Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Tuesday afternoon? Mom is doing alright. I have been very busy today and it is only 2:50 pm. I was up early as always. The pups were fed and walked and then instead of Mom sitting down, I decided I was going to make a homemade apple pie. I stayed downstairs while it was baking. I cleaned up my mess and then I made myself breakfast. The guy for the garbage came as well so it all worked out. After that was all done, Mom came upstairs to make the bed but saw that Mark did it and that was so nice and helpful. I had intentions of getting ready but instead I came into my office and I curated all the other 21 boxes for the month of August for my business. I stacked them all in my office closet for now. when someone subscribes, all I have to do is put the thank you card in the box and put the gems on the outside and get the labels on them and ship them out. It is a pretty time consuming job but I am having so much fun with it. I just wish that people would start buying them. It is pretty slow. I have put things out there on the social media sites so hopefully things will start to move along. I really want this to succeed for Mom. I want this to skyrocket and take off. Anything that you can do to help Mom would be wonderful and I would so appreciate it. Thank you my sweet precious son. Mom just finished everything up about an hour ago and I had a few calls to make and then I a couple emails to send but I am done now. I wanted to write to you while I had the time because the sky is getting pretty dark out there again. I know we are in for a big storm yet again. The next few days show no rain so that will be a very nice change. We will actually be able to be in the pool for the first time over the weekend in a month. Mom misses swimming and sitting out and relaxing. 
 Well tomorrow will be a hard day for Mom. It will be your Birthday and it will be the 8th one without you. It makes me so sad, Tyler. I start to think about it and tear up so I have to think about other things so that I don't have a huge crying spell. I miss you so damn much. It hurts more today. Time heals nothing. I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You are and always will be my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live inside my heart, mind, body and soul. 
 Mom will light a candle for you tonight. I will whisper to you just like I do every night before I go to bed. Smile for me if you hear my voice and I will smile to you so you can see Mom. Have fun while I sleep. Come visit me in my dreams if you can. I sure hope that tomorrow you will send me some extra signs telling me you are around. I definitely will need them. Thank you.
 I called Grandpa last night to check in. He finally told me about the pain he is in after I told him I knew. He promised me that he would go have it looked at. He is thinking it is because of an old injury. I told him either way new or old, if it is effecting his walking he needs to have it checked out. He agreed and Mom will be checking in to see how he is doing tomorrow night and I will keep on him about this. It is 59 days before they come here and I can't wait. I am seeing that their flights are starting to change up a bit so I am hoping that they will not be cancelled again. Mom will be so bummed out. I miss them both. It has been almost a year since we have seen them. Mom needs to see Grandpa. I am a "daddy's girl". Mom will keep you posted on that. 
 Tomorrow, Mark has to take his recertification test in the morning. I sure hope he passes it this time. He failed it a month ago by just 3 questions. This is the one he really wants and did that week long hard training class. I hope that you bring him lots of good luck. What a gift for him on your special day if he passed it. After the exam is done, I think we are going to go out for a bit to occupy my mind. We won't go far or stay out long as the numbers here for Covid19 are still climbing daily. Mom just found out that a friend of hers has it. She is an RN. I am praying for her. I am praying for the world right now. 
 Mom will write to you tomorrow but for now I have to make a call. A friend is in need and I said I would call him for a brief chat. Then I need to shower and make dinner plus feed the pups and walk them. Then it will be a night of relaxing I hope. Until tomorrow comes my sweet precious son.... good night and sweet dreams. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 💖