Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Sunday afternoon? Mom and Mark are back home now from the weekend in NH. To say the least there were several ups and downs to this trip. Let Mom explain what happened during our weekend. Friday morning I asked Mark if he wanted to pack the vehicle before we got on his call because they was a lot to pack up. He said now as it shouldn't take any longer than 15 minutes to do it all. I said okay and on he went to take his conference call. That was suppose to last 1 hour. It was noon time and I went in to tell Mark and he did get off the phone at that point, he showered and then we loaded up everything and we were on the road at 12:45 pm. 45 minutes later than what we wanted but that was okay. We no sooner started and we hit a ton of traffic. It was a mess. A 2 1/2 hour drive up to NH took us almost 4 hours. Mark was angry at something and wouldn't tell me but I insisted that he did and he was angry that we had to take so much stuff up there with us. I nicely explained that it was his idea! To say the least and to make a long story short... he was so angry we did not speak for the last 2 hours of the drive. We finally got to the hotel at 4:45 pm Mom's friend was there to get all the stuff we brought up and then we got into the hotel room. Mark left to go to the rehearsal dinner and Mom stayed behind with the pups. I was so dehydrated and so sore that I couldn't go. Mom ordered dinner out and Meme and Bob came over to keep me company from 6 pm to 8 pm. Mom watched a movie after they left and Mark got back around 10 pm. We went to bed right after. Saturday morning Mom was up at 6 am and Mark slept in until 7:30 am. I fed the pups, got ready and waited for him to get ready. We left the hotel at 11:30 am and dropped the pups off to Meme so she could watch them while we went to the wedding. We left her house late because Mark was helping Bob with a couple things so any chance of Mom doing anything before hand was out at that point. We got to the wedding just in time as they started about 10 minutes after we arrived. It was hot and humid and we were in the sun for about 3 1/2 hours. Mom stayed as long as I could and finally I told Mark that I needed to go so that I could get something to eat, relax as I was feeling pretty sick. We got back to Meme's at 4 pm and then we stayed there for a few so Mom could cool off, drink some water and grab a snack. We left and went back to the hotel around 5:15 pm. Meme, Bob, Grandpa and Debbie all came over and we had dinner together and played some poker until around 9 pm. Everyone left and mark and Mom relaxed for about an hour before turning the lights out so that we could get some sleep. We both wanted to leave early so that we beat the traffic and also to make it easier on Mom. We were up, ready and out the door at 8:20 am. Gassed up the vehicle and off we went. We really left at the right time because we hit no traffic at all and we were home at 11:15 am. Took us under 2 1/2 hours to get here. Mom came in started drinking water and took he meds at 12 noon. After that we gave the pups baths, Mom vacuumed and I am doing all the dirty laundry and pup blankets from this weekend. I also just got done paying bills and doing the grocery shopping which they will be here later this evening with it all. Mom did really good on the drive back. I was listening to music and singing away while Mark drove and the pups were asleep. It was a nice ride and fast trip home....Thank God for that! Mom is doing much better and I have 3 more doses of the meds to take. Tuesday will be the 1st day without them but I am doing really good! Thank you for watching over Mom and all of us. It means so much to me. Mom does have to apologize to you though. I didn't get the chance to write yesterday at all. It was busy all through the day and last night after everyone left I was asleep about an hour later. Mom also needs to tell you that I feel very guilty because I did not get the chance to go visit you at all. Mom was crushed by that. I even told Meme that. I feel horrible and it has been weighing heavy on my mind. I know you are not mad at me and saw everything that took place but Mom is mad at herself and I need to work through it. Please forgive me. Mom has a feeling that we will be back up there very soon because of Grammy. She is sick again so this time was not good to go see her. Things get more grim every day and both Grandpa and Aunt Shirley are saying that now. I honestly think she wants to hear that it is okay to go and gain her Angel wings from them both but no one is saying it so she is hanging on for that. Mom is going to be chatting with Aunt Shirley tomorrow before I study all day so I am hoping to talk to her about that. Later tonight, we are suppose to have a skype call but I think we are going to postpone it another week because of everything this weekend and how busy Mom has been since we got back plus our groceries will be delivered during that time and it just isn't a good night. We will do it next weekend. Mark has a cutover Monday evening so it will be a quiet night tonight and a quiet night tomorrow for sure. Other than that everything is good. Aunt Beck is on vacation for 2 weeks so we will chat when she gets home. She will keep me posted about Bean as well. Mom is hoping for a peaceful evening for both you and us here. I hope you get to do all the things that you need and would like to do. Have fun while I sleep later this evening. Come visit me in my dreams if you can! Thank you my sweet precious son. I will be lighting the candle soon and I promise to whisper to you later as well. Smile when you hear Mom and I will smile back. I miss you beyond any words can express and I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You are forever in my heart, mind, body and soul. You will always be my hero, the wind beneath my wings and my shining star that lights the way for me in my life now. Mom needs to get going so that I can finish things up here and then it will be time for the evening routine of feeding the pups and getting dinner going for us. I will be back tomorrow though so until then.... good night and sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer for the day:

You are those who have stood by me in my trials. And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom Luke 22:28–30a, NIV

Lord our God, we thank you that we may be your children and that we may hope in your Spirit. Your Spirit rules us as people whom you want to draw to yourself, as people who may serve you in their lives here on earth. Grant that we may be childlike, so that your Spirit can rule us more and more and what is good may come to many people in all places. May many come to know that their lives are not merely temporal. May they realize that they can live and act in you, and through you may experience the good that is to come to all nations on earth. Amen.