonight & I want him to have a good meal before he has to go to work. Mom is hoping that you will have a night that will be all things that you need & want to do. Come be with Mom & visit me in my dreams when I fall asleep tonight. Thank you my sweet precious son. I love when you get the chance to do that as it shows me that you are alright & happy. Mom will whisper to you later tonight as well. Be listening when I do & smile that smile that I love & miss so much. I will smile too. Please remember that you are forever in my heart, mind & soul. You are my hero & the wind beneath my wings. I miss you so dang much. I miss it all. I know you feel it in your soul. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. To infinity & beyond. This will never change. Mom has to go for now but I will be back tomorrow to write to you again. Good night & sweet dreams, Tyler. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!