Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this very windy & snowy Tuesday afternoon? storm Skylar has been coming down on us since about 5 am this morning. The wind is just brutal again & the snow just keeps coming down. Snow plows have been out all morning & all day trying to keep up with it all. Everyone's cars are pretty much buried in this snow. Weather is saying that it will snow all night long too. Mom can't even look at the window because it is all snow & ice. It really is miserable out there. NH is getting a lot of snow as well again. They got hit hard with the last 2 storms & again this time too. Meme went to work & so did Debbie. Grandpa is off today & Bob is staying inside as much as he can. Mark & Mom are doing okay right now. We have packed bags though just incase we need to leave & go to a hotel. We wanted to be safer than sorry. Mom was up all hours of the night because of the wind. I was up at 1 am, 3 am, 5 am, 6 am & finally at 7 am I said forget it & just got up. I am pretty tired today but I know I will sleep really good tonight. Thinking it will be an early night to bed to get sleep so that I can study all day tomorrow. Mark has had a full day of work today. Been on the phone for several hours now. Mom got breakfast together, did the dishes, got ready & then had a conversation with a friend for over 3 hours on the phone. Now Mom is writing to you & after I will go snuggle on the couch & watch TV for the rest of the afternoon, feed the pups, cook dinner for us & then crawl into bed to hopefully get a good night sleep! Mom feels so bad for all the people out there that have been without power since the first storm which was 12 days ago, then we got hit again & now even more are without power because of this one today. All of Rhode Island is in the dark & thousands are in the dark now in Massachusetts. Most people are going 5 -7 days without power. Mom says enough is enough but unfortunately the weather is saying differently & is tracking a 4th Nor'Easter that could hit us next Tuesday into Wednesday again...ugh! Mom is going to cross her fingers & pray so hard that this is not true or it misses us completely as we don't need it & we need to have a break from all this. Everything in our area is shut down again. Nothing is open & Mom has only seen a couple cars on the road so far. Folks that had to go to work are in for a nasty commute home in a couple hours. I hope all is safe & everyone drives slow & careful. Not much has been going on. It is a pretty quiet day for sure. Mom will call Meme & Grandpa later to make sure everyone is doing okay & they are all safe. Mark gets to work from home tomorrow & Thursday because he has a cutover on Saturday night & another one next Saturday night as well. Mom will have a chance to catch up on some of her DVR shows & also study some while he is working. I will take advantage of the free time...lol! 
 Mom is happy that I am able to write to you today as I wasn't sure of it when I wrote to you last night. I will be sure to light a candle for you later & whisper to you like I always do every night. Smile when you here me & I will smile back to you. Please continue to watch over us & keep us all safe. If there is anything that you can continue to do to help with us keeping the power on that would be so helpful & much appreciated, Tyler. Thank you so much. Mom misses you beyond words. I love you even more. To the moon & back & all the way around the world. Always my hero & the wind beneath my wings. Forever living on in my heart, mind, body & soul. Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you with all the details of what Storm Quinn has left us. That is all I have for today for you but here is a saying for the day:
 When they ask why you love the rain, the ocean, the river, tell them it is because unlike the people who should have loved you better, the water was never afraid to touch you; even when you were at your most damaged & broken. 
 Here is a prayer for the day: I asked God to take away my habit. God said, No. It is not not for me for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary. I asked God to grant me patience. God said, No. Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted, is it learned. I asked God to give me happiness. God said, No. I give you blessings; Happiness is up to you. I asked God to spare my pain. God said, No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares & brings you closer to me. I asked God to make my spirit grow. God said, No. You must grow on your own! But I will prune you to make you fruitful. I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life. God said, No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things. I asked God to help me love others, as much as He loves me. God said.... Ahhhh, finally you have the idea. 
 It is going on 4 pm here & Mom is going to get going. Think we will be having an early dinner just incase. Again, rather be safe than sorry in this kind of weather. Mom hopes that your night is everything that you need & want it to be. Come be with me & visit me in my dreams if you can. Until tomorrow my sweet precious son, good night & sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!