Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? Mom is doing alright I suppose. It has been a pretty busy morning here. Mom was up at 7 am and got the pups fed and walked. Mark went and started work right off while Mom did a bit of house straightening. I got ready right after and then off I went with Meme to run some errands. I had to go to the post office to send a card out and also a box and then it was off to the place I can't stand to go to and that is Walmart...ugh. On the way there, a white full size truck was tailgating me and right up on my *ss end of the car. I was so angry that I slammed my brakes. The girl that was driving flipped me off and I returned the favor back to her. She turned off about 2 miles after. That makes Mom so mad when people do that. I don't understand the need. You are not going to get to the place you are going to any faster. While at Walmart, Meme and I wanted to look at a few specific items and while headed to them, there were 2 older ladies. I passed them both and said excuse me. One of the ladies said..."look some people are wearing masks and not even covering their nose" and said it very snotty. Mom continues to walk and then decided to turn around as the lady was talking about me. I turned and yes..."yup that's right, I am". The lady whipped her head around and was surprised that I went back. I told her that if she was going to talk about me as I was walking away that she could say it to my face. She said she wasn't talking about me...I turn and said that I was the only one there and yes she was and she was rude. I told her that so many people are not wearing masks now and not even 60% are vaccinated completely...She mumbled that they both were and I said "really...how do I know that?... I am not judging you for what you are doing". I walked away after. Mom was so flippin mad at this point. How dare people judge like that. This is the reason why the world is like it is...the lady had no clue that I just had taken the mask down so that I could breathe better for a few seconds. It wasn't in a crowded spot so I thought it was safe. Between those 2 incidents, it set my mood for the day and not in a very good way. After that, Meme wanted to cash out and we left. Got home and unloaded everything and put stuff away just in time for Mark to leave. He was told first thing this morning that he had to be at the office this afternoon for 2 or 3 hours. Don't think he was too impressed as it was a sudden thing but it is his job and he has to do it. He should be home in about 1.5 hours. It is now 3:50 pm. He should be home by 5 pm he thought. He is home tomorrow and Wednesday and then back there Thursday and home Friday. Mom has an appointment for her nails tomorrow afternoon and it is a darn good thing as I broke 2 nails while at Walmart as well and a third one is on the verge...ugh.

Last night, it was nothing as I was expecting at all. We grilled and ate. Right after, Meme was not feeling good, Bob was quiet and Mom and Mark were ourselves. Mom made dessert and Meme didn't want any so the 3 of us had some. Mom ended up not feeling good either so I didn't eat mine at all...bummer. We started playing poker at 6"45 pm and Bob wanted to end it at 7:45 pm for whatever reason. They went to bed and Mom and Mark were up until 10 pm. Mom called and chatted with Grandpa. That was nice. Mom was tired from the day in the pool so we called it an early evening. That was fine by us. Mom didn't sleep all that well as I thought that I would after being in the pool for the afternoon. I think it was because of a conversation that I had on Saturday, your Angelverary being yesterday and news that I saw on social media last night. My heart hurt more than it was.

Let me explain... I will keep it short and to the point. Aunt Shirley called Mom, she fell the other day, hit her head on the washing machine and she ended in the ER for 8 hours. They did a cat scan and it showed that she had bleeding on the brain and it was spreading. They wanted to do surgery on Saturday but she said no. I guess this week she will be having another cat scan and then surgery to drain the bleed in the brain and then another one to put a stint in her arm or leg to prevent this from happening again in the future. Mom will keep you posted on things as I know of them. 

The news that I saw was shocking to Mom... I saw a post from your sweet nurse in the PICU...Dean. There was a picture of Bill...her husband and your old RT in the PICU...you remember him for sure...anyways...above the picture it wrote: "R.I.P. Bill... William Jarvis...You deserve it". When I saw it, it was posted like 12 hours prior to me seeing it. I made a comment and sent her a message but no response. I later found out that Bill passed on June 12th... 9 days ago. My heart hurt for Dean and the family. Bill was an amazing man. He was one of the few that I trusted with your life. I could always relax a bit when knowing that he was caring for you. I have no doubt that you were there to greet him for his arrival along with Jim and Frank. May Bill fly high and free now with the Angels. 

That is all I have for today. Mom just got a call from Mark saying that he was on his way home. Guess we have some nasty weather coming. He said it was pretty bad. Mom will light a candle this evening for you, whisper to you later on so smile for me and I will smile for you. I will be back tomorrow after my appointment. Please come visit me in my dreams if you can my sweet precious son. Thank you. Keep watching over us and keep us safe and healthy during all these crazy times here where Mom is. Thank you. Always know that you are the wind beneath my wings, and I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. You will forever be my hero and live in my heart, mind, body and soul. Thank you for being Mom's bright shining star. I miss you beyond words.... until tomorrow comes...good night and sweet dreams.

Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 💖