Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Wednesday afternoon? Mom's head is about to explode...lol. I just got done studying & working on my Lab for the last 5 hours. I am doing okay in it but I am having some trouble but I am not giving up on anything. Every day I will keep plugging along with it. I have limited time to do this in so I want to get it done & over with as quickly as I can. There are only 2 exams to this course so it is going to have to result in a really good grade. That adds pressure but I am not trying to think about that right now at all. 
 Mom was up early this morning but I guess Mark was up earlier than I as he fed the pups for me & made himself coffee. I was up at 7 am so guess Mark must have gotten up around 6:30 pm. Neither of us really slept at all. It was weird. We both were tired when we went to bed but we both got little sleep. Hopefully tonight we will get some solid rest. I know we both could really use it. My tracker said that I got 5 hours & 23 minutes of restful sleep & 2 hours & 35 minutes of light sleep with 21 minutes awake time during an 8 hour period. Not bad but could be better. Mark is the complete opposite. He gets like 2 hours of restful sleep & 5 hours of light sleep. Not sure how to fix that but we are going to try so that he gets better rest each night. All Mom has done today is make breakfast, do the dishes from that, folded laundry & put it all away, got ready & walked the pups. Then it was studying all day long. It is now 4:22 pm & I wanted to write to you so that I could get dinner prepped & ready afterwards. 
 The weather today is just beautiful. The sun is shining & it is 70 degrees. The skies are blue. Just a really nice day. Hopefully we will go for another walk later to enjoy the fresh air as Mark didn't go earlier because he was on a call. He has been all day long. Poor guy. He has been straight out today. Looks like tomorrow will be the same way & Friday as well. It is suppose to be sun/clouds tomorrow in the 80's & then Friday it is suppose to be in the 80's as well but thunderstorms are likely. The weekend it is going to rain & be cloudy again along with Monday & Tuesday too. That is a bummer. No sun again until next Wednesday. Ugh! I hope it changes by then. Mom will keep thinking positive & keeping her fingers crossed. 
 Last night was really quiet. Mark & Mom cooked dinner together which was really nice & then we watched TV for a bit. Grandpa called but Mom really was in no mood to chat as it was after 8:30 pm & I wanted to relax so I let the phone just ring. I will call him back tonight though & chat for a bit. That was the only call. Today the phone has rang once. It is nice to here silence with no phones ringing, etc.... Mom can actually hear the birds chirping & singing. That is such a happy sound. Tonight, Mark & Mom will make dinner together again & then clean up & go for a walk. Maybe I can see a nice sunset tonight. I saw one last night but it was okay. Mom is looking for an amazing one that is vivid with pinks & oranges. Think you can do that? Hint Hint...lol! I didn't even see the moon last night as it was suppose to be a full moon as well. Usually those are pretty bright in the sky but I saw nothing. I miss the night sky that we used to see in Texas. It was not black. It was like a deep purple. It is hard to explain but it was beautiful every night with all the stars shining bright. We used to walk Max & Snickers all the time at night & enjoy the evening in Houston. Mom misses Texas a lot. It was the first place that I actually called home after leaving NH. Oklahoma I never called home at all as we were only there for 8 months. Mom knows you have loved Texas. It was hot & sunny almost all the time & there was so much to do. People there are so friendly as well. Everyone talks to everyone & with manners.... not like here. People are so rude. It is disgusting. I think eventually Mark & Mom will go back to Texas. Maybe not Houston but Dallas or Austin. If not there then maybe Virginia where there is 4 seasons but the winters are not so harsh. mark & Mom has a lot to think about & discuss regarding that topic. I will keep you filled in though. 
 Mom hopes that your evening will be everything that you need & want it to be. I hope that you get to do all these amazing things while Mom is sleeping tonight. Have fun & come visit me in my dreams. Thanks Ty! I will light the candle tonight as well for you & I will whisper to you as I always do. Smile for Mom when you hear my voice & i will smile back to you. I sure do miss you. I miss you a lot! Tomorrow is the last day of May. Friday is June 1st. I really dislike the month of June for so many reasons but I will try my best to stay positive. In 21 days it will be 5 years for you. Mom can't believe that at all. Wish I didn't have too either. I think that starting Friday Mom will post the usual pics that I do but I will also post 1 picture every day of things that you liked. The month of June will be in dedication to you. It could be other animals, music covers of groups you liked, food, etc.... but it will be of things that pertain to you & everything about you.... everything that made you, you! This should be fun for Mom in a way. I love you to the moon & back & all the way around the world. You are my hero & the wind beneath my wings. Forever you will live inside my heart, mind, body & soul my sweet precious son. You are my bright shining star. Mom needs to get going for now because I need to feed the pups & prep dinner but I will be back tomorrow with another one for you. until then.... good night & sweet dreams. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the pray for the day:

Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. Psalm 103:1–3, NIV

Lord our God, O Holy One, we thank you that we may lay aside our own nature and be lifted in spirit above all that is temporal and human and have joy in you. In spite of all the evil surrounding us, in spite of the thousandfold misery of humankind, we may still rejoice in you, in all you do and will yet do for us. Grant that we may go on rejoicing, having joy together, helping instead of burdening each other, until this earth is filled with the jubilation of those you have so richly blessed. Forgive us all our sins. Heal us in mind and body. Deliver us from all the corruption that tries to take hold of our souls. Amen.