Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Thursday afternoon? Once again...guess what it is doing? Yup... it is raining. This makes day 20 of nothing but gray skies and rain. Up North they are getting sleet and freezing rain. This is nuts. Mom saw that last year on this day it was 87 degrees and sunny. Everyone is so depressed around here. Mom took a look at the weather channel and I can't even believe that we have more rain coming every day for the next 2 weeks as well. If this is true then it will be 5 weeks of rain with no sun. Anyways..... Mom is doing better today! Yesterday was such a busy day around here. Mom will explain why..... Wednesday night Mark had his cutover that was suppose to last from 6-8 pm but it went from 6 pm- 1 am. Mom watched tv for a bit and then I started chatting with my friend online and we decided to talk on the phone. Mom never got off the phone with him until 1 am. To say the least I was quite tired. Mom was up at 8 am and that was not enough sleep for me....lol. I was dragging butt all day long. The weather was crappy and didn't help at all. I got up, did a few things around the apartment, paid a bunch of bills on line and then I was on the phone from 12 noon until about 4 pm. Mom had a few things that needed to get done. After those calls I finished up doing the things I had started and then wrote to you pretty late. I think Mark and Mom had dinner at 6:45 pm last night. Tonight will be different. It is going on 4:30 pm now and I will finish up my letter to you and then get the pups fed and get dinner started for us as well. It will be a relaxing night finally for us here. Mark has been working like crazy and on his computer until 9 pm or longer all this week. Mom spoke to Meme last night for a bit. She was saying that Bob spoke to one of his doctors the other day and yesterday his doctor from DHMC called him and told him he needed to see him in his office next Wednesday. Meme is not sure what the heck is going on but I guess by the sounds of it he did not like what the other doctor told him. It doesn't sound good at all though. I know Meme is worried and so am I. I told her to call me Wednesday after they leave there as I will be home. Grandpa has been busy all week with meetings after he works so we haven't spoken. I did speak to Debbie and she said for me to call after 8 pm tonight as Grandpa has a wake to go to. One of the guys he worked with for many years passed away. I will get more details about that tonight. Never mind... I just looked it up and Mom is so sad to see who it was, Tyler. It was one of Grandpa's good good friends. Mom has many fond memories of Grandpa and him together when I was growing up. How sad. His name was Roland and he was such a wonderful man. May he R.I.P. for eternal life now and fly high and free among the Angels. 
 I don't have anymore updates for you today but I will tomorrow. I sure hope that your evening will be filled the way you need and want it to be my sweet precious son. I will whisper to you later tonight and I will light your candle tonight in your memory and for Roland's tonight. Smile when you hear Mom later and I will smile to you. Visit me in my dreams if you have time. Thank you pumpkin. Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. Please continue to watch over us all and also continue to fly high and free like I know you are. I miss you and 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. Until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams my sweet precious son.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Here is the prayer for the day:

 I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” Psalm 142:5, NIV

Lord our God, we seek your light and pray that you shed your light upon us so that we live not only on earth but in you, the eternal and living One. May our lives be drawn into eternity, to the praise of your name, O Father. May we take your Word to heart so that we can become true men and women, able to bear everything in your name and to remain in the love you want to give us. Rouse us to become true men and women at the side of Jesus Christ our Savior, who has been patient in all things with all people. Be with us at all times, Lord our God. You are our help and our refuge. Amen.