Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Wednesday afternoon? Mom is okay. It has been a crazy day today for me. I was up at 7 am after not sleeping well last night. I thought I would because of not sleeping the night before but I was up a lot of the night with really bad stomach cramps again. Some points it was so painful. I did my best to not wake Mark and the pups up. I just laid there still and quiet. I got up, fed the pups and chatted with Mark for a bit. We thought that Meme was upstairs and Bob was still sleeping. Well we were right about Bob but I guess Meme was out and about at 6:45 am. She went to the post office and then to go buy more groceries. I spoke to her yesterday saying that she needed to stay in and not go anywhere. She is not listening to Mom. Aunt Beck told her the same thing. I helped her bring in all her groceries and then washed the countertops down and then my hands like a billion times. I then got ready myself. I made the bed and took my shower. Mom had no choice but to go out for a bit and get a few things we needed. I didn't want to but I had to. Meme came with me again when I told her to stay home but nope....ugh...see this pattern??? Anyways.... I had to go to the post office as I had to sign for a package and then off to the local grocery store. I was there and back in less than 1.5 hours. I stayed away from everyone I could. It seems to be an every day thing now to see people with gloves and masks on. Mom wonders if this is going to be the new normal now or if things will go back to the way they were. I was reading an article this afternoon and it was from an Infectious Disease Doctor that works with the President and he was saying that the quarantine will be more than just a couple weeks. It could be for several more weeks and into July or August. He said that we could be looking at 18 months for this whole thing to be depleted. Mom was shocked at that. Mom is at the point where I don't know what to think anymore. I know to stay away from people as much as possible. Wash your hands, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze. Those are the basic rules right now but that should have been nothing new at all for any of us. Those have been instilled in our brain since we were little. All we can do is just wait things out and listen to the radio and watch the news for updates. Mom is praying for the world right now. I pray for our family, pets and friends. I pray for strangers that I will never ever meet. I pray for the elderly, the poor, the disabled. I pray for everyone and I will continue to do so. Please continue to watch over us, Tyler. I know you do but I always like to ask. Thank you my sweet precious son. Mom loves you so much. 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 always live in my heart, mind, body and soul.
 Last night was just like Monday night for us. Mark had a 2nd unexpected cutover after he had worked all day. Poor guy. He started work at 8 am and finished work at 8 pm. We watched a bit of TV and then Mom called it a night at 9:30 pm. I think tonight will be a night where we have dinner, feed the pups, take them for a walk and then relax. I owe Grandpa a call tonight because I didn't call him last night. I have been chatting with Debbie today. They are both well. We are all wondering if they will be coming down or if the airlines are closing too. They may get here and not be able to return back home when they wanted to. We are taking this day to day.
 Mark had a call with his bosses this afternoon. They were saying they were still having enough work for a few weeks but after that they are not sure what will happen. Mom and Mark are both scared at this. We don't know what we will do if he goes unemployed. We will not be able to pay our bills and keep this house. This is all very scary to everyone. It is definitely added stress that we don't need with all that we have on a daily basis. Businesses are closing down left and right and not knowing when they can reopen or if they will be able to. Construction has stopped everywhere. Mom has never seen anything like this at all. Meme said she hasn't either. That is scary as she is 36 years older than me. Mom will keep you updated daily on all this. Some reason though, Mom knows you know all about this and you see it all even before we do. I have no doubt that you are so busy helping any way that you need to and any way that you can. 
 Mom will light a candle for you this evening and whisper to you before I go to bed tonight. Come visit me in my dreams if you have time. Thank you. Smile for me and I will smile to you. I have to finish listening to my last webinar for the day. I have done 4 just this afternoon. In 2 days that makes 7. I am half way there! I think I can do 4 tomorrow and 4 on Friday and I will be finished! That will be one less thing on my plate for this week. I am home bound so I have all kinds of time. I will start in the morning though. I will write to you again during the day while I am listening to them. For now, it is going on 4:30 pm and you know what time that is...time to get the night routine started and fed the pups and make dinner for us. Until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams pumpkin. I miss you more than words 😢 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah ❤