Saturday, August 31, 2019
Dear Tyler,
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Saturday afternoon? Mom is sorry that there was no letter yesterday but honestly after the last 2 days and nights, I took a down day and did nothing at all. I actually stayed in bed and either played a golf game or I watched TV. I didn't even make dinner last night either. I really was super tired and just didn't feel all that great. The last couple of days have been hell as Mark reinjured himself again. He has been in a lot of pain and he has been popping medicine like candy. We go this week to see the Specialist so maybe we can get some answers to what is going on. He hasn't been sleeping all that well at night and that makes Mom stay awake to make sure he is okay. Ozzy has been sick a few times this week as well so I have been up with him too. Hopefully things will settle down in a couple of days again and we can all start getting the rest we all need and Mark can be back on the mend again. Mom has her fingers crossed.
Today is the very last day of August! Crazy that tomorrow will be September 1st. You know what that means? It means that we close on the house in 9 days now instead of 4 due to the hurricane and we are only 42 days away from the big move. Mom is starting to get a bit nervous that is for sure! I won't let anyone see that though. Grandpa called last night and we talked for over an hour. He was saying that they have started to pack some of their stuff and selling some things as well. He has 8 more days of work and then he will be retired completely and Debbie has 26 days left before she does. Meme has 29 days. Everything is coming super fast for us all. Bob called us the other night and told us that he was diagnosed with being diabetic now. He has hypoglycemia, just like you did. The doctors are thinking that is why is has no energy, he is sleeping all the time too. Hopefully things will start to look up for him as well. I know you are watching over us all and making sure. Thank you for that my sweet precious son.
The weather today is super nice. The skies are blue, there is a nice breeze and the sun is shining! Mom and Mark went out so that he could get a haircut and then we also went and grabbed a few things at the grocery store. We hit Staples up again for more boxes too. we are hoping that this last batch will be all that we will need to finish up the packing. Mom is getting tired of looking at the boxes already and we have another month to go. I am thinking that we will move them all into my office so that the dining room can be used again. That way everything will be in one place for the movers and it will help them out a little. Mom will be busy this week packing the rest of the stuff up and also making a ton of phone calls to get things set for the change of address. Mark will be working from home again this week and next week. I think he will be working from home until we move and that is a very good thing. He needs to really heal to make this move. Mom will touch base with everyone as well tomorrow so I will have some new updates for you. We are going to relax tonight and have some pizza for dinner and watch a movie. It will probably be a night where we go to bed early. Tomorrow morning Mom is going to start packing things up again. Still pacing myself so there is no stress at all.
Mom will light your new candle in a bit after I am done with your letter. I will whisper to you later this evening as well. I hope you smile when you hear Mom and I will definitely be smiling to you. I miss you like crazy and 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. Mom will begin to post Fall/Autumn pictures on here for you instead of the Summer ones. I will have to gather some up starting tomorrow. I will be back in the late afternoon or evening to write to you. I hope you have fun tonight while Mom tries to get some much needed sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. For now, Mom has a few things to do around the apartment before it is time to make dinner and feed the pups, plus groceries will be coming later this evening as well. Until tomorrow comes.....good night and sweet dreams later.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is today's prayer:
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Saturday afternoon? Mom is sorry that there was no letter yesterday but honestly after the last 2 days and nights, I took a down day and did nothing at all. I actually stayed in bed and either played a golf game or I watched TV. I didn't even make dinner last night either. I really was super tired and just didn't feel all that great. The last couple of days have been hell as Mark reinjured himself again. He has been in a lot of pain and he has been popping medicine like candy. We go this week to see the Specialist so maybe we can get some answers to what is going on. He hasn't been sleeping all that well at night and that makes Mom stay awake to make sure he is okay. Ozzy has been sick a few times this week as well so I have been up with him too. Hopefully things will settle down in a couple of days again and we can all start getting the rest we all need and Mark can be back on the mend again. Mom has her fingers crossed.
Today is the very last day of August! Crazy that tomorrow will be September 1st. You know what that means? It means that we close on the house in 9 days now instead of 4 due to the hurricane and we are only 42 days away from the big move. Mom is starting to get a bit nervous that is for sure! I won't let anyone see that though. Grandpa called last night and we talked for over an hour. He was saying that they have started to pack some of their stuff and selling some things as well. He has 8 more days of work and then he will be retired completely and Debbie has 26 days left before she does. Meme has 29 days. Everything is coming super fast for us all. Bob called us the other night and told us that he was diagnosed with being diabetic now. He has hypoglycemia, just like you did. The doctors are thinking that is why is has no energy, he is sleeping all the time too. Hopefully things will start to look up for him as well. I know you are watching over us all and making sure. Thank you for that my sweet precious son.
The weather today is super nice. The skies are blue, there is a nice breeze and the sun is shining! Mom and Mark went out so that he could get a haircut and then we also went and grabbed a few things at the grocery store. We hit Staples up again for more boxes too. we are hoping that this last batch will be all that we will need to finish up the packing. Mom is getting tired of looking at the boxes already and we have another month to go. I am thinking that we will move them all into my office so that the dining room can be used again. That way everything will be in one place for the movers and it will help them out a little. Mom will be busy this week packing the rest of the stuff up and also making a ton of phone calls to get things set for the change of address. Mark will be working from home again this week and next week. I think he will be working from home until we move and that is a very good thing. He needs to really heal to make this move. Mom will touch base with everyone as well tomorrow so I will have some new updates for you. We are going to relax tonight and have some pizza for dinner and watch a movie. It will probably be a night where we go to bed early. Tomorrow morning Mom is going to start packing things up again. Still pacing myself so there is no stress at all.
Mom will light your new candle in a bit after I am done with your letter. I will whisper to you later this evening as well. I hope you smile when you hear Mom and I will definitely be smiling to you. I miss you like crazy and 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. Mom will begin to post Fall/Autumn pictures on here for you instead of the Summer ones. I will have to gather some up starting tomorrow. I will be back in the late afternoon or evening to write to you. I hope you have fun tonight while Mom tries to get some much needed sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. For now, Mom has a few things to do around the apartment before it is time to make dinner and feed the pups, plus groceries will be coming later this evening as well. Until tomorrow comes.....good night and sweet dreams later.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is today's prayer:
You should think of us as Christ's servants, who have been put in charge of God's secret truths. The one thing required of such a servant is that he be faithful to his master. 1 Corinthians 4:1–2, TEV
Dear Father in heaven, open our hearts to see and feel how our lives have been blest. Open our hearts to your blessings so that we may look forward in thankfulness and joy to what lies ahead. Grant that we may be faithful to what we have received from you and never again lose ourselves in the passing moment. May we hold to all you have brought to our hearts from eternity, that your name may be honored and our lives shaped anew in Jesus Christ. Give us courage to overcome the evils in life and to look with joy and confident expectation to the future, when the powers of your kingdom will be ever more clearly revealed. Amen.
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Dear Tyler,
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Thursday afternoon? Well the sky is cleared and it is sunny and warm here today. We got the rain they predicted but not the storms so that was a pleasant surprise. The AC is working overtime that is for sure today. It won't shut off at all. Guess it is in the high 80's today but the weekend will be much cooler. I think our days here of having hotter weather are done. The nights are getting shorter now. The sun is setting at 7:15 pm instead of 8:30 pm or later. Fall is coming faster than what we thought.
Yesterday and today have been quite stressful for Mark and Mom. It started yesterday morning with text messages and phone calls and went as long as late last night. This morning it started at 8 am and is still going on. It has been very painful to try and get things done that is needed when some of it is out of our hands due to the Hurricane that is headed that way this weekend and into Monday. A lot of places are already shut down until after the hurricane passes early next week. We were just told that our closing will not be on the date that we were given next week. It has been pushed back a week because of this weather. Mom is hoping that everyone around the area will be safe. If the hurricane stays in the path that it is going right now and does not move to the North, the area where we will be living will be hit with a Category 4. The highest is a Category 5. That is not good news at all and we are really shaken up about this. We don't know what the damage will be to the house that we are buying. We are praying for everyone in the State of Florida that they are safe and sound and that the hurricane goes out to sea. We will be watching the weather closely this weekend. It is suppose to touch land there by Sunday night/Monday morning. This weekend is also the long holiday weekend where it is Labor Day. It will be observed on Monday September 2nd. This will be the last weekend opened for all the tourist spots. They will shut down and not reopen up until next May.... on Memorial weekend. Nights will be cooler and the days will still be warm. Lots of baking and comfort food will be made and football season starts officially this Sunday! It is crazy to think we are already there. Sunday will be September 1st. Fall/Autumn was always our favorite time of the year. We loved everything about it even though we knew what season was coming next. We enjoyed every minute of it together. I miss those times my sweet precious son. I miss you so much. Nothing is the same anymore. Things that mattered to Mom 6 years ago don't any longer. I lost you and I lost me. My world changed with you not in it and it never will be the same again. Mom tries her hardest but there are more days than I care to admit that are harder for me. I never say anything to anyone... I always say I am doing good as it is easier that way. I stay quiet most of the time too. I am sorry that you have to see this and I am sure it is not easy but I really do try my best. Maybe after the move things will be easier for Mom. I will never be alone again and Mom will have our family with her. Time will tell though.
Mom spoke to Aunt Beck today. That was so nice. She is doing well. Busy busy busy with work and teaching but she is well. Her trip was kind of messed up. She loved the places that she went to but her group that she was with and the guide was pretty much chaos. she is glad to be home. I asked about Bean....guess she was in the ER this past weekend with kidney stones. She was in a lot of pain but is doing much much better now. That was good to hear. John is good and happy Aunt Beck is home again. Spoke to Meme today as well. Bob received a phone call today saying that he was not a candidate for the surgery that he was hoping to get. He is taking it pretty hard right now. I feel so bad because he really wanted it done. He was hopeful that things could change. My heart hurts for him. meme has an appointment tonight and Skittles is not getting any better at all. He has been sick now for over 3 months. Meme is starting to believe that something else is going on with him and Mom is feeling the same way. Poor little guy. Mom hasn't spoken to Grandpa lately but I am sure he will call this evening. Mark was doing really well in the healing process this time but last night I think he may have re reinjuried himself again. We were sitting up in bed and watching TV when he sneezed hard 3 times. After that he grabbed his side and let out a noise. Mom bolted upright and asked if he was alright. He said no. He had a hard time getting up out of bed but when he managed he took some medicine. He slept sitting up and today he is in a lot of pain as well. We go next week to the specialist so hopefully we get some answers. Please be with us all, Tyler. We all need you. Thank you pumpkin. Mom will update you more over the weekend.
Your candle has been burning since this morning. I think after today a new one will need to be started. Mom will whisper to you later tonight so smile for me and I will smile to you. Have fun while I sleep tonight. Come visit me in my dreams if you can. Remember always that you are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live in my heart, mind, body and soul. I will be back with another letter to you tomorrow. For now, Mom needs to get going and do all the things that I need to have done earlier but couldn't because of the emails, the calls, etc... that were needed. Until tomorrow....good night and sweet dreams later. I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. Thank you for being my bright shining star that is lighting the way for me.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is the prayer for the day:
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Thursday afternoon? Well the sky is cleared and it is sunny and warm here today. We got the rain they predicted but not the storms so that was a pleasant surprise. The AC is working overtime that is for sure today. It won't shut off at all. Guess it is in the high 80's today but the weekend will be much cooler. I think our days here of having hotter weather are done. The nights are getting shorter now. The sun is setting at 7:15 pm instead of 8:30 pm or later. Fall is coming faster than what we thought.
Yesterday and today have been quite stressful for Mark and Mom. It started yesterday morning with text messages and phone calls and went as long as late last night. This morning it started at 8 am and is still going on. It has been very painful to try and get things done that is needed when some of it is out of our hands due to the Hurricane that is headed that way this weekend and into Monday. A lot of places are already shut down until after the hurricane passes early next week. We were just told that our closing will not be on the date that we were given next week. It has been pushed back a week because of this weather. Mom is hoping that everyone around the area will be safe. If the hurricane stays in the path that it is going right now and does not move to the North, the area where we will be living will be hit with a Category 4. The highest is a Category 5. That is not good news at all and we are really shaken up about this. We don't know what the damage will be to the house that we are buying. We are praying for everyone in the State of Florida that they are safe and sound and that the hurricane goes out to sea. We will be watching the weather closely this weekend. It is suppose to touch land there by Sunday night/Monday morning. This weekend is also the long holiday weekend where it is Labor Day. It will be observed on Monday September 2nd. This will be the last weekend opened for all the tourist spots. They will shut down and not reopen up until next May.... on Memorial weekend. Nights will be cooler and the days will still be warm. Lots of baking and comfort food will be made and football season starts officially this Sunday! It is crazy to think we are already there. Sunday will be September 1st. Fall/Autumn was always our favorite time of the year. We loved everything about it even though we knew what season was coming next. We enjoyed every minute of it together. I miss those times my sweet precious son. I miss you so much. Nothing is the same anymore. Things that mattered to Mom 6 years ago don't any longer. I lost you and I lost me. My world changed with you not in it and it never will be the same again. Mom tries her hardest but there are more days than I care to admit that are harder for me. I never say anything to anyone... I always say I am doing good as it is easier that way. I stay quiet most of the time too. I am sorry that you have to see this and I am sure it is not easy but I really do try my best. Maybe after the move things will be easier for Mom. I will never be alone again and Mom will have our family with her. Time will tell though.
Mom spoke to Aunt Beck today. That was so nice. She is doing well. Busy busy busy with work and teaching but she is well. Her trip was kind of messed up. She loved the places that she went to but her group that she was with and the guide was pretty much chaos. she is glad to be home. I asked about Bean....guess she was in the ER this past weekend with kidney stones. She was in a lot of pain but is doing much much better now. That was good to hear. John is good and happy Aunt Beck is home again. Spoke to Meme today as well. Bob received a phone call today saying that he was not a candidate for the surgery that he was hoping to get. He is taking it pretty hard right now. I feel so bad because he really wanted it done. He was hopeful that things could change. My heart hurts for him. meme has an appointment tonight and Skittles is not getting any better at all. He has been sick now for over 3 months. Meme is starting to believe that something else is going on with him and Mom is feeling the same way. Poor little guy. Mom hasn't spoken to Grandpa lately but I am sure he will call this evening. Mark was doing really well in the healing process this time but last night I think he may have re reinjuried himself again. We were sitting up in bed and watching TV when he sneezed hard 3 times. After that he grabbed his side and let out a noise. Mom bolted upright and asked if he was alright. He said no. He had a hard time getting up out of bed but when he managed he took some medicine. He slept sitting up and today he is in a lot of pain as well. We go next week to the specialist so hopefully we get some answers. Please be with us all, Tyler. We all need you. Thank you pumpkin. Mom will update you more over the weekend.
Your candle has been burning since this morning. I think after today a new one will need to be started. Mom will whisper to you later tonight so smile for me and I will smile to you. Have fun while I sleep tonight. Come visit me in my dreams if you can. Remember always that you are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live in my heart, mind, body and soul. I will be back with another letter to you tomorrow. For now, Mom needs to get going and do all the things that I need to have done earlier but couldn't because of the emails, the calls, etc... that were needed. Until tomorrow....good night and sweet dreams later. I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. Thank you for being my bright shining star that is lighting the way for me.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is the prayer for the day:
Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith...Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings. It is good for our hearts to be strengthened by grace, not by eating ceremonial foods, which is of no benefit to those who do so. Hebrews 13:7, 9, NIV
Lord our God, dear Father in heaven, we thank you for all you do in our lives, for you stretch out your hand to us on earth through our Savior Jesus Christ. We entrust ourselves to you, knowing that everything depends on your rule over our lives. It is your rule that enables us to go forward in your strength and in your light, always finding new joy in spite of struggles and temptations. May your mighty hand be with those who call to you, no matter how they may do it. You see into their hearts. You know those who are sincere, and you will send your Savior to bring them out of all evil and darkness. Be with us today and every day. Amen.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
Dear Tyler,
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Wednesday morning? Mom is writing to you know because later on in the afternoon all through the night and into the wee hours of tomorrow morning we are going to be getting some pretty heavy rain and thunderstorms. We are already on high alert here. Mom will be busy tending to making sure the pups feel safe so that will keep me pretty busy.
I did get some sleep last night. Mark only snored a little bit...lol. I probably was lucky to get about 5.5 hours which is better than what I have been getting. Mom is taking a day to not do a dang thing. I have no more boxes so I can't pack anything else up. I think I might go out tomorrow and get some so I can work on it over the next couple days and through the weekend. Looks like the weather will be in the upper 70's so it will be perfect weather to get the rest of this stuff done. The month of September will be busy just as much as Mom will have to be making so many phone calls to get things connected to the new home and then either disconnected or transferred where we are now. Mom will also have to coordinate all the upcoming repairs for the new home and then also all the deposits and money that will have to be dished out....such as the movers, vehicle transport, airline tickets, etc... Today we are at 6 days out from closing and 44 days out from the move. That is crazy! It seems like yesterday that Mom's countdown was at like 80 something days. Time is flying by that is for sure. Mom will keep you posted on everything that goes on. I know that you are with us here and helping in your own way and I can't thank you enough. I need you my sweet precious son. I miss you so damn much. 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 will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul.
Today, Mom is actually on her computer and not her iPad. I think it has been over a week since I turned this computer on. There really isn't anything in my office as everything is packed up so I tend not to come in here all that much now. Pretty soon I will be having to pack my keyboard up and mouse so I won't have a choice. When I am on my iPad I can't figure out how to post the daily prayer on your letter. I will have to do some research on this and try it next time. I might have about a week left on my PC before it gets packed up....we will see.
Mom really has no updates for you at all. The phones have been really quiet and like I said Mark is back to work again. At night, he is so tired and we sit. have dinner and watch a bit of TV and then we are in bed at 9:30 pm. Sometimes we play a video game together...we golf. Remember when we used to golf? We had so much fun. You would always pick on Mom because I was horrible at it. I really miss those times, Tyler. Those were the days that we would be a lone. We would have lunch and then play all afternoon until it was time for Mom to make dinner. We would not just play but we would talk about a lot of things. I miss our conversations like crazy. I miss your voice, your laugh and the advice you would give me and vice versa. I can still close my eyes and hear your voice. I think I always will be able to do that. My love for you was unconditional. You were and still are my everything.
Mom will try to touch base with everyone over the next few nights or at least by the weekend. I will update you on things as I know of them. Mom has your candle already lit. I will keep it burning for the rest of the day and into the evening. I will whisper to you later this evening. Smile for me and I will smile to you. I will be back tomorrow afternoon with another letter. Probably after I go and run some errands. Have fun tonight while Mom gets more sleep. Come visit me in my dreams if you can. Until tomorrow comes... good night and sweet dreams later. Have a great afternoon as well. I love you, Tyler.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is today's prayer:
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Wednesday morning? Mom is writing to you know because later on in the afternoon all through the night and into the wee hours of tomorrow morning we are going to be getting some pretty heavy rain and thunderstorms. We are already on high alert here. Mom will be busy tending to making sure the pups feel safe so that will keep me pretty busy.
I did get some sleep last night. Mark only snored a little bit...lol. I probably was lucky to get about 5.5 hours which is better than what I have been getting. Mom is taking a day to not do a dang thing. I have no more boxes so I can't pack anything else up. I think I might go out tomorrow and get some so I can work on it over the next couple days and through the weekend. Looks like the weather will be in the upper 70's so it will be perfect weather to get the rest of this stuff done. The month of September will be busy just as much as Mom will have to be making so many phone calls to get things connected to the new home and then either disconnected or transferred where we are now. Mom will also have to coordinate all the upcoming repairs for the new home and then also all the deposits and money that will have to be dished out....such as the movers, vehicle transport, airline tickets, etc... Today we are at 6 days out from closing and 44 days out from the move. That is crazy! It seems like yesterday that Mom's countdown was at like 80 something days. Time is flying by that is for sure. Mom will keep you posted on everything that goes on. I know that you are with us here and helping in your own way and I can't thank you enough. I need you my sweet precious son. I miss you so damn much. 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 will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul.
Today, Mom is actually on her computer and not her iPad. I think it has been over a week since I turned this computer on. There really isn't anything in my office as everything is packed up so I tend not to come in here all that much now. Pretty soon I will be having to pack my keyboard up and mouse so I won't have a choice. When I am on my iPad I can't figure out how to post the daily prayer on your letter. I will have to do some research on this and try it next time. I might have about a week left on my PC before it gets packed up....we will see.
Mom really has no updates for you at all. The phones have been really quiet and like I said Mark is back to work again. At night, he is so tired and we sit. have dinner and watch a bit of TV and then we are in bed at 9:30 pm. Sometimes we play a video game together...we golf. Remember when we used to golf? We had so much fun. You would always pick on Mom because I was horrible at it. I really miss those times, Tyler. Those were the days that we would be a lone. We would have lunch and then play all afternoon until it was time for Mom to make dinner. We would not just play but we would talk about a lot of things. I miss our conversations like crazy. I miss your voice, your laugh and the advice you would give me and vice versa. I can still close my eyes and hear your voice. I think I always will be able to do that. My love for you was unconditional. You were and still are my everything.
Mom will try to touch base with everyone over the next few nights or at least by the weekend. I will update you on things as I know of them. Mom has your candle already lit. I will keep it burning for the rest of the day and into the evening. I will whisper to you later this evening. Smile for me and I will smile to you. I will be back tomorrow afternoon with another letter. Probably after I go and run some errands. Have fun tonight while Mom gets more sleep. Come visit me in my dreams if you can. Until tomorrow comes... good night and sweet dreams later. Have a great afternoon as well. I love you, Tyler.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is today's prayer:
The Lord reigns, he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength; indeed, the world is established, firm and secure. Psalm 93:1, NIV
Lord our God, you are king, founding a kingdom that reaches to the ends of the earth, establishing it to endure forever. We thank you that we may be sheltered in your hands and that no sickness of body or soul can do us lasting harm. We thank you for lifting us again and again to true life with the light and power to overcome what is earthly, true life with the flexibility to remain trusting and confident no matter what happens, true life directed to the great goal of God's kingdom, promised to us in Jesus Christ. Amen.
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Dear Tyler,
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Tuesday evening? Mom is even more tired than I was yesterday when I wrote to you. I was up most of the night with Princess being up during the night and Ozzy was sick as well. Mark snored all night long too so to say the least Mom is so dang tired. It is after 6:30 pm and Mark is still working. So much for light work. He has been at his job since 8 am this morning. Guess he just doesn’t get it and Mom is just going to keep her mouth shut. Anyways on that subject....
Today, Mom was up early and got the pups fed then I relaxed in bed for a couple hours. After that, Mom got up, did the laundry of bed sheets and then got to packing again. I did that until about 1:30 pm and then took a shower and got ready. After that I did nothing. I sat on the couch and watched tv until it was time to feed the pups and make dinner. Mark didn’t even eat dinner tonight. Mom had very little as I was not very hungry at all. My stomach has been upset most of the day. I think it is nerves as things are getting closer for us and a lot has to be done still and it all falls on Mom to get it done. It is too much for one person to do so that is why Mom is doing it a little bit at a time so it doesn’t get me overwhelmed. I won’t be doing any packing tomorrow because I ran out of boxes again. I need to go pick up more...ugh. Hopefully that will be the last of them. There really isn’t much left to actually pack in boxes other than Mark’s office. There is the bathrooms and a couple closets left and then it will be all about tackling the garage. It will all get done....we still have a month to go so I am not worried at all. Mom will keep you posted on things daily though.
Mom spoke to Meme this evening briefly. She is just as stressed out as Mom is. Her house is up for sale now so we are praying that it sells before we leave so it will be easier for her. Mom still has not heard anything from Aunt Beck so I will try to call her tomorrow when I have the time. I am sure she is just fine though. I bet she is just busy since she returned from her trip to Italy 🇮🇹. Grandpa will probably call either tonight or tomorrow night. He calls usually 3 times a week. Mom will touch base with Aunt Shirley tomorrow too. I will let you know what is happening with everyone on tomorrow’s letter.
Mom hopes that you have fun tonight while I am getting some much needed sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. I love seeing you in them. I miss you so much my sweet precious son. Mom loves 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 will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. Your candle has been lit for most of the day 🕯. Looks like another new one will be started in a day or 2. Mom will whisper to you later tonight so smile for me and I will smile back to you. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. For now, Mom is going relax for the rest of the night before going to bed. Until tomorrow comes.... good night and sweet dreams.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Tuesday evening? Mom is even more tired than I was yesterday when I wrote to you. I was up most of the night with Princess being up during the night and Ozzy was sick as well. Mark snored all night long too so to say the least Mom is so dang tired. It is after 6:30 pm and Mark is still working. So much for light work. He has been at his job since 8 am this morning. Guess he just doesn’t get it and Mom is just going to keep her mouth shut. Anyways on that subject....
Today, Mom was up early and got the pups fed then I relaxed in bed for a couple hours. After that, Mom got up, did the laundry of bed sheets and then got to packing again. I did that until about 1:30 pm and then took a shower and got ready. After that I did nothing. I sat on the couch and watched tv until it was time to feed the pups and make dinner. Mark didn’t even eat dinner tonight. Mom had very little as I was not very hungry at all. My stomach has been upset most of the day. I think it is nerves as things are getting closer for us and a lot has to be done still and it all falls on Mom to get it done. It is too much for one person to do so that is why Mom is doing it a little bit at a time so it doesn’t get me overwhelmed. I won’t be doing any packing tomorrow because I ran out of boxes again. I need to go pick up more...ugh. Hopefully that will be the last of them. There really isn’t much left to actually pack in boxes other than Mark’s office. There is the bathrooms and a couple closets left and then it will be all about tackling the garage. It will all get done....we still have a month to go so I am not worried at all. Mom will keep you posted on things daily though.
Mom spoke to Meme this evening briefly. She is just as stressed out as Mom is. Her house is up for sale now so we are praying that it sells before we leave so it will be easier for her. Mom still has not heard anything from Aunt Beck so I will try to call her tomorrow when I have the time. I am sure she is just fine though. I bet she is just busy since she returned from her trip to Italy 🇮🇹. Grandpa will probably call either tonight or tomorrow night. He calls usually 3 times a week. Mom will touch base with Aunt Shirley tomorrow too. I will let you know what is happening with everyone on tomorrow’s letter.
Mom hopes that you have fun tonight while I am getting some much needed sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. I love seeing you in them. I miss you so much my sweet precious son. Mom loves 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 will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. Your candle has been lit for most of the day 🕯. Looks like another new one will be started in a day or 2. Mom will whisper to you later tonight so smile for me and I will smile back to you. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. For now, Mom is going relax for the rest of the night before going to bed. Until tomorrow comes.... good night and sweet dreams.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤
Monday, August 26, 2019
Dear Tyler,
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday evening? Mom is tired but I wanted to write to you because I have not in the last couple of days. I am so sorry, pumpkin. The days are so busy lately with taking care of Mark, running errands, paying bills, housework and packing. Mom’s days run into one another and there is not enough time to do everything that I need to or want to do. I know you are watching over me and you see it all. I know you don’t judge or are mad at me for not writing but Mom just feels bad. I feel guilty. I know I shouldn’t but I can’t help it. You know Mom. Anyways....
The last couple days have been crazy. Lots of errands getting done. Mom packed all day today, then made dinner, did the dishes, relaxed for about an hour and now I am in bed. After this I will be turning the lights off and hopefully getting some much needed sleep. Mark has been snoring every night so I get very little rest. Anything that you can do would be much appreciated. Mark is doing a bit better. He is released back to work on light duty now until he goes back to see the doctor in 2 weeks. It is amazing how much better he is in just 1 week. Mom is so thankful. The power of prayer is the best. Mom hopes it continues daily. I will continue praying 🙏. Mom doesn’t have any updates for you at all. I talk to Meme, Grandpa and Debbie every other day though. They are all good. Staying busy. Bob is about the same. Still having problems with dizziness and falling down. Mom prays that he will get better. I am hoping that the move will help him out. Guess we shall see soon enough. We are down to 8 days on closing on the house and 48 days from the move. It’s crazy to think we were talking about this almost 6 months ago. Mom wishes that you were here to move with us. I miss you so much my sweet precious son. 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 will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. Mom had your candle lit for most of the day 🕯. Hope you saw it burning bright for you. I will whisper to you in a little bit before I fall asleep. Smile for me when you hear me and I will smile back to you. Have fun tonight while Mom gets some sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. Thank you. Mom is going to close this little letter to you for now. My eyes are so tired and I want to relax for a little bit before I call it a night. I will write to you tomorrow, I promise. Until then... good night and sweet dreams.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday evening? Mom is tired but I wanted to write to you because I have not in the last couple of days. I am so sorry, pumpkin. The days are so busy lately with taking care of Mark, running errands, paying bills, housework and packing. Mom’s days run into one another and there is not enough time to do everything that I need to or want to do. I know you are watching over me and you see it all. I know you don’t judge or are mad at me for not writing but Mom just feels bad. I feel guilty. I know I shouldn’t but I can’t help it. You know Mom. Anyways....
The last couple days have been crazy. Lots of errands getting done. Mom packed all day today, then made dinner, did the dishes, relaxed for about an hour and now I am in bed. After this I will be turning the lights off and hopefully getting some much needed sleep. Mark has been snoring every night so I get very little rest. Anything that you can do would be much appreciated. Mark is doing a bit better. He is released back to work on light duty now until he goes back to see the doctor in 2 weeks. It is amazing how much better he is in just 1 week. Mom is so thankful. The power of prayer is the best. Mom hopes it continues daily. I will continue praying 🙏. Mom doesn’t have any updates for you at all. I talk to Meme, Grandpa and Debbie every other day though. They are all good. Staying busy. Bob is about the same. Still having problems with dizziness and falling down. Mom prays that he will get better. I am hoping that the move will help him out. Guess we shall see soon enough. We are down to 8 days on closing on the house and 48 days from the move. It’s crazy to think we were talking about this almost 6 months ago. Mom wishes that you were here to move with us. I miss you so much my sweet precious son. 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 will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. Mom had your candle lit for most of the day 🕯. Hope you saw it burning bright for you. I will whisper to you in a little bit before I fall asleep. Smile for me when you hear me and I will smile back to you. Have fun tonight while Mom gets some sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. Thank you. Mom is going to close this little letter to you for now. My eyes are so tired and I want to relax for a little bit before I call it a night. I will write to you tomorrow, I promise. Until then... good night and sweet dreams.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤
Friday, August 23, 2019
Dear Tyler,
Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Friday afternoon? Mom is doing alright. I had a few minutes so I thought that I would write to you now before my chances later on escaped me. The days are all running into one another for me and time is just ticking by. There just doesn't seem to be enough time to do all the things that we need to do and get done. Mark and Mom's days are filled with getting him his correct meds in him at the right times and Mom does things when he is situated and resting or sleeping or we are running around going to different appointments. Today is the 2nd day that we don't have to go anywhere so Mom did some things that needed to get done, paid bills, did the grocery shopping, made a few phone calls, etc already. This afternoon will be doing housework while Mark is resting and then Mom has a couple more boxes that I can pack up before I run out again. I will be needing to go get over the weekend! I think that this will be the last of the boxes needed. Last year we had over 100 boxes packed plus the big furniture for our move and right now we have 26 boxes. I think we will definitely be under 50 boxes so that is a huge savings to us plus we are not taking a lot of our furniture this time (living room set, dining room table, hutch, patio chairs, wine cabinet, computer desk, our king size bed, a couple extra chairs). Things are starting to get really real. We are gathering up everything that we need to close on the new house, get utilities in our name down there as well, flights will be booked next week, phone calls to several places to give our new address out and disconnect the ones here. The month of September will be dedicated to getting all the money for all the deposits that we need to do and before we know it, it will be moving time. In between it all will be still doctor appointments for Mark and PT as well. the days will go by quickly so Mom really needs to get a handle on things now so that I don't let anything slip between my fingers or that I forget something. Anything that you can do to help Mom out with all this will be greatly appreciated. I am trying not to stress out but you know me. I am having to do all this on my own this time because of Mark falling ill again. It is not easy by any means and I am doing the best I can but sometimes it doesn't seem like I am doing enough. I feel like I am so far behind on things when I don't really think I am. Too much is going on in my head right now. I am praying a lot these days. I always do pray but I am doing more. Please send me signs along the way to let Mom know you are near me. If I don't see them and I keep asking you for them, then kick your Mom in the butt...lol. Thanks Ty!
I have no updates for you at all today. I am going to try and call Aunt Beck to just say hello real quick. I know I will chat with Grandpa and Debbie plus Meme over the weekend. I will fill you in and update you when I know of new things. Mom will be starting a new candle for you today. I will light it when I am finished up here. I will whisper to you later on this evening as well. I sure hope you smile when you hear my voice and I hope you see me smile right back to you. I miss you so much and I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You will forever be my hero and the wind beneath my wings. You will always live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you later in the evening. Right now it is time for Mom to get going with all the other things that need to get done before the day turns into the night. I also need to make sure Mark is taking his meds. He just said he was not feeling well. I need to make sure he is resting. Until tomorrow comes my sweet precious son....have fun today and tonight while Mom gets some sleep and come visit me in my dreams if you can.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is the prayer for the day:
Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Friday afternoon? Mom is doing alright. I had a few minutes so I thought that I would write to you now before my chances later on escaped me. The days are all running into one another for me and time is just ticking by. There just doesn't seem to be enough time to do all the things that we need to do and get done. Mark and Mom's days are filled with getting him his correct meds in him at the right times and Mom does things when he is situated and resting or sleeping or we are running around going to different appointments. Today is the 2nd day that we don't have to go anywhere so Mom did some things that needed to get done, paid bills, did the grocery shopping, made a few phone calls, etc already. This afternoon will be doing housework while Mark is resting and then Mom has a couple more boxes that I can pack up before I run out again. I will be needing to go get over the weekend! I think that this will be the last of the boxes needed. Last year we had over 100 boxes packed plus the big furniture for our move and right now we have 26 boxes. I think we will definitely be under 50 boxes so that is a huge savings to us plus we are not taking a lot of our furniture this time (living room set, dining room table, hutch, patio chairs, wine cabinet, computer desk, our king size bed, a couple extra chairs). Things are starting to get really real. We are gathering up everything that we need to close on the new house, get utilities in our name down there as well, flights will be booked next week, phone calls to several places to give our new address out and disconnect the ones here. The month of September will be dedicated to getting all the money for all the deposits that we need to do and before we know it, it will be moving time. In between it all will be still doctor appointments for Mark and PT as well. the days will go by quickly so Mom really needs to get a handle on things now so that I don't let anything slip between my fingers or that I forget something. Anything that you can do to help Mom out with all this will be greatly appreciated. I am trying not to stress out but you know me. I am having to do all this on my own this time because of Mark falling ill again. It is not easy by any means and I am doing the best I can but sometimes it doesn't seem like I am doing enough. I feel like I am so far behind on things when I don't really think I am. Too much is going on in my head right now. I am praying a lot these days. I always do pray but I am doing more. Please send me signs along the way to let Mom know you are near me. If I don't see them and I keep asking you for them, then kick your Mom in the butt...lol. Thanks Ty!
I have no updates for you at all today. I am going to try and call Aunt Beck to just say hello real quick. I know I will chat with Grandpa and Debbie plus Meme over the weekend. I will fill you in and update you when I know of new things. Mom will be starting a new candle for you today. I will light it when I am finished up here. I will whisper to you later on this evening as well. I sure hope you smile when you hear my voice and I hope you see me smile right back to you. I miss you so much and I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You will forever be my hero and the wind beneath my wings. You will always live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you later in the evening. Right now it is time for Mom to get going with all the other things that need to get done before the day turns into the night. I also need to make sure Mark is taking his meds. He just said he was not feeling well. I need to make sure he is resting. Until tomorrow comes my sweet precious son....have fun today and tonight while Mom gets some sleep and come visit me in my dreams if you can.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is the prayer for the day:
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. 2 Peter 1:10–11, NIV
Lord our God, we thank you that you have given us an entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. We thank you that you have already begun to give us new vision, that already many things are being transformed, so that we may go gladly and confidently on our way with hope for whatever is still unsolved. May all this live in our hearts and fill us with thanks to you. We want to be courageous and keep in sight what still needs to be changed. Then we can take part as workers in your vineyard. May the light you have given us continue to shine in us and burn ever more brightly, as you have promised. Amen.
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Dear Tyler,
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Thursday afternoon? Mom is pretty tired today but I have been pretty busy. I am sorry that my writing to you has pretty much been next to nothing the last couple of weeks. This week just has been pure hell again. Every day we have had to run out for either an appointment or to get his medications. Today was the only day we didn’t have to go anywhere so Mom took advantage of it and did some packing while Mark was sleeping this afternoon. I was able to get the dining room done, the wine cabinet is packed, the computer nook is packed and 1/2 the kitchen is done now. Mom has the rest of the kitchen to do, both bathrooms, Mark’s office and a couple things in the master bedroom. I think that after I get more boxes this weekend that will do it. We should be pretty much packed all up by next week. That is a great feeling. We are only keeping the stuff we use daily and the rest either gets thrown away or packed up. We are in good shape as far as that goes. We close on the house in 11 days and we leave in 52 days. We still have a ton of things to do but it’s mostly saving the money to get it all done. Next week will be booking our flights so then it will become even more real for us!
Mom can’t believe that it is already the end of August. The kids go back to school next week. Where did the summer go? All the tourist places close up in 11 days as well. It will be Labor Day Weekend September 1st. Time is flying by so fast! The days will go by faster now as well seeings how we are going out daily for Mark. He was referred to a Specialist and he has an appointment on September 5th. We are hoping she will be able to explain to us why this keeps happening to Mark. The meds that he is on seems to be helping the pain quite a bit. That is a good thing. He is sleeping better at night. Mom is sleeping a little bit more too. We are concerned though as Mark only has 1 more week of vacation time left and then he is out. We needed that time for the move so not sure what we are going to do now. He can go on short term disability but that is not even going to cover the bills that we have. Mom is praying like crazy that things work out. I am giving my worries to God. I am talking to you more as well. I hope you are hearing me. Mom lit your candle around noon time today 🕯 I usually am lighting it early so that I am able to burn through all of them before we move! So far so good there! I will whisper to you later tonight so smile for me and I will smile back to you.
I have no updates for you at all. Everyone calls daily to check in on Mom and Mark. I guess all is well with them. Meme is just stressing out on so many things which I told her that is foolish. She is not really being nice to Bob either and Mom also said that was mean and she needed to stop. I don’t know why she does that but it really bothers me when she does. Grandpa is doing good and so is Debbie. They are only 4 weeks out before retirement. I am excited for them! Meme is 39 days out before she does! Have not spoken to Aunt Beck yet since she got home. I will try to give her a call tomorrow. Mom has a bunch of things to do but I will make time. I will also write to you later in the evening tomorrow as well. Mom is seeing that she is not turning her computer on at all these days. I am writing this to you on my iPad. It’s easier and pretty soon I won’t have my computer as it will be getting packed up. I will write to you a little bit each night. Some may be shorter than others. It will depend on what is going on that day and how tired I am. I know you understand and that you see everything that Mom is doing.
I miss you so much and 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 will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul, my sweet precious son. Mom is going to go relax for the rest of the night. I need to put the heating pad on my back. It hurts from all the packing I did today. Have fun tonight while Mom gets some sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. I will be back tomorrow so until then.... good night and sweet dreams.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Thursday afternoon? Mom is pretty tired today but I have been pretty busy. I am sorry that my writing to you has pretty much been next to nothing the last couple of weeks. This week just has been pure hell again. Every day we have had to run out for either an appointment or to get his medications. Today was the only day we didn’t have to go anywhere so Mom took advantage of it and did some packing while Mark was sleeping this afternoon. I was able to get the dining room done, the wine cabinet is packed, the computer nook is packed and 1/2 the kitchen is done now. Mom has the rest of the kitchen to do, both bathrooms, Mark’s office and a couple things in the master bedroom. I think that after I get more boxes this weekend that will do it. We should be pretty much packed all up by next week. That is a great feeling. We are only keeping the stuff we use daily and the rest either gets thrown away or packed up. We are in good shape as far as that goes. We close on the house in 11 days and we leave in 52 days. We still have a ton of things to do but it’s mostly saving the money to get it all done. Next week will be booking our flights so then it will become even more real for us!
Mom can’t believe that it is already the end of August. The kids go back to school next week. Where did the summer go? All the tourist places close up in 11 days as well. It will be Labor Day Weekend September 1st. Time is flying by so fast! The days will go by faster now as well seeings how we are going out daily for Mark. He was referred to a Specialist and he has an appointment on September 5th. We are hoping she will be able to explain to us why this keeps happening to Mark. The meds that he is on seems to be helping the pain quite a bit. That is a good thing. He is sleeping better at night. Mom is sleeping a little bit more too. We are concerned though as Mark only has 1 more week of vacation time left and then he is out. We needed that time for the move so not sure what we are going to do now. He can go on short term disability but that is not even going to cover the bills that we have. Mom is praying like crazy that things work out. I am giving my worries to God. I am talking to you more as well. I hope you are hearing me. Mom lit your candle around noon time today 🕯 I usually am lighting it early so that I am able to burn through all of them before we move! So far so good there! I will whisper to you later tonight so smile for me and I will smile back to you.
I have no updates for you at all. Everyone calls daily to check in on Mom and Mark. I guess all is well with them. Meme is just stressing out on so many things which I told her that is foolish. She is not really being nice to Bob either and Mom also said that was mean and she needed to stop. I don’t know why she does that but it really bothers me when she does. Grandpa is doing good and so is Debbie. They are only 4 weeks out before retirement. I am excited for them! Meme is 39 days out before she does! Have not spoken to Aunt Beck yet since she got home. I will try to give her a call tomorrow. Mom has a bunch of things to do but I will make time. I will also write to you later in the evening tomorrow as well. Mom is seeing that she is not turning her computer on at all these days. I am writing this to you on my iPad. It’s easier and pretty soon I won’t have my computer as it will be getting packed up. I will write to you a little bit each night. Some may be shorter than others. It will depend on what is going on that day and how tired I am. I know you understand and that you see everything that Mom is doing.
I miss you so much and 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 will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul, my sweet precious son. Mom is going to go relax for the rest of the night. I need to put the heating pad on my back. It hurts from all the packing I did today. Have fun tonight while Mom gets some sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. I will be back tomorrow so until then.... good night and sweet dreams.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Dear Tyler,
Hi pumpkin! Hope you are doing well on this Tuesday evening. Mom has had a very long day and I am very tired. I wanted you to know that I love you very much. To the moon and back and all the way around the world. I miss you. You are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Mom will write to you tomorrow and explain everything that happened today. I need to get some rest now and get Mark settled for the night. Have fun while I sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. Your candle has been burning for a few hours 🕯 I will whisper to you later tonight. Smile for me and I will smile to you. Until tomorrow comes my sweet precious son.....good night and sweet dreams.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤
Hi pumpkin! Hope you are doing well on this Tuesday evening. Mom has had a very long day and I am very tired. I wanted you to know that I love you very much. To the moon and back and all the way around the world. I miss you. You are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Mom will write to you tomorrow and explain everything that happened today. I need to get some rest now and get Mark settled for the night. Have fun while I sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. Your candle has been burning for a few hours 🕯 I will whisper to you later tonight. Smile for me and I will smile to you. Until tomorrow comes my sweet precious son.....good night and sweet dreams.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤
Monday, August 19, 2019
Dear Tyler,
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? Mom was terrible last week with getting a chance to write to you and over the weekend was no exception. Friday night after dinner, Mark and I were getting ready to watch some tv and he sneezed. Nothing out of the ordinary, right. So we thought as well. Unfortunately that was not the case. He felt a bit later like he might have pulled a muscle. He was in a bit of pain but nothing he couldn’t handle. We went to bed and Saturday morning he woke up in more pain. We did get ready and went out and ran a couple errands. We came home and Mark was in more pain. We opted to have a down day and we binged watched one of our favorite shows. We went to bed at 10 pm. We didn’t sleep much. Mark was uncomfortable. Sunday morning was a whole different story... Mark was in severe pain. Mom had to make the decision to take him to the ER. We left at 9:30 am and we got home around 5 pm. It was a very long day. I think Mom made the right choice though. He was diagnosed with severe muscle spasms in his lower back. It basically is the same diagnosis as his neck injury just in a different area. Mom couldn’t believe it. They did blood work and a CTScan again. The doctor told him that whatever he was doing daily it needed to be changed up. He said this is a muscular issue and this injury happened exactly 3 months to the day of his last one. He is out of work for a few days. He is on Valium for pain and is sleeping a lot which is what his body needs. It’s like Mom rewound back to 3 months ago and here we are. There will be doctors appointments galore, PT and now add’l OT. Mom will be taking care of him daily so all my things that need to get done will have to take a back seat agin. I don’t care though. He needs to get better as we have a move coming up in 7 weeks. Mom will be the one that needs to do all the packing now as well. Mark is not able to any of it. I will pace myself though and when Mark is sleeping or resting, I will take advantage of the time and pack a little each day. I promised not to stress myself out. Please be with Mom though. I need you my sweet precious son. Thank you.
Everyone is well. I am keeping everyone updated on Mark so we are chatting at least a couple times a day. Aunt Beck made it home Saturday evening. Her plane landed in Boston at 8 pm. I was happy to hear that. I will touch base with her later this week. Tomorrow is a doctors appointment for a follow up with Mark’s PCP in the afternoon and then a PT consult. We will see what else is in store for him after tomorrow. The upcoming days will be relaxing and making sure Mark is comfortable. I will keep you posted with things. I will write when Mark is sleeping and in between packing. Mom will do the best she can.
I will light your candle in a bit 🕯 It is getting dark so I am assuming we are going to get a good thunderstorm in a bit. Mark just woke up. The pups will be needing to get fed in a bit and I will have to cook dinner soon too. Have fun tonight while Mom is trying to sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. I miss you so much and 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 will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. Mom needs to get the night stuff going. I will be back tomorrow. Until then.... good night and sweet dreams later this evening.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤
Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? Mom was terrible last week with getting a chance to write to you and over the weekend was no exception. Friday night after dinner, Mark and I were getting ready to watch some tv and he sneezed. Nothing out of the ordinary, right. So we thought as well. Unfortunately that was not the case. He felt a bit later like he might have pulled a muscle. He was in a bit of pain but nothing he couldn’t handle. We went to bed and Saturday morning he woke up in more pain. We did get ready and went out and ran a couple errands. We came home and Mark was in more pain. We opted to have a down day and we binged watched one of our favorite shows. We went to bed at 10 pm. We didn’t sleep much. Mark was uncomfortable. Sunday morning was a whole different story... Mark was in severe pain. Mom had to make the decision to take him to the ER. We left at 9:30 am and we got home around 5 pm. It was a very long day. I think Mom made the right choice though. He was diagnosed with severe muscle spasms in his lower back. It basically is the same diagnosis as his neck injury just in a different area. Mom couldn’t believe it. They did blood work and a CTScan again. The doctor told him that whatever he was doing daily it needed to be changed up. He said this is a muscular issue and this injury happened exactly 3 months to the day of his last one. He is out of work for a few days. He is on Valium for pain and is sleeping a lot which is what his body needs. It’s like Mom rewound back to 3 months ago and here we are. There will be doctors appointments galore, PT and now add’l OT. Mom will be taking care of him daily so all my things that need to get done will have to take a back seat agin. I don’t care though. He needs to get better as we have a move coming up in 7 weeks. Mom will be the one that needs to do all the packing now as well. Mark is not able to any of it. I will pace myself though and when Mark is sleeping or resting, I will take advantage of the time and pack a little each day. I promised not to stress myself out. Please be with Mom though. I need you my sweet precious son. Thank you.
Everyone is well. I am keeping everyone updated on Mark so we are chatting at least a couple times a day. Aunt Beck made it home Saturday evening. Her plane landed in Boston at 8 pm. I was happy to hear that. I will touch base with her later this week. Tomorrow is a doctors appointment for a follow up with Mark’s PCP in the afternoon and then a PT consult. We will see what else is in store for him after tomorrow. The upcoming days will be relaxing and making sure Mark is comfortable. I will keep you posted with things. I will write when Mark is sleeping and in between packing. Mom will do the best she can.
I will light your candle in a bit 🕯 It is getting dark so I am assuming we are going to get a good thunderstorm in a bit. Mark just woke up. The pups will be needing to get fed in a bit and I will have to cook dinner soon too. Have fun tonight while Mom is trying to sleep. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. I miss you so much and 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 will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. Mom needs to get the night stuff going. I will be back tomorrow. Until then.... good night and sweet dreams later this evening.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤
Friday, August 16, 2019
Dear Tyler,
Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Friday afternoon? Mom is doing okay today. I was looking back and I sure have sucked in writing to you this week. I am so sorry about that. I guess that as things get closer on the move my time is being spent elsewhere unfortunately. I know you understand and I would never want you to think that I am not thinking about you because that is so far from the truth. I think of you 24 hours a day. I really do. You are always in my thoughts, prayers, etc... you are the last person I say good night to and the first person I say good morning too as well. I sure hope you hear Mom and when you do you smile that smile I miss so dang much. Mom will try to write to you as often as I can. It might not be daily but if it is then it will be a quick, short ones until after we are settled in our new state and our new home. Continue to send Mom signs to let me know you are near though. I can always use them. Thank you.
Updates for this week are..... Meme is stressed, Bob is not doing that great. He landed at the doctors this week because he fell and passed out. His BP is low and now they are testing his sugar levels. Not sure what is going on but everyone is worried. Meme traded her vehicle in and so did Bob. They are now down to 1 vehicle instead of 3. She hates it which is sad. Grandpa and Debbie are doing okay. They are counting the weeks down to when they both retire. Mark is still traveling every day to that customer site. This week made 4 weeks straight. We both are hoping there is an end in sight for that as Mark is wearing himself out and he is so tired and always in pain all the time. Mom is busy doing all the things for the house and here that I have not done any studying at all this week. I will be making it a point though next week. Be guide me and be with Mom as I do these projects. Thank you my sweet precious son. Aunt Beck is in Rome. She messaged me earlier. She leaves at 3 pm tomorrow to fly home. She will be in the Sates by 6 pm tomorrow evening. She said that things were terrible at the end and she is glad to be coming home. Can't wait to hear all about that next week sometime. This weekend will be all about packing up more stuff. Mom is hoping to get the majority of it finished so that that there is very little left to have to deal with in the coming weeks. I will keep you posted on that as well. That is it for today though. Mom will light a new candle for you this afternoon. My stash is getting smaller and smaller which is a very good thing! I will whisper to you later this evening as well. Smile when you hear me and I will smile back to you. I miss you so much and I love you tot he moon and back and all the way around the world. You are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live in my heart, mind, body and soul. I will write to you over the weekend. For now, Mom needs to get a few phone calls in before Mark gets home and that will be in about 3 hours. Today is flying by. Have fun tonight while I am sleeping. Come visit if you can. Until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams later.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is today's prayer:
Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Friday afternoon? Mom is doing okay today. I was looking back and I sure have sucked in writing to you this week. I am so sorry about that. I guess that as things get closer on the move my time is being spent elsewhere unfortunately. I know you understand and I would never want you to think that I am not thinking about you because that is so far from the truth. I think of you 24 hours a day. I really do. You are always in my thoughts, prayers, etc... you are the last person I say good night to and the first person I say good morning too as well. I sure hope you hear Mom and when you do you smile that smile I miss so dang much. Mom will try to write to you as often as I can. It might not be daily but if it is then it will be a quick, short ones until after we are settled in our new state and our new home. Continue to send Mom signs to let me know you are near though. I can always use them. Thank you.
Updates for this week are..... Meme is stressed, Bob is not doing that great. He landed at the doctors this week because he fell and passed out. His BP is low and now they are testing his sugar levels. Not sure what is going on but everyone is worried. Meme traded her vehicle in and so did Bob. They are now down to 1 vehicle instead of 3. She hates it which is sad. Grandpa and Debbie are doing okay. They are counting the weeks down to when they both retire. Mark is still traveling every day to that customer site. This week made 4 weeks straight. We both are hoping there is an end in sight for that as Mark is wearing himself out and he is so tired and always in pain all the time. Mom is busy doing all the things for the house and here that I have not done any studying at all this week. I will be making it a point though next week. Be guide me and be with Mom as I do these projects. Thank you my sweet precious son. Aunt Beck is in Rome. She messaged me earlier. She leaves at 3 pm tomorrow to fly home. She will be in the Sates by 6 pm tomorrow evening. She said that things were terrible at the end and she is glad to be coming home. Can't wait to hear all about that next week sometime. This weekend will be all about packing up more stuff. Mom is hoping to get the majority of it finished so that that there is very little left to have to deal with in the coming weeks. I will keep you posted on that as well. That is it for today though. Mom will light a new candle for you this afternoon. My stash is getting smaller and smaller which is a very good thing! I will whisper to you later this evening as well. Smile when you hear me and I will smile back to you. I miss you so much and I love you tot he moon and back and all the way around the world. You are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live in my heart, mind, body and soul. I will write to you over the weekend. For now, Mom needs to get a few phone calls in before Mark gets home and that will be in about 3 hours. Today is flying by. Have fun tonight while I am sleeping. Come visit if you can. Until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams later.
Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!
Here is today's prayer:
Believe God, and he will recover thee: and direct thy way, and trust in him. Keep his fear, and grow old therein. Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy: and go not aside from him, lest ye fall. Ye that fear the Lord, believe him: and your reward shall not be made void. Sirach 2:6-8 Douay-Rheims
Dear Father in heaven, we come before you to receive what we need as your children who cannot find help and guidance on our own, but only through your Spirit. Enlighten us by your Word, which you alone can give. You will give us your Word so that we can know with absolute certainty and clarity how to serve you. Your Word will show us the truth that is to be revealed on earth in Jesus Christ. Shelter us in your hands. Strengthen us especially during suffering, and free us from fear and trembling. Fill our hearts with patience and joy. Amen.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
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