Happy New Year (Late)

Well Happy New Year 2010. . . Sorry I am a month and a half late. Oh well.

I have been keeping very busy lately. I am in my final year of school. I will graduate December 2010. I am taking on-line classes so I don't have be away from Edy as much. I will have my BS degree in Business, Finance and Management. I finally see the light at the end of a very long tunnel. I am working in the same bank and continue to learn. I enjoy working, however I also miss being a stay at home mom. I feel very blessed that my parents are so willing to help me take care of Edy. She usually stays home with "nana" and "papa", but we have a daycare that she can go from time to time.

Edy continues to improve in school and surprises me every day as she reads and spells and writes. Every week she has a spelling test. If she gets 100% on her practice test on Wednesday, she does not have to take the real test on Friday. She has gotten 100% for 17 weeks in a row. She is amazing. She turns 7 next month. It is crazy. I look at my beautiful daughter and wonder where the time went. She makes me smile everyday. She loves to sing and dance. She even sings in the shower. She also loves to run. The school has a running club after school on Mondays that she attends. She runs for 30 minutes and loves it. Eden has also lost 2 teeth so far and two are wiggly.

We are still in Hamilton, Illinois. On the weekends, we usually go to Quincy or to Nauvoo. We go to a place called Bonkers which is a huge Jungle Gym for children (and adults) or we catch a movie. We also like to go to the homes in Nauvoo or by the waterfalls outside of Nauvoo (although that is more of a summer activity). We also love to go visit family.

The other news that I would like to leave you with is this. I have been working hard on trying to loose weight. I realized when I separated from my ex-husband, I was unhappy with the way I looked. I tried hard not to be in pictures. After I realized how unhappy I was I decided to change. I started exercising every day and I stopped eating bad food. It is scary that I am even showing this picture to you, but I must for you to believe me. I have lost almost 60 pounds. I still have about 45 more pounds to go, which I hope to have accomplished by the summer. Anyhoo, Here is the before picture. . . May 2007:

And here is a picture that I took Christmas Day 2009:

I will keep you updated as I continue to loose. I hope everyone has a great 2010. I have a feeling things will continue to be good for Edy and me. I am so thankful for all my family (especially Edy), my friends and Heavenly Father. He has blessed me. I don't know what I would without them.