Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Wednesday evening? Mom has been straight out the last 3 days. I am sorry that I have not had the chance to write to you. I have been up at 7 am and crashing at 9:30 pm. It takes everything I have for energy to just crawl into bed. Every bone, muscle and you name it is so sore from unpacking. Mom is almost done though. I have 2 boxes left and then a tub to decorate for Fall. Mark has 3 boxes for his office and we are done. Meme and Bob have a lot more though. Right now, Mom is home while everyone else is gone to bring little Skittles to the vet. Something happened this afternoon when Bob was upstairs and Meme was downstairs with me. I guess he got under Bob’s feet and Bob fell into a cabinet he was building. About 3 hours later Mom finds out that Bob actually fell on Skittles and Meme told me he couldn’t walk. I asked her to put him down so Incould see and immediately started crying. It was the same thing that Insaw with Max. He couldn’t walk, move his back legs and he was dragging them. Whatever happened when Bob fell on him, it crushed his spinal cord and he instantly was paralyzed. I told Meme he needed to be rushed to the ER vet. I told her the outcome was not going to be good. I was crying so hard. I wanted to be brave for Meme but I couldn’t. It brought back too many awful memories. Mom stayed behind with Princess and Ozzy. I fed them and was able to do a bit more of the cleaning. I needed a break so I decided to write to you while it was quiet. Mom feels just awful. Little Skittles did not deserve that at all. My heart is hurting for Meme. Bob didn’t even seem phased at any of it. I am not sure what is going on with him lately. He really isn’t himself at all. Now Mom knows wha Meme meant when she would talk about him. It’s weird and Mom doesn’t get it at all.
 Mark just messaged me to say that bloodwork would be back in 5 minutes. He is keeping me posted so I know what to expect before everyone gets back. Tyler, if it is time for Skittles to join you, please go get him. Let him be free to be with you, and the rest of the pups. Take care of him and please be with Meme through this. She is going to need you. Thank you my sweet precious son. Mom will do what she can on this end but I know she will want to be left alone. I don’t blame her at all.
 It is already 7:10 pm. They have been gone for over 2 hours now. Mom is sitting at the table looking out the window for when they come home. The sun sets so quickly these days. It is dark by 6:30 pm. I guess we change our clocks back in 2 weeks. That means it will be dark by 5 pm. That is going to be crappy but it happens every year. The weather here has been great. Hot, humid and sunny. We had a good thunderstorm a couple days ago. It has rained here almost every day or night. I think that is a normal around here though.
 Mom just saw that my iPad needs to be charged and the battery is very low. I have a candle burning for you tonight. I whispered to you. I hope you heard Mom. Smile for me and I will smile back to you. Now that things are calming down for Mark and I, Mom can write to you every day again. It will have to be on my iPad though as I lost my adapter for my PC computer. I have a new one coming on Friday. What a mess. I will update you more on things tomorrow though. For now, I have to charge this thing and my cell phone....ugh. Have fun tonight while Mom is sleeping. Come visit me in my dreams tonight if you can. Remember, you are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you will live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. Mom loves you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. Until tomorrow comes..... good night and sweet dreams. I miss you.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤