Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Saturday late afternoon? Mom is doing pretty good today! I went to bed at a descent time last night & seemed to get okay sleep & was up early this morning. Mark was up earlier & he fed the pups for me & made coffee. I got up & did a few things around the apartment & then got ready as we were heading out for the day to run errands. When mark was getting ready, Mom took the pups for a nice walk. About 20 minutes later we took off. The weather today was so beautiful. It was partly cloudy with lots of sunshine & the temp was 51 degrees. The wind was a bit but that is okay. Such a nice day overall. Mom needed to run a few errands. I had ordered a few things online a couple weeks back. Either the things were too small or Mom just didn't like them so I needed to go exchange them. We had to brave the mall but luckily all the stores that I needed to go to were on the same floor & pretty close to one another. Mark wears a fit bit & said to me... if you want to get a lot of steps in, go walking the mall as he put in 4,000 steps which means Mom did a lot more than that as I have shorter legs & take more steps to keep up with him...lol! Mom did pretty good with exchanging things. I got a lot of things of clearance so that was cool. I got some leg warmers & boot covers for a weekend trip that we are taking in a couple weeks to the mountains, I got a pair of awesome sparkly ankle boots & a few little things to put odds & ends in when we travel. Good finds today for sure. After that trip to the mall we went grocery shopping. We got home around 3:30 pm & Mom put everything away & now I am writing to you. later we will have dinner & Mom will do the dishes & then it is relaxing for the evening with maybe popcorn & a movie. Tomorrow we are doing nothing. Mom will probably go over her exam one last time & then submit it. Hopefully this week Mom can get through another exam & then the following week start my final in this class. we will see! 
 Last night, Bean called me while she was driving home from work. It was so nice to hear from her. She was thanking Mom for the package that I sent her & her BF. Mom is glad that they liked everything. Later on, Mark & Mom had dinner & caught up on a few of the TV shows that we had DVR through the week. Mom records so many shows during the week that some of them I am like 2-3 weeks behind. I will eventually catch up on them all. Mom is not worried one bit! Other than Bean calling, no one else called. I will touch base with everyone either later this evening or tomorrow evening to see how everyone is doing. I will let you know as soon as I know things!
 Mom can't believe that this is the last few days of January...4 to be exact. Thursday will be February 1st. That is crazy. We officially have 1 month of Winter left & then it will be the beginning of Spring or at least there will be no snow that will be flying. Mom already has pictures ready for February. It will be all about Valentine's Day & sweet messages for that whole month. Mom is also going to start doing another new thing which is writing color meanings down. I have been researching it the last few days & it is all interesting so I thought I would share my findings. I hope everyone who reads my letters to you will like it just as much. Mom figured I needed to add something new to the mix from time to time. 
 Here are a couple sayings for the day for you. Here they are:
 " Go back &n take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home & be there for all these things. "
 " No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else. "
 Here is a prayer for the day:
 Life is but a stopping place, a pause in what's to be, a resting place along the road to sweet eternity. We all have different journeys. Different paths along the way, we all are meant to learn some things but never meant to stay.... Our destination is a place far greater than we know. For some, the journey's quicker, for some, the journey's slow. And when the journey finally ends, we'll claim a great reward and find an everlasting peace, together with the Lord. Amen.
 Well, Tyler, it is that time of the night. Mark is feeding the pups while I am finishing my letter to you & then it will be time for Mom to get dinner going for Mark & I. I have already lit the candle for the evening & I whispered to you so I sure hope you heard me. I will whisper to you again later tonight as well. Smile & Mom will smile back to you. Hope you evening is everything you would like it to be tonight. Come visit me in my dreams if you can. Thank you pumpkin. Please watch over us. Thank you for everything you do. I miss you so much. More than words can say. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. To infinity & beyond. Always my hero & the wind beneath my wings. Forever living inside my heart, mind, body & soul. Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you so until then.....Good night & sweet dreams my bright shining star. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!