Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Sunday afternoon? Mom is doing much better than I was all last week. I have been able to sleep the last couple of nights & I have energy during the day so that is a good start to the days. Mom is sorry that I did not write you a letter yesterday but I have what I like to call a " detox " day where I was out enjoying the 60 degree weather all day & did not turn the computer on at all yesterday. Mark's friend Rick came over & we went out to a place we had never been too. It was just 10 miles from us & we found a great shopping center that reminded us of Texas. There was lots of shops to go into & look around & also a huge grocery store than none of us at heard of. Did our grocery shopping for the week there & then headed out to lunch at the Olive Garden. We got back here around 4 pm & relaxed for the evening. Rick decided to spend the night. We watched a movie & then we were all in bed at 9:30 pm as we were all exhausted. Mom got up at 7 am & cooked a big breakfast for the guys. Mom made sausage, bacon, toast, scrambled eggs, coffee & juice. We ate breakfast & Rick left at 10 am because he had a few things he needed to do as well. Mom has spent most of the day today doing housework. It is a good day to do it as it has been raining all day with sleet mixed in. I have cleaned both bathrooms, dusted, vacuumed, laundry, dishes, etc.... Now I have a few minutes to write to you & then I am off the computer for the rest of the day & evening. Mark & I are going to watch a couple of movies tonight & then it is to bed early again as tomorrow is Monday. Mark will be back to work & Mom will be studying to get these last 2 exams out of the way so I can move on! Hopefully, maybe by the end of the week I will be starting my final exam. I need to get this all done. I need to get back on a roll & get all these classes finished so I can graduate. I need to crack that whip! I will do it. My mind is back again & in that mode! Mom was able to chat with Debbie last night & also Meme in the morning. every one seems to be doing well. Great Grammy is still sick, Aunt Shirley & Richard are both ill. One has the flu & the other has an upper respiratory infection. Debbie has a CAT Scan scheduled for the 28th to find out what is going on with her sinuses. I know Bob has a couple appointments coming up as well. Mom & Mark will be going to NH this coming weekend. We have a couple things to do up there but then the rest of the time is just visiting with family. Mom is hoping the weather will be changing as Friday it is suppose to have mixed weather with sleet & snow & Saturday it is suppose to rain. Mom would love to have a day to go visit you & sit for awhile in some nice weather for once. Maybe just maybe it will be nice. Not much else has been happening. Mark's middle brother, Gary is off to the UK for 4 months for work. He left yesterday & has to be at his new job on Monday. He will be back in 7 weeks for a visit to his GF that lives in Vegas. She couldn't go because she does not have a passport so she has to be without him for 4 months. That is sad. Mom will touch base with everyone during the week. Tonight we have a skype call set with Tubal & Karen. It will be the 1st time we skype since she lost her Mom. Eli is still holding on. I get updates every couple days. He is on a fentanyl patch plus a morphine patch & I guess he still is in a lot of pain. He hasn't ate in a couple weeks & he is getting sick a lot. This is horrible. It breaks my heart. Mom will keep you updated as I know of things. I hope tonight will be everything that you need & want it to be. May you get to do all the things you would like to do & things that are needed of you as well. Come visit & be with Mom tonight if you can. Thank you. I will light the candle & whisper to you as I always do each night so when you hear Mom, smile & I will smile back to you. I miss you so much my sweet precious son. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. You are my hero & the wind beneath my wings. 
 Here is the color & meaning for the day: Purple: If you favor the color purple, one of your greatest assets is your intuition. Everyone has a little voice inside his or her head but yours is especially chatty & clear. experience has taught you to listen to that little voice because it has proven to be right more times than you can count. Bursting with charisma, you are like a people magnet. Often perceived as a visionary, others are drawn to your innovative spirit. Your creativity is contagious which makes it easy to build teams to help execute your grand plans. You come up with the ideas & delegate the details. marching to the beat of your own drum & being unique makes you happy. Fitting in has never been a priority. As a result, you understand & appreciate kindred spirits who choose to zig when everyone else zags. 
 Here is a saying for the day: What happened.... has happened.... It's over & it's in the past. Let it go. Don't hold on to it anymore.... Don't let it control you anymore. It is only holding you back from all of the beautiful things that are meant to be.
 Here is the prayer for the day: Prayer for peace in my home: Dear loving Lord, My home needs your peace. My family needs you. Won't you come to us? Won't you set us free? Pour out your love, pour out your Spirit, wash us clean, cover us & protect us. By the blood of Christ, we are cleansed. From his wounds, Mercy & peace come forth, to heal the wounds between us. Let us respect & listen to one another. Let us love one another. Begin with me, dear lord. Let the change happen in me. Give me strength. Show me how to love more. Show me how to care more. Show me how to forgive. let your Spirit change me, While you care for the others. Let me trust in this. That they are in your hands, just like me. In the name of sweet Jesus, Amen.
 Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. For now laundry is done & I have to finish up the housework so that I can relax in a little bit. Then it will be dinner, feed the pups & then dishes to do before I can relax for the entire evening. I love you my bright shining star....forever!
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!