Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Monday afternoon? Mom is so sorry that I have not written a letter to you in a couple of days but boy after I wrote to you on Friday, things spiraled downhill pretty quickly for Mom. I sat in my glider rocker all day long and then stayed in the bedroom for the evening without going downstairs at all. By 7 pm Mom was sick as a dog. I was up until 6 am vomitting. It was horrible. I don't think anyone got any sleep at all that night. I know the pups didn't and neither did Mark. I finally was able to sleep around 7 am but I was so sore and hurting from the ab workout that Mom had given herself. I literally slept all day Saturday. I couldn't keep my eyes open at all. I think I was awake for a total of an hour throughout the day and night. Sunday, I was doing better but I still was crampy and not feeling up to par. I stayed in bed all day and watched TV until about 6 pm last night when I decided to go downstairs and watch TV with everyone. I hadn't seen Meme or Bob for 2 days. I fell asleep around 10 pm and woke up at 2 am this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. I couldn't get comfortable at all. I did fall back to sleep for a couple more hours and I have been awake since 7 am. Mom is still feeling a bit fatigued but I am doing a bit better. I actually got to eat something and it is staying down so that is a good sign. I forced myself to strip the bed, do laundry and take a shower today. I had too because you could just smell the sickness and Mom wanted it out of here. It felt good to get all cleaned up and a new clean set of bedsheets for tonight. I am not going to lie though, I am exhausted as it has taken everything out of me today. I am sure I will be back to my old self again in a couple of days but I need to just get the rest. I am hoping to sleep really well tonight. I am not going to nap today to see if that helps me. Mom also had to hop on her computer to pay the bills that I didn't over the weekend so I thought I would write you a quick letter before hopping off here. 

 Everyone is good on this end. Meme is well and Bob went to an appointment again this morning. Mark is working and the pups are sleeping. Today is the 1st day of Princess not getting any medicine. She seems to be doing well so far. We are watching her closely. She goes for an appointment this Thursday to get checked out again so we will have more details then. Debbie was saying that Grandpa has been sick all weekend too. He has a nasty cold and cough and also the stomach bug like Mom has had. Poor Grandpa. I hope he is feeling better. Aunt Beck flies home tomorrow from her 3 week Arizona vacation. I am sure she will call us when she is settled in back home. Everything is on target for Meme to sell her house in the next couple weeks so that is good! That is all the updates I have for you today. Not much talking to anyone over the weekend. Just a lot of watching TV and sleeping on my end. I am sure to have some for you in the next few days. 

 The weather today is sunny but on the cooler side. All this week it will be below 70 degrees and 45 degrees at night. This weekend we will be heating up again though. It will hit 90 degrees for the Friday, Saturday Sunday forecast. That will be nice. Mom will be sitting outside for a bit. I sure hope it is sunny and warm where you are. I know how much you loved to have the sun warm your face. I still see you in my mind. 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 inside my heart, mind, body and soul. I hope you have fun tonight while Mom gets some rest. Come visit if you can. I have an appointment during the day with Meme to get our nails done and then I will be back home. I will write to you later that night. Mom is going to turn off her computer and relax for a bit right now. I have a couple hours before it is time to make dinner with Meme. Hopefully I will get the chance to eat with them. That hasn't happened in 3 days/nights. Please watch over us all. Thank you pumpkin. I love you with all my heart and soul. Until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams later.

 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Dear Tyler,

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Friday afternoon? Mom is doing alright. I am writing to you early so that I can get off my computer and go rest. After all the things I did yesterday with tearing the Christmas decorations down, I hurt my back. It started last night and I thought I was just tired and after a nights rest I would feel better but nope.... I woke up this morning in so much pain. I went downstairs and fed the pups and sat there after for about an hour. I came upstairs, took a shower to see if the hot water on my back would help and that was a negative as well. I went and made something to eat and did the dishes but again, now my back is hurting and so is my stomach. Just not a good day for Mom all around I guess. I am sure that after a day of doing nothing and resting, Mom will be back to her old self again tomorrow. I am making sure to stay hydrated too. 
 Meme and I were supposed to have our hair done today but that didn't happen for Mom because of her back but there was no need for Meme to not go. Yesterday she was very mean to both Bob and I because of a box that couldn't be found. She was blaming us for it being missing and Mom didn't even see the dang box. She was rude and I told her that. Guess she didn't like it either because she refused to eat dinner last night and she went to bed without saying anything to anyone. This morning she said nothing either. She had her coffee in another room by herself. I am not going to apologize to anyone when I call them out for being rude and mean. She needs to see how she treats people and the way she words things. She is not very nice at all. I have been listening to her now for the last couple of weeks and she needs an awakening big time! Mom has had her eyes opened up to the way she speaks and says things and I sure hope that I don't sound like that at all. I think that she didn't go to her appointment because I wasn't going and she didn't want to drive herself there. Things like that are really starting to make me angry. There is no need of that. Yesterday she took bob to 2 appoints and she had to drive from one end to the other...granted it was like 10 minutes from each place and when she got home she said she was exhausted from driving all day. Moms reaction was like, really? You were gone for 2 hours and have that time you were sitting waiting to have Bob be seen. I have noticed so much and observed things since we all live together. Meme is one to deligate things to everyone without wanting to do the work herself. That is not right or fair. I called her out on that too yesterday when she was doing it to me. Not happening. She is going to learn this really quickly too. Anyways...things are quiet here today. Bob must be outside and Mark is working. Mom is writing to you and the pups are sleeping. Meme...well who knows. She is still having her temper tantrum. Mom did get to reschedule her hair appointment for next week so that will be good! 
 Last night was quiet. We had dinner at 6 pm and dishes were done and cleaned up by 6:30 pm. We took the pups for a walk and then came upstairs and watched TV for a couple hours. I think tonight will be the same. It is leftover night. Mark may play his game with his brothers for a bit and Mom is going to rest quietly in the room while watching a movie before going to bed. The sun is shining though and I heard it was nice out today. Maybe I will sit by the pool for a bit later. The sun may be just what I need. Regardless of what I do later, Mom will whisper to you and I will light your candle later. Smile for me when you hear my voice and I will be sure to smile to you my sweet precious son. Have fun tonight while Mom gets some sleep. Come visit in my dreams if you can. I will be back tomorrow with another letter to you and give you updates then as well as I have none for today. 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. Until tomorrow comes.... good night and sweet dreams later.
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah!

Dear Tyler, 

Hi my sweet son! How are you doing on this Thursday evening? It is thec2nd day of the New Year and Mom has been very busy all day today. I am writing to you on my phone because I never went into my office at all today. Mom woke up at 7:15am and came down stairs to fed the pups. Meme and Bob left for a doctors appointment while Mark went to work. I sat down for not even 15 minutes looking at emails and got up and started to prep and make homemade beef stew for dinner tonight. I cleaned up my dishes, made some hot chocolate and then started taking down the Christmas decorations. Mom cleaned everything as I went along and also dusted too. I finished up with taking down the 4 trees, putting everything away, rearranging things, vacuumed the floors, putting everything in the garage again and Mom finished up at 3:30 pm. It took me 6 hours to do everything. I just got done making the bed upstairs and then shopping in the shower to just get cleaned up as I was covered in dust, glitter, and fake snow..... it is after 5 pm and Mark is on his last call of the day, Meme is being bitchy at something neither Bob or I did but we are being blamed for it and the pups are quiet. Mom wanted to write to you now because after this will be dinner and then Mom is going to relax because my back is sore from doing everything today. It will be an early night for us but tomorrow is Friday and then it's the weekend again. Next week Mom is buckling down and getting her stuff together because I am going to work hard on finishing up my classes and taking my final exam. I need to get that done. Tomorrow Meme and Mom will go get our hair done. Meme is getting a cut and Mom is getting a highlight. It's been almost 6 years since I had it professional done. Mom usually just does it herself. We shall see how it goes tomorrow. Eventually I want to get a new haircut and style but little at as time though. Mom will fill you in on tomorrow's letter to you. We should be home around 2 pm. 
 Mom called Grandpa last night but he was chatting with Johnny so I didn't get a chance to say hello. I spoke to Debbie though b ett briefly. I will try him again tonight. Johnny texted me and we chatted for a bit as well. After that, Mom took a bath and then crawled into bed as I was so tired from not getting any sleep the night before. I slept well last night and only woke up a couple times, however, Mom had a nightmare that really scared her. It was one of the dreams I have periodically. I asked the Angel's yo help me out with it and also you too. Did you hear, Mom? I hope so! I will whisper to you later on this evening as well. Smile for Mom and I will smile to you. The candle has been burning all day long for you. I decided to light it while I was doing everything today. Hope you are seeing it burn brightly for you. 
 Mom needs to get going for now as dinner is already done. It is going on 6 pm. Then it will be cleaning dishes and relaxing for the rest of the night before bedtime. I miss you so much and I love you to the moon and back and all the way around the world. Always know that you are my hero and the wind beneath my wings. Forever you live inside my heart,mind,body and soul. Mom will be back tomorrow with another letter to you. Thank you for being my bright shining star that lights the way for me. Have fun tonight while Mom is sleeping. Come visit me in my dreams if you can. Thanks pumpkin. Until tomorrow comes....good night and sweet dreams. 
 Always, Mommy xoxoxo. Muah 🖤

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!