Tuesday, June 30, 2020








Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Tuesday late afternoon, almost evening? Mom has been busy all day long! I was up at 7 am sharp, got the pups fed and then walked. I relaxed for a short bit after and then upstairs to make the bed, take a shower and then get in my office to start the day. I started looking at emails, etc and then I decided today was the day to start my school work and that is what I did all day long. I took a bit of a break to talk to my friend again to see how he was but that was about it. I managed to take 2 exams today as well. This is the first time in a very long time! I got a 100% on the first one and a 93% on the second one! Not to shabby as Mom is rusty on this...lol. I will be doing this all again tomorrow and hopefully knocking out 2 more exams! I will try to do the same in the next couple of days as well too. I will only break for lunch and that is it. Mark has been studying all day too. He has 1 more day to go before he takes his exam as well on Thursday. We are both exhausted as heck. Mom is tired of looking at the computer screen and my hands are sore for note taking. I need to push forward though because I need to get this done and not wait anymore. I am at a stand still right now with my box business so studying will be my priority. 
 It is already 4:53 pm. The pups will be wanting to eat in about 10 minutes and then they need to go for their walk. After that it will be grabbing dinner for ourselves and then relaxing for the night. I wanted to go swimming again but it looks like it is going to rain so Mom will pass on it tonight but I will go and exercise tomorrow. 
 Last night after dinner and it rained, Mark and Mom did go in. We stayed outside for a couple of hours at least. We came in at 8:15 pm and then decided to watch a bit of tv before  bed. I think I made it to 9:30 pm before I said I was tired...lol. Mom was a bit upset last night anyways. Bob spent most of the day outside. He had dinner with Meme and while Mark and I were cooking ours, we turned on tv to watch some shows and he came right in, didn't care and made himself comfortable. After that, when we decided to go outside to the pool, we were upstairs and by the time we got outside, Bob was sitting out there. Mom was beyond pissed. He will not give Mark and Mom time alone or privacy. he was out there all day long. Mark and I had no time together after the day accept 1.5 hours before we went to bed and crashed. He doesn't get it. meme went upstairs and understood. She gave us the privacy. I told her last night that Mark and I are a young married couple and we need a lot of time alone. We need to do things alone, go places alone and we need to have pool time here alone as well. They get all day 5 days a week to be outside...Mark and Mom's time is on the weekend. If they don't like it that is too bad. They need to understand and know that they don't get everything else handed to them. They are already getting a free ride here, but Mom will not get into that piece as it will make me very angry and I don't want that right now or on here. So.....we shall see if Mark and Mom start to get privacy or if it will have to be discussed again in more stern detail. Stay tuned for that!
 Just like clock work... the clouds have rolled in, thunder is going on and looks like we will be getting another good thunderstorm for an hour or so. Seems like every night at this time. We have a very hard time with Princess now. She doesn't want to eat and she refuses to go for a walk after her 5 pm meal. It is tiring that is for sure. Tonight will be no exception either as I am sure she is already shaking from the thunder. Ozzy on the other hand is sleeping in his bed and doesn't care. He is being a good boy through all the thunder lately. 
 Today is the last day of June. Tomorrow is July 1st. Wow...hard to believe that we will be in the 7th month of 2020. This year has been nothing but a sh*t show for everyone. Things are still pretty bad here in Florida with the Covid numbers. Mom is still praying. I know you are still watching over us too. Thank you my sweet precious son. It means a lot to Mom. I really hope that July starts a new, better month for us all. My fingers are crossed.
 Mom has had a candle lit for you all day long. I hope you have seen it. I will whisper to you later tonight when I go to bed. Smile for me and I will smile to you. Have fun while I sleep and visit me in my dreams if you can. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you after I study for a bit. Remember that you are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. You are forever in my heart, mind, body and soul. I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. I miss you more than words can say. 
 It is after 5 pm and Mom needs to get going for now....until tomorrow comes...good night and sweet dreams.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 💙

Monday, June 29, 2020








Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? Mom is writing to you a bit on the earlier side so that I can go out and enjoy a few hours in the pool before dinner. Mark and Mom said that we would head outside around 3 pm or 3:30 pm to catch some rays and so that we could just relax for a bit. It is 2:20 pm so I have a few minutes to write to you.
 Mom is sorry about the short letters the last couple days but I guess if Mom is being honest, on the weekends I tend not to be near electronics at all unless it is for music outside while we are in the pool. I think Mom needs to just have that mental break from it all. Weekends are the only time that Mark and Mom can really have as during the week it is work for him and for Mom it is getting things together for my box business and then needing to start my college class! I think that starting this week, Mom will be taking weekends off from writing. It is not because I don't think of you because that it is furthest from the truth. You are always on my mind and you are always someone who Mom talks about all the time. I will continue to light your candle during those days and nights and I will continue to whisper to you throughout the day and before I go to bed. Mom just needs to take a break from everything I think. There is a lot going on here....things that you can see and already know about so I will not go into detail on here at all. Mark and Mom have so much to discuss, get our heads around and figure out what we are going to do. The added stress is not good for us and Mom just needs to have 2 days out of 7 to just relax and do whatever I want to do in those days. I know that you won't be mad or judge me at all. I know that you understand where I am coming from. I know that several people all over the world still read my letters daily so I wanted them to know that I haven't stopped writing to you, it will just be a Monday-Friday thing from now on. I will return every Monday with updates on the weekend of what we did, didn't do and what is happening currently. I sure hope that folks stick around to continue to read my letters to you for the 5 days that I do write. If not I get it and I completely understand. I hope in some way that I am continuing to help others out through my letter writing to you. Anyways...enough about that!
 Mom got a bit of a break this morning. Mark took the pups downstairs and fed them and took them for their morning walk. I got downstairs and everything was done. I was surprised. I made breakfast, ate and did the clean up. I then ventured upstairs to make the bed, do a load of laundry, take a shower and then into my office I went. I had all intentions of starting to crack the books for my class but I didn't. Mom has felt a bit off today for some reason. Not sure why. Can't really put my finger on it at all. I am hoping to get some sun and exercise before dinner to feel better. We shall see. I think tonight will be all about relaxing, maybe a movie and then bed. Mark is definitely got a busy 2 more days of studying before the big exam on Thursday. Mom is going to do a few lessons in her studies. I have to get this course started and completed by fall. I have a few months but would like to take my time with it. 
 Aunt Beck called yesterday. We chatted for a bit. Things she said to me made Mom upset. She knew it would but she still wanted to tell me about it. I am glad she did. I am just not sure on how to handle things at this point. I think I need another day to sit on it before I say something. When I do it will not be pretty. Stay tuned for that! 
 Bob went to the doctors today. He got good news and not so good news. He has the start of COPD now. It is something that goes with his heart condition and does not go away once it is there. He doesn't understand that humidity and the sun is not his friend and it will make things worse for him. Meme and I were talking about that and he stormed in the house and started yelling at us. I told him to calm down. It is not our fault that this is happening and he can't just take it out on us. He ignored what I told him and he sat outside for 3 hours this afternoon and went in the pool. He needs to stop and do things that are good for him. He is an even bigger ticking time bomb now. 
 Mom just got a message from a friend. He asked me to call him if I could. He is the one I was helping out on Saturday as well. I told him I would. I know you understand Mom. We are helpers. We always have been. Mom will light your candle this evening but I have had one burning in my room all day long. I will whisper to you later tonight. Have fun while Mom sleeps. Come visit me if you can. I miss you more than ever and more than words. You are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live in my heart, mind, body and soul. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. It is the last day of June as well. Time is flying by. Please be with us, pumpkin. We need you to help us all stay safe and healthy. Thank you. Fly high and free. I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. Until tomorrow...good night and sweet dreams later.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo 💙 

Sunday, June 28, 2020








Dear Tyler, 

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Sunday evening? Mom is okay but very tired. I wanted to take a few minutes to write to you briefly as I am already snuggled up in bed and it is only 7:18 pm. It has been a busy day here. Mom was up at 6:30 am and fed the pups, walked them, made breakfast, did the dishes, vacuumed the floors and mopped them downstairs, vacuumed the upstairs, cleaned out the closet of my clothes and then straightened out the closet in the bathroom. That was all done by 11:45 am. After that the rest of the day was in the pool. We got out at 3:30-4 pm. Dried off, played yatzee, made dinner, and play a couple more games and now everyone is in their bedrooms. Bob has an early doctors appointment in the morning so they called it an early night. It's a good thing, because Mom just wants to relax before going to bed tonight. We will watch TV and call it a night at 9 pm. Mom will write to you more tomorrow but I needed to write something to you tonight. Your candle 🕯 is already lit. Mom will whisper to you later before I fall asleep. Have fun tonight and come visit me in my dreams if you can. Mom misses you so much. More than words can say. 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 in my heart, mind, body and soul. Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you my sweet precious son. Until then....good night and sweet dreams. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🤍

Saturday, June 27, 2020









Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Saturday late afternoon? Mom is doing okay but I think I got a bit too much sun...lol. It is 4:30 pm on the dot and we all just came in maybe 1 hour ago from the pool. It has been a pretty good day here today! we all went into the pool around 12 noon and we played ring toss and swam. Mark and Mom had lunch around 1 pm and then went back in and played some more. Meme and Bob even came in the pool and had a good time. We all got out, dried off and then now we are all doing our separate things before we have dinner. Mark is in his office, Meme is knitting in her room and Bob is on the computer. Both pups are zonked out as Mom made sure I dunked them in the pool to stay cool while they were outside. Today was the first day in a very long time that we all had a good day with no arguing! That was super nice for us all. We plan to have dinner together and then either watch a movie or play cards tonight... think everyone is leaning on cards. Last night we watched Mulan as Mom was the only one who had seen it. Everyone enjoyed it and laughed. Mom remembers watching it with you. Oh how we love Mushu. I never knew that Disney made a Mulan II. Mom will have to watch it at some point. The live action movie for Mulan has been pushed back yet again now. It looks like a great movie and I will go see it when it comes out in the theater. 
 Today is Bob's daughter, Jennifer's Birthday. We all wished her a Happy Birthday. She was very happy when Bob called her so that was wonderful! I have to say that Bob is trying really hard lately to talk more, exercise and he is watching what he is eating again so that he can loose weight. Meme is doing it with him as well! Mom is down 2 sizes now and have lost a lot of inches since we moved here. I feel good! I am finally getting a good tan by being in the pool and sitting outside. I look like I live her now and not a white girl visiting...lol. 
 Mom doesn't have any updates for you at all as far as our family is concerned. No one really is communicating much at all. That is sad in a way but I guess everyone just has a lot of things to do. I will try to touch base with everyone tomorrow and during the week. I can't believe that in 3 days it will be July 1st. That is crazy that we are on the 7th month of this year. everything happened just 3 months into 2020 and it is still scary. Mom got on her computer earlier and saw that in the State of Florida there were 10,239 new positive cases here. That is over 10 x's the amount that it was in March/April. Things are out of hand. Our Governor is not shutting us down. Where we live renters are coming and going like crazy. We don't know where any of them are coming from. They are not social distancing, wearing masks and they have a ton of visitors as well. There is no respect and it is getting worse daily. Tyler, it is down right scary. It was scary when this all started and now the 2nd wave is even nastier. we are all going to continue what we were doing. Only going out to the grocery store once every 2 weeks and the post office twice a week and that is it. We are not taking any chances at all. We can't. It is really bad out there now. Mom is asking that you keep us all safe, healthy and happy where we are. Thank you. It means so much to Mom and all of 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 live in my heart, mind, body and soul. Mom will light a candle downstairs for you this evening when we are playing cards. I have had one burning this morning and now as well. It is for you and everyone in this world to stay as safe as they can. Mom will whisper to you later tonight when I go to bed. Listen for my voice, pumpkin and smile for me. I will return that smile to you too. 
 Mom will be pretty much doing what I did today, tomorrow. I have a bit of cleaning to do in the morning but the afternoon will be out at the pool again. the temps are 96 degrees with a heat index of 110 and higher. The pool water is at 90 degrees. It is like bath water really but anything is better then just sitting in that hot sun. I will be back tomorrow afternoon before dinner or during the evening when all is quiet here. Continue to do great things! Have fun while I sleep tonight and visit me in my dreams if you can. Mom needs to get going so that I can get the pups fed and get dinner going for us. Tonight we are grilling again. Mom made a mac salad to go with our burgers....yummy! until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams. I love you, Tyler 💚
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 💚

Friday, June 26, 2020





National Stitch Day!





Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Friday afternoon? Mom is doing alright but I really wish that I would sleep at night. The past few nights I am up at 3 am and can't get back to sleep until after 5 am and then the pups wake me up at 6 am. I need to get a really good nights sleep. 
 Mom had all intentions of writing you a long letter today but to be honest with you, I spent the day outside in and by the pool. The day is almost all over with as it is 4:15 pm. Mom just got a message from one of her friends and he really needs someone to talk to so I am going to call him in a couple minutes before I have to go feed the pups and get dinner going for us all. I know he is hurting and needs a shoulder to lean on. I want to be there for him and I know you will understand. 
 Mom has been talking to you a lot today. I hope you hear me every time I have said something about you or said your name. 7 years ago on this very day, Mom laid you to rest. It is also the anniversary of Grandpa, Audrey and Mom's car accident. That was 32 years ago. Mom went through hell that day along with Grandpa and Audrey. we are all very lucky to be alive. Mom went through hell again 28 years later when I had to bury you. I never said goodbye to you and I never will because it isn't goodbye and you know it just as well as I do. I miss you so much though. I miss it all. The good, the bad and the ugly. I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You will always be the wind beneath my wings and forever my hero. You live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. 
 We are all going to watch a movie tonight after dinner but I will light a candle for you and whisper to you before I go to bed. Smile to Mom when you hear me and I will smile right back to you. I know you are doing wonderful things in the heavens above and also here on this earth. Continue to fly high and free, pumpkin. Come visit me in my dreams if you can this evening while Mom is hopefully sleeping (we got new neighbors today...so my fingers are crossed for everything to be quiet). 
 I will be sure to write to you over the weekend as we are not doing anything or going anywhere that I know of. It will be very hot and humid again. High 90's and the heat index will be well above 110 degrees. It will be pool days and swimming and relaxing for sure. Mark is feeling better today so that is good. I think he is napping right now though. Meme is downstairs and I don't know where Bob is at all. 
 Please watch over us all. The Covid numbers keep climbing like crazy daily. We are in over 4,000 new positive cases daily. The governor is not shutting things done either which is super scary. People are not wearing masks either. This is definitely the 2nd wave that they were talking about and knowing that if it hit it would be worse then the first time 😢 Mom continues to pray daily for everyone to be healthy, safe and happy as they can be. Thanks for keeping us in your care, Ty. It means a lot to Mom. 
 I will be back tomorrow with another letter. For now, Mom is going to call her friend to try and help him out. Until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams. I love you more than words 💖
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah ❤

Thursday, June 25, 2020








Dear Tyler,

Hi pumpkin! How are you doing on this Thursday evening? Mom is able to write to you briefly before we get this nasty storm that they are talking about. It seems that we get one every night around this time or later. Wish they were during the day where we could help the pups through it. I am sorry that I didn't write to you yesterday but I didn't have a clue that Mark took vacation days this week. We actually spent the entire day outside swimming and lounging by the pool. We came in just in time to get dinner for the pups, walk them and then make dinner for ourselves before it turned 7:30 pm. We came upstairs at 8 pm and then watched tv until 9:30 pm and called it a night. Mom slept until 3 am and I woke up from a dream. I had a hard time getting back to sleep but I did after 4:30 am until 6:15 am when the pups woke me up. Mark had day two of his PTO. We were wanting to go out, come home and then go in the pool but it didn't turn out that way at all. We did go out with Meme and Bob for a bit, came home and Mark has been sick ever since. Mom went in the pool but Mark never got to. He has basically been in the bathroom all afternoon and still is. Not sure what is going on with him but I will be watching him closely. I think tonight will be an early night of doing nothing at all but letting him relax and sleep if he needs to. I have a couple movies to watch if I am not tired. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day for him. We will probably make it a day of pool time and sitting outside if it is not too hot. Mom did not stay in the pool for long at all. I got an alert on my phone that it said that we had a heat index of 115 degrees. I believe it because it was mighty hot out there. I was by myself as well so that really isn't any fun. I did some laps and exercises and called a day. Right now everyone is waiting on Mom to finish up my letter to you so that we can go grill hamburgers this evening for dinner. I hope Mark will be able to eat and feels better after. 
 Not much at all for updates from our family. I haven't heard anything in about a week or so. I will update you when I know of anything. No news is good news, right??? Everything here is a mess. It a cluster of issues. It has got us all stressed out to the max. Mom sure could use your help my sweet precious son. There is a lot of talking that needs to get done again and what to do going forward from here. Mom will keep you posted as I know of things. I know you watch over us all, all the time and for that I am so blessed and thankful. I promise to write to you tomorrow at a descent time and a longer letter as well. The pups need to be fed and walked before the storm hits and that looks like it is going to hit us very soon. Hope it doesn't last long at all. I will light your candle this evening and whisper to you before I go to bed tonight. Have fun while I sleep and come visit Mom in my dreams 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 live in my heart, mind, body and soul. You are and always will be the wind beneath my wings and my forever hero. Continue to do good things wherever you my be. Fly high and free and send me your signs when you can. Until tomorrow comes...good night and sweet dreams, Tyler. I love you.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah ❤