Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? Mom is doing alright. Today is Mark's Birthday! The weather is really crappy outside though so we are not going to do anything today. We will wait for the weekend to celebrate it. Mom is making one of his favorite dinners tonight & we will have brownie sundaes for dessert. For his Birthday gift he got a really cool computer desk that is made out of aviation mental & a filing cabinet to match plus he got a neat candle that is vanilla bourbon & it is in a barrel. He loves all the gifts that was a winner for Mom! Anyways.... let me tell you the latest updates on everything that is going on here with us.....
 Yesterday Mom wanted to write to you but I couldn't as Mark had my computer torn apart as he was trying to fix the hard drive in it & the ram to make it go faster. He was successful at the ram part but not the hard drive. For some reason the computer was not seeing the new hard drive at all & my computer has always been Windows 10 & somehow my computer is now Windows 8. Mark can't figure out what is going on with it. He finally stopped fiddling with it around 8:30 pm last night & he told me he was just going to put it all back together so I could have it to use today. I guess afterwards, he did some research on my computer & I guess a few steps were missed & I need another piece for him to complete it all so maybe over this weekend it will be completely done. The computer is running faster that is for sure but my wifi signal is not good. I am only getting 2-3 bars instead of 5. Anyways... that is why there was not a letter for you yesterday. Mom is sorry but I am back until Mark tears it apart again but this time I will let you know when that will be happening.
 The weather is definitely showing the signs of Hurricane Jose. The temps are cooler & the sky is just gray & cloudy. Lots of fog as well. It was this way all weekend long. The sun tried so hard to peek out but no luck. We have been following the news closely with updates of this hurricane & the way it looks is that the rain will start tonight at some point & we will be getting heavy rain for the next 3 days. The wind is suppose to be strong as well. 50 mph & gusts up to 80 mph at times. Mom is not sure how much I will be on my computer during the next 3 days but I will try my hardest to write you something. We are all stocked up on batteries, bottled water, food, blankets, all laundry is done so we have all clean clothes etc... just incase we loose power any time during those days. I will keep you updated the best I can but if for some reason we do loose power & I can't write to you then know that when we get our power back I will be jumping on here to write to you! Please watch over us all during these next few days. Anything you can do to be with us & help us out, Mom will gladly appreciate it. Thank you my sweet precious son. It means so much to Mom.
 Saturday, Andrea, Christina & Christian did indeed stop by to collect all the things we had for her friend, Iris. They all got here at around 11:30 am & we chit chatted for a bit & then decided on where we go & grab lunch. They chose the Cheesecake Factory as Christina is allergic to seafood. We were there for about 1 1/2 hours & had a great visit with them all. We got back here & loaded up Andrea's truck & then came upstairs & visited some more for about an hour. They left close to 4 pm as they had a 2 hour drive back to their place. It was so good to see everyone. I haven't seen Christian since he was 3 years old. He is now 7. He is a smart boy. He behaved really well but boy was I tired after they all left...lol. Mom forgot what it was like to have a child around. Not used to it. I hope you smiled for what Mom did. Christian plays Chess & does not have a Chess Set so I made the decision to give him yours. The one you played with. Mom thought that you wouldn't mind at all as you were about that age when you started to play. He promised me that he would take really good care of it as he knows that was yours. I really do believe he will. When he was he he asked Mom how you died..... that was not expected at all & Christina & Andrea both apologized to me for him asking but I simply told him that you were sick for many years. He asked if it was cancer & I said no... a different kind of sickness. He was satisfied with that & went back to playing a game. Christian said he remembered you. That made me feel good. Mark told me after everyone left that I handled that very well. Glad I did on the outside but on the inside I was a mess. Hope I did you proud with everything. 
 Mom did call Meme Saturday & Sunday & we spoke for a bit on the phone. Nothing was brought up about the incident & that was fine by me as I will not discuss it anymore. We just spoke about things in general. I called after Andrea left so we talked about that for a bit. She told me that the heart procedure did not work on Bob again. That made me very sad. I asked what was next & she said that Bob has made the decision to not do anything anymore. He has done everything that the doctors wanted him to do at this point but no more. It is a lot for him to go through all that all the time. This is the 3rd time with this procedure & it didn't work any of those times. Not sure what will happen now so I guess time will tell & the waiting game has begun. Please watch over them both as well for Mom. They need you. Thanks pumpkin! 
 Grandpa called last night but I was so tired that I let the phone ring & didn't pick it up. Mom felt guilty but I will call him tonight to chat with him as I got quite a bit of sleep last night & feel okay today. The weather is playing with my head hurting but other than that things are good. mark is feeling tough though. He is coughing & his head feels fuzzy. Not fun to be sick on his birthday but we have all been there, right, Ty? 12 more days & the wedding will be upon us. Mom took the time today & packed up everything that we needed so I wouldn't forget anything next week when we head up to NH. I got all the wedding stuff packed, the dog bag packed, my stuff packed so all that is left is for Mark to pack his bag & we leave. We will be gone for 4 days so that will be nice. Mom is telling no one about it as I just want it to be a mellow, fun time & no rushing. I will be coming to see you & visiting with you while I am there. Lets hope the weather changes though as it says it is suppose to rain the whole time we are there...ugh! Make it sunny for us, Tyler! Thanks! 
 Think I have caught you up on everything so here is a prayer for you for the day: May the reality of heaven mean more to you than your temporary circumstances on earth. May the promise of God's provision compel you to live generously and with expectancy. May you see the blessing in your battles, tough as they are. Are you stronger because of them? Do you have more compassion for those who suffer because of the way you have suffered? Even in hardship, Jesus meets us, refines us, and empowers us to change the world. May you refuse to get tangled up in your regrets from yesterday, your frustrations today, and your fears about tomorrow. May you instead, lift your eyes and look to Jesus. May you live with eternity in mind. Have a blessed, magnificent, eternally-minded day!
 Here are a couple quotes for the day as well: " May you rest your head knowing you are held in the arms of Angels & you cannot lose your way. " 
 " Be the color to someone's gray. "
 Mom needs to get going for now. The time is still early but I need to still get ready & take a shower. Mom wanted to write to you first before I did anything else for the day. I hope that your afternoon & evening is filled with all the things you want & need to do. Hope you get the chance to come visit Mom in my dreams tonight while I am sleeping. I will whisper to you later tonight so be listening out for my voice. Smile & I will smile back to you. Remember you are my hero, the wind beneath my wings, & my shining star. You live inside my heart, mind, body & soul forever.I miss you so much & I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. I will be back tomorrow with another letter as long as the weather is okay. Until then..... good night & sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!