Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Friday afternoon? Mom is doing alright today. I am not feeling yucky anymore so that is good. I went to bed early last night & was up early this morning. ^ am my alarm went off & I could not get back to sleep so I got up & fed the pups, made coffee for Mark while he was sound asleep. He looked comfy so I didn't want to bother him so I laid in bed quietly & looked at my email & a few sites until he woke up. after that Mom got right up & made breakfast, ate, did the dishes, dusted, did laundry, vacuumed, cleaned out my closet again, got ready, & then took the pups for a nice long walk. Everything was done & finished by 12:30 pm. Now Mom is writing to you & then will have a couple of hours to work on her studies before the night routine needs to get done. Mom is hoping to go to bed pretty early tonight so that I can get up early as both Mark & Mom have appointments at 10 am. After those we will go pick up the groceries that we need & then I guess Charlie & Marion are going to stop by for a couple hours before they drive back home. We probably will go out to eat with them & then call it a day. I texted Charlie yesterday & he told me that they had no plans on spending the night at all. Mom wasn't surprised one bit. I came very close to telling him not to bother stopping by but I didn't. Guess we shall play it by ear on what happens. Mom will fill you in tomorrow night. 
 The weather today started out being sunny & blue skies and now it is cloudy, gray & overcast. I knew we were suppose to get some rain later tonight but I didn't think it was going to be this afternoon. It was sprinkling when we were out with the pups. Oh never mind... I just looked out the window & it is indeed raining. Bummer! Looks like Saturday will be sunny & 70 degrees but Sunday is back to rain again. Cooler temps again as well too for Monday & Tuesday. This Tuesday will be May 1st already. Mom will be posting pics for the first half of the month with sunny skies & the 2nd half of the month I will do Memorial day pics. I think you will like them. 
 It is too early to have a countdown for sure because it is a year away but Mark & Mom are taking Grandpa, Debbie, Meme & Bob back to Florida for 12 days. Mom has the itch to go back as it has been almost 2 years since we were there last & everyone else thought it was a great idea again. Mom will have some homework looking into flights & a place to stay but then after that everything will fall into place. I know that we are going to Sea World this time. Its been 9 years since we went & Mark, Meme & Bob have never been at all. The other thing we are going to do is go to Discovery Cove & swim with the dolphins. That is something that I wanted to do with you but we could never find a way so Mom is going to do this in your honor. I know you definitely will be with Mom when that happens. You will be right by my side & I can't wait! The rest will be up in the air to what we do. I think everyone should pick something & that way no one gets left out & everyone gets to do something they want. Mom thinks that is fair. It gives us all something to look forward to again. 
 Nothing else really has been going on. It really has been a very quiet 3 days. Meme called last night & we chatted for about 10 minutes. Everything is good there. We talked about the pics that Aunt Beck has been sending us. We are loving them & looking forward to seeing more as well. They have 8 days left. I think today they are just walking around & enjoying their time by the water. I will get the chance to chat with her in about 10 days. I can't wait. It will be exciting to hear about everything.  Mom spoke to Auntie Kristina today. Things are okay with her. They all have been sick including the pup. Ryan is doing well. He is a big boy. No girlfriend at this time but he is busy with his job at the bank & his friends. His Pop Pop (Bob's dad) is not doing well at all. He has Stage IV lung cancer & a few other medical issues now. Things look bleak & Ry is having a hard time with that. I am sure you are watching over them as you always got along with Bob & Ry & you were close for a long time. I know that you watch over us all...our family & friends & Mom can't thank you enough. You are missed so much by so many but no one misses you more than Mom. You were & still are my everything. You are my hero & the wind beneath my wings. You will forever live inside my heart, mind, body & soul. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. To infinity & beyond. Mom hopes that you will always feel that deep in your soul. 
 I hope that your evening tonight will be filled with all the things that you need to do & may want to do. If you can, come visit me in my dreams tonight. I always love that. Mom will light the candle later & whisper to you like I do every night as well. Smile when you hear me & I will send you a smile back. Mom will be back either tomorrow morning or evening with another letter. Continue to fly high & free wherever you are. Until the next letter... good night & sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the pray for the day:
  You answered me when I called to you; with your strength you strengthened me. Psalm 138:3, TEV

Dear Father in heaven, we thank you that we are your children and that your eyes watch over us and see all that is in our hearts. You hear the request of each heart, and you will answer at the right time. Stretch out your strong hand to us, for we are weak and often heavy-hearted, not knowing what to do nor how to find you. But you are with us in every need in spite of all our faults and shortcomings. You are with us; you lead us through everything to our life’s true goal, until each of us can rejoice over all you have done, to the praise of your name, our Father. Amen.