Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? It is going on 3 pm and the sun is shining and it is almost 50 degrees outside. The skies are blue and this makes Mom so happy. This time change is kicking my butt for the second morning. Mom did not get up until 9 am. I couldn't believe it. This is so unlike Mom that is for sure. I am usually the one who is in bed at 10 -10:30 pm and up between 6:30-7 am. I am sure after this week I will be back to that once again. Mom is happy that this week it is going to be so nice. There is only rain slated for Friday all day which is fine by me because that is a day that Mom dedicated to cleaning and getting things set for everyone to arrive Saturday morning. Mark has to go to a customer site that day as well so it all works out! The temps are suppose to be between 45-60 degrees. The weekend is suppose to be so nice too. Saturday is sunny and 55 degrees and Sunday is 45 degrees and sunny. We really lucked out with that and having everyone travel here. I think there were so angels who had a play in that as well too. Thank you my sweet son and to all that helped as well. Mom is very thankful for that. It has been 3 months since I have seen everyone and I really miss them a lot. I miss you like crazy too. Just to let you know Mom will either write to you on Saturday morning before everyone gets here or I will write when everyone has gone to bed and I can do a quick letter on my iPad. Either way I will write one. It may not be long but I would rather have that then miss a day again. The plan for Saturday is to relax for a bit with them when they all arrive. Have some coffee and Mom usually makes some muffins or something for them to snack on. Then we head out to wherever they want to go ( Debbie has stated she wants to go to the mall this time ), then have a late lunch or an early dinner and then back home to relax a bit, play poker, have snacks and a couple drinks and then it is time to go to bed. Sunday morning I am taking Meme and Debbie to go get their nails done and then we will come back and go to lunch and then back here again for them all to pack up and get ready to head home around 3 pm. It will be a busy but fun weekend and Mom is looking forward to it so much. It is what I really need. Next time I see them all will be Easter which will be 1 month from when they are here. Not sure if we will travel to them in NH or if they will travel back down here like they usually do. It will all depend how Mark does with his travel a couple weeks before. Mom will keep you posted.
 Last night was a somewhat quiet night. We were suppose to have a skype call with Tubal and Karen and again that didn't happen. I am not sure what went wrong. Maybe we had the date wrong. Mom will get in touch with them to find out when we can finally skype because it is going on a month again. Mark chatted with his brother for a bit while Mom watched a show and then I caught up on American Idol. Its new season started 3 weeks ago so I have to catch myself up. Next week their will be a girl auditioning from Claremont, NH. How cool is that? I don't personally know her because she was a few years younger than me but Mom thinks that is so neat coming from my hometown that I lived in for 21 years before moving to Charlestown. I hope she (Emily) goes far. It would be wonderful to see a small town gal win it! Mom will keep you posted on how she does. I miss watching Idol with you. It was our thing every week. I miss so many things with you. I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. 
 Mom called Grandpa last night and chatted with him and Debbie for a bit. He was saying that he had a couple ideas up his sleeve when they are here Saturday. Not sure what that means but we will find out. All is going well with them. I think Debbie is counting the days down that she can retire. I believe that day will be either in October or December. Everyone else is doing well. Just busy in their every day life and doing what they need to do. That is what Mark and Mom are doing here as well. Today, I have listened to 3 webinars. I started one and saw that it was an 8 hour webinar and said nope. I will download something else because I am not sitting here for 8 hours and listening to that. I will do hopefully another one today while dinner is cooking and then that will make 4 today and then I will only have to do 6 more. If I do 3 tomorrow then I will have to only do 3 on Wednesday and then I will be done! It works for Mom. I think tonight will be eating dinner, which Mom is making stuffed peppers, doing the clean up and then maybe we will go for a walk with the pups and then come in and relax for the evening. We might play a game of chess or something before we sit down to watch TV for the evening before bed. I hope that your night will be everything that you need and would like it to be. I hope you can come visit Mom in my dreams or sit by me while I sleep. Mom will light the candle for the evening for you and I will whisper to you later in the night. Smile and I will smile to you. Right now it is going on 3:45 pm and Mark is on a conference call, the pups are sleeping and Mom is going to go finish up the prep time for dinner. I have about 20 minutes worth before I can put them in the oven to cook. Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you so until then...good night and sweet dreams pumpkin. Please continue to light the path for Mom. I need it and most importantly I need you.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer for the day:

Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1–2, NIV

Dear Father in heaven, grant that we may share in the community of your Holy Spirit. In community with you our earthly troubles fall away and we remain in your peace in spite of all our failures and shortcomings, in spite of all the toil we must gladly take upon ourselves. Watch over us. Keep our hearts unshaken, clear, and steady. Keep us in the certainty that your kingdom is coming, is already beginning and can be plainly seen, so that all people can receive the good you have planned for them. Be with us this night. Amen.