Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing today on this Wednesday late afternoon? It is January 1st and that means it is New Years Day. It is the 1st page of the next 365 days for everyone to write in the next chapters of their life...their story. As you know it is Mom's favorite holiday! Usually I love celebrating and ringing in the New Year but last night was not what was planned at all. We went to Sea World as you know, came home and had dinner and then we sat by the pool for awhile. It was cold so we didn't stay out long at all. We took the pups for a walk but they were not having it as it was very busy with cars constantly driving by and then the fireworks were going off. They started at 6 pm and went until 2 am this morning. Yup... Mom is overly exhausted and did not get hardly any sleep at all. Princess was jumping all over Mom. On my sides, my back, my arms, my stomach. She did this for over 7 hours. I am very sore today because of it. Around 10:30 pm, Mom was getting pretty tired. I wanted to go to bed but Mark said no. I forced myself to stay up until 11:30 pm and that was it. Princess was making me very irritated and Ozzy was so scared he was on the floor. Mom was angry at whoever was shooting off the fireworks too. Mark shut the TV off at 11:30 pm and he actually feel fast asleep. He was snoring away. I fell asleep and woke up at 1 am. It was already the new year. Mom didn't even get a Happy New Year or a New Year kiss. Mark was angry at Mom for being angry with everything else. Today is a new day and a fresh start. Everything is alright between us. we have been busy all day long. Mom has gone grocery shopping, put everything away and then cleaned up a bit around the house. Mark put 2 together 2 TV stands and mounted them on the TVs and then he helped Mom set up her new computer. Not sure what he is doing now but we will be having dinner in a bit and then we decided that we were going to have our New Years Eve do over tonight where there isn't any fireworks going on and we can enjoy the nice evening. We plan on having a drink or two and then cozying up and watching TV tonight and then maybe a bubble bath as well before going to bed. Mom wanted to take down the decorations today but I was to sore and tired to do it. That is my project for tomorrow. Meme and Bob have a doctors appointment so they will be gone for part of the day and then Mark will be back to work so that leaves Mom to do some of it by herself and I am completely ok with that! The next part will be rearranging things and vacuuming and cleaning. It will all be done by tomorrow. I stuck to my end of the bargain. The trees went up before Thanksgiving and down the day after New Years. Mark is happy about that! Not much else is going on though. Meme is angry again at Bob. He has done nothing at all today but sleep. He went to bed at 6:30 pm last night, up at 10:30 am this morning and back to sleep before we went grocery shopping at 11:30 am. He was still asleep when we got home at 1:15 pm. Meme was so angry! She went and woke him up. Everything has been quiet since then too. Yikes! I called Grandpa last night to say hello but he was getting ready so I spoke to Debbie. I will call them tonight to say hello and Happy New Year. Right now it is after 4:30 pm and it will be time to get dinner going for Mark and Mom and then get the pups fed and medicine to Princess. We are almost done with that so an appointment for her surgery will be made next week. Not sure what is going to happen so we need more info. Mom is a little scared of her age but I am going to put it in God's hands and have him help her and all of us. Mom knows that you will be by her side as well. Thank you my sweet precious son. Mom will keep you posted on any news that I find out and tell you about it in my letters to you as I always do. I will light your candle this evening and whisper to you later as well. Smile for me and I will smile to you. I will be back tomorrow with another letter. 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. I miss you pumpkin....so much more than I can ever express. Nothing is the same now and it never will be either. Happy New Year in Heaven. I will be back tomorrow so until then...good night and sweet dreams later.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!