Cindy Lou Snyder here.

Thought an update was in order; it's been a while since you last heard from me. 

Eternity continues to do very well in all of her classes at school.  She is in the fifth grade at Pryor Elementary; I am very proud of her.  She is one of the top students in her grade, let alone, the entire school; she is exceedingly smart!

Eternity's health hasn't been an issue:  no hospital stays or surgeries; she continues to enjoy life and prolonged good health, which has been an answer to prayer.  She is doing extremely well in the health department.  :)

I have a boyfriend now.  His name is Chuck Woolsey; I met him last August at the county fair, and we fell in love.  He absolutely adores Eternity, and Eternity adores him right back.  She is crazy about him!  Chuck is a supervisor at a glass making firm; he's been with the company for over 15 years. 

Chuck has three children:  Bethanie Sue (15), Jayson Dillon (11), and Hadassah Grace (6), so they are like family to Eternity.  Whenever Chuck comes over, Eternity wants to know if her sisters and brother are with him; if they are, then they have a great time playing or horsing around.  :)  They love Eternity as much as their dad does.  They get along just fine.

It's a little soon to think about marriage, but every moment I'm with Chuck, I see that more and more in our future.  We are very much in love, and it's as though God arranged this; there's no other explanation.

Meanwhile, I stay home, where I continue to take care of Eternity.  Or Eternity takes care of me.  :)

Our neighbors, the Valdezes, are in the process of moving.  We hate to see them go; but they are going back to Mexico.  Seems that their visa has run out, so they have no other choice.  We've become very close to Teresa, her husband, Omar, and their boys, 13-year-old Domingo and five-year-old Pepe' (Pepito).  To think that the house next door will soon be empty tears at my heart; I know I shall miss them when they leave ...

We are getting snow as I write this.  It is very cold and blustery here in Oklahoma.  We can expect heavy snow or ice (freezing rain/sleet) here, making for extremely treacherous conditions, so I doubt that Eternity will even have school today.  We are currently under winter storm warnings here in Pryor.  When Eternity awakens, she will be suprised to see a winter wonderland out her bedroom window.

Well, I am making coffee, so I'd best go before it overflows.  I will write in here again soon; until then, take care and God bless!

~Cindy Lou Snyder.  :)