Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Tuesday afternoon? Mom is having a pretty good day so far. For some reason though I can't stop yawning. The weather is beautiful. It is finally sunny & 70 degrees. The skies are blue & the wind is blowing ever so lightly. Mom has been up since 7 am getting the dogs fed, making coffee, making breakfast for Mark & I & then I did some rearranging again in the apartment as Mom will be giving Bean a couple more pieces of furniture out of her office. After I finished that I took a shower & got ready & then brought the pups outside for a nice long walk. Came in after that & I jumped on my computer to do some shopping that I needed to do. I received a gift card for my Birthday & Mom used it to get some bookshelves for her office. Can't wait to get them so I can redecorate. Mom loves doing that kind of stuff. I used to do it all the time for a few of my jobs. I always had fun then too. Later tonight Mark is working so Mom is going to catch up on her TV shows that I DVR'd & just relax with a nice glass of wine before I go to bed. Tomorrow I have to get serious again & get going on this dang class that I keep procrastinating at. This computer course is driving me crazy. I just need to get it done & move forward but I am having a really hard time for some reason. I am not staying focused at all & that is so unlike me. Again, starting tomorrow I will be getting strict on myself with this. Next week Mark & Mom will be traveling again to NH as Mark has a client for work. I will have to bring my computer so I can do my studies while he is gone during the day/night. Hopefully Mom will get a chance to visit with family & friends during the evening time but the day is off limits as I need to study. Hopefully this will be the last time needed for Mark to go there for work. It is nice though that I get to go with him. The weather is going to be nice I think as well so that will be so helpful...at least by the looks of it there is only rain on the last night we are there & a few showers when we drive back home. 
 Today has been pretty quiet with no phone calls other than a wrong number. Mark has been working & Mom has been staying busy! The pups seem to be quite tired from their walk so they are being very quiet as well. Mom did get a call from Grandpa last night. He was wishing Mom a Happy Birthday. It was sweet. Mom received so many Birthday wishes & greetings throughout the day & night, text messages, other calls & private messages. I was still receiving them today too. Made me sure feel loved, blessed & special. Everyone in the family is doing ok. Mom won't say super because it is not true at all. Bob & Uncle Dick are holding on & Meme & Aunt Jacqui have their hands full. Bean has been sick since last week & still is. Mom believes everyone else is well. I know you are always watching over us & doing all the things you can to help us out. Mom sure is thankful & appreciates it so much. I love you my sweet precious son. To the moon & back & all the way around the world. I miss you more than all the stars in the sky.... that is a lot! You will forever be my hero & the wind beneath my wings. You will live in my heart, mind, body & soul. Always feel that in your soul. I know it may seem like we are a thousand miles apart but Mom knows you are always right by my side. Thank you & Mom will always need you, Tyler....always! Well, that is all the updates I have for today.... more will come in a few days I am sure. Here is the daily prayer for the day. May 16~ But surely God is my helper; the Lord is the upholder of my life. When things go wrong in my life, dear Lord, help me live out this declaration. May I entrust to you all that pertains to my life, even my life itself: from broken appliances to broken bones & to broken promises----every form of fragmentation, frustration & pain that life in this fallen world can dish out. May I seek & know you as my helper, the upholder of my life. We count our blessings when we praise God. If we count our problems, let it be in order that we may, in faith, call on God as our helper. Amen.
 Looks like Mom has 6 more Inner Peace cards to write to you & then they are finished. Here is the one for today: My inner being is serene & peaceful. Happiness, fulfillment & purpose in life are all inner concepts. If you don't have inner peace & serenity, then you have nothing. 
 Well it is yet again that time of the day where Mom needs to be heading off the computer for the evening so that I can start prepping dinner for myself tonight & get the pups fed. Mom just may go for another walk as well later. Mom is hoping to see the stars & the moon shining bright in the sky tonight & always perhaps a beautiful " painting " from you. I did see the sunset last night as the clouds gave way from the rain. The sun peaked out long enough for a sunset. It was the perfect ending to Mom's special day. I smile & whispered to you a few times. Hope you heard my voice. I will do it again tonight as well. Mom will smile & hope you will too. May your evening be all that you need & want it to be. Have fun while Mom sleeps tonight. Come visit me if you can. I always love that! Mom will be back again tomorrow with another letter to you so until then.....good night & sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!