Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Saturday late afternoon? Mom is having a really good day & that is completely unusual as you know. I try my best all the time but most days it gets the best of me. Not today though as I am trying really hard to have a better attitude about life & everything else in general. Hope Mom is making you smile when you hear me talk, laugh & smile. Meme, Bob, Grandpa & Debbie got here around 10:30 am & they left about 30 minutes ago. Mom was so sad to see them leave but I understand why they left so early. They want to do most of the driving during daylight hours & the sun sets so early now plus they didn't want to get hit with a lot of traffic. Mom & Mark are planning on going up there in a couple weeks for the day so that will be nice to see them & then the holidays are coming so we will see them then as well. 
 When they all got here we chit chatted for about 30 minutes or so waiting for Mark to get home as he went out & ran a couple errands for Mom. Then Mark, Grandpa & Bob left to go grab the food. They all wanted seafood & seeings how our favorite place is closing next week for the winter time it was the perfect opportunity to have lunch there. We ate lunch & then we sat around chatting for a bit & then Mom, Meme & Debbie went shopping at one of the stores because everyone liked the candle that Mom was burning. We were lucky enough to get a few of them each. They are really neat & they burn for a long time. If you can find them online they go for $70.00 each but at this store they are only $14.99 each. Not a bad bargain, huh? You know Mom! I am glad that Mom was able to take them there & they were able to get them. That made me smile. Mom also found Halloween costumes for Princess & Ozzy. Princess is going to be a cupcake & Ozzy is going to be a banana split. Mom will take pictures of them & post them on here for you to see. Mom also found a cool Buddha. It is sitting in the living room for right now. A couple other things that I bought were a couple of Micky Mouse dressed as Frankenstein & a solar bobble head for Great Grammy of Minnie Mouse dressed as a witch. She loves them things & has them all in her window so hopefully it will put a smile on her face! We got back from shopping & then visited with everyone for a few minutes & then they had to get on the road to go home. They will call me when they get back to let me know they arrived safely. Mom knows you are watching over them all as they travel & I am so happy for that so thank you my sweet precious son. Tomorrow Mom has to go to the mall to pick up a few things as well & then go grocery shopping. Later it will be back home so that we can relax for the day & night. Aunt Beck told me that Bean was visiting them for the weekend & she brought her new boyfriend for them to meet. That is great & Mom is happy that Bean is happy...finally! Maybe someday soon Mom will get the chance to meet him as well but I am not pushing the issue. That is all I have for updates for you as today was a wonderful day with family & Mom was not on the phone or the computer until just now. I will have more updates for you in a couple of days I am sure. For now here is a prayer for the day: ( these are ones that Mom says every night & I have since I was a little girl. Thought I would share them with you. )  Glory be to the Father and to the Sun and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and forever shall be. World without end. Amen. Now that Mom thinks of it I believe that I wrote that one on here before but I am not sure. If so Mom is sorry but it is a good one so I think it is okay! 
 Mom really doesn't have a saying for you today as I was not prepared for it but I will be tomorrow. Mom can say though that everyone should be HUMBLE & KIND! Think positive, not negative. Live your life they way you want to live it, not the way someone else wants you to. Life is short.... make the most of every day!
 Mom needs to get going as my whole routine has been messed up today but that is very okay. To see our family, they can mess it up anytime! Mom needs to get going so I can feed the pups & get dinner going for Mark & I. I will be back tomorrow afternoon with another letter to you so until then Mom hopes your night will be everything you need & want it to be. I will whisper to you later so be listening for my voice. Smile when you hear Mom & I will smile back to you. Always remember that you are my shining star, my hero, & the wind beneath my wings. I miss you like crazy & more than words can say. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. To infinity & beyond. Good night & sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!