Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Friday afternoon? Today is December 27th and it is a special day for Mark and Mom as it is our 5th Wedding Anniversary and also for Bean as it is her Birthday! I sure hope that you will go see her today in your own special way and give her a sign that you are around. Both her and Justin took the day off from work. He is going to take her to dinner tonight. That is very nice. Mark and Mom will celebrate over the weekend. He is working until 6 pm and then we will have dinner and relax for the evening. It is raining pretty hard right now and I guess we are going to be getting rain for the next 3 days straight. It will be on the cooler side as well. Not good days for folks that are here on vacation. We are going to have a mellow weekend because of that. We are going to go out to eat for our Anniversary but that is about it. Nothing major. No need to be! 
 Last night was a relaxing night. We had dinner and then Mom and Mark took the pups for a walk. We came back in, had dessert and then we came upstairs around 8 pm and watched a bit of TV before falling asleep. Mom didn't sleep much though because poor Ozzy is still not feeling good. Mom is thinking he has another ear infection. If he is not better by tomorrow he will be going to the vets to be checked out. He is finally sleeping right now though. Princess is good. Mom is hoping the little guy gets some much needed rest tonight so that we all can...lol. I think that tonight will be a repeat of last night minus the walk because of the heavy rain. 
 We all went shopping today for a couple hours. It was fun and then we went and got lunch and brought it home. That was nice. Mark went back to work and Meme has been knitting all day and napping while Bob has been downstairs doing whatever...sleeping probably and Mom did some reorganizing of her jewelry. It didn't take long at all. I was multitasking and chatting with Bean and Marion too. She was telling me that <Lizzy got her drivers license today. She passed with flying colors. It is so hard to believe that she is old enough and also she will be a Senior next year. She is looking at colleges this summer to decide where she wants to go. She is in honor classes in school. She wants to pursue nursing and also perhaps a Pediatric Surgeon. That is a lot of years of college but good for her. Brian is doing well. He is better these days and is taking a liking to computers. Just like you did. Marion and Charlie were having a tough time with him at the beginning of the school year so it is nice to hear he is doing so much better! Marion and Mom don't chat as near as much as we did years ago but we chat every couple months. That is okay. I have learned to accept it. Not much else has been going on. Phones are quiet. I will call Grandpa over the weekend. I also owe Aunt Shirley a call as well. I will fill you in on those calls over the weekend when I write to you. 
 Mom will light the candle when I go downstairs in a few. I will whisper to you as I always do as well. Smile for me and I will smile for you my sweet precious son. I will write to you over the weekend as well. Have fun tonight while we all get some sleep. Please watch over us all, especially little Ozzy. Thank you. Always remember that you are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. For now Mom needs to get going so that I can get the night routine done. Until tomorrow comes...good night and sweet dreams. I miss you, Tyler.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!