Place your votes....

Well, we have hit an all time need to get your votes! Now, I'm serious! Place your votes in the comment section below! We have been having a family debate we are currently 5-1 on proper English (mom is one! =) So, here it is... are the muskmelons or cantaloupes? I googled both words and wouldn't you know... the muskmelons had a higher take on Google turn outs! oh, they even have an add for selling muskmelons seeds... so, are you with mom... Cantaloupes? Or, are you with us... Muskmelons??? Hmmmm..... can't wait to see your votes!

A busy Sunday...

Don't you just love the rat race of Sunday mornings? Out of desperation, my daughter had "Mashin tatoes" (pronounced by her exactly as spelled.) Anyways, we got out the door only to realize that she was distraught and her comes her teacher from little kids zone running to bring her back to me. She missed daddy and well... life has just been crazy with the move. Poor baby. What happens to daddy while I'm upstairs with Abby? He's pacing the halls with Joey. Hmm... welcome back from your missions trip daddy! Oh well. It's been a bit psychotic around here today. So, after church, mommy realized that she forgot Joey's thickener... this is a bad thing because Joey absolutely can not drink liquids that aren't thickened. So, it is unnecessarily use his Gtube, or drive back to my parents to get thickener... In the car we went! Then it was a race! we were meeting Jeff's family at Ryan's for dinner tonight... so we had to get back to the church to take the van back to the rental place that they used for the missions trip... then we had to get to the restaurant. So... guess what? We made it with 5 minutes to spare! =) That is a look into the Pfohl family Sunday. Ha! Well, here's hoping for a calm day tomorrow! We Sign the closing papers for our trailer! Yeah!!!! I'm very excited! Then, hopefully by Wednesday we'll be moving into our new place.

When Mama speaks...

...You BETTER listen! =) Well, this week, we are staying with my parents until our house is open and available. I tell ya, this week has been filled with so many emotions and my mom and I had a good ol' heart to heart talk today. I have been EXTREMELY focused on the struggles of my week and it has robbed me of seeing the blessings. The blessings of my own baby experiencing yet another miracle... WALKING. He has been walking ENTIRE rooms now! No stopping... very little stumbling... JUST GOING (something he apparently isn't supposed to be able to do). Then, he had problems with his intestinal stuff this week and for the first time EVER... it resolved itself and we DIDN'T have to go to Riley. That has NEVER happened. Then, tonight in the truck on the way to the church to pick up Jeff, Bubby started babbling. All he ever says is "ah" and he's been learning sign language to tell us what he wants. So... that was an amazing thing. He was just babbling all kinds of sounds! So exciting! Much like when Peter stepped out of the boat to walk on the water with Jesus, I didn't focus on the hand that holds me up this week... I focused on the storm. So, I'm thankful for the wake up my mama gave me this week. God has been at work in the midst of every thing. There are so many other blessings that have come this week that I see now and well... "I lift my eyes up to the heavens..."

Yippee!!!

Less than 24 hours away! My husband comes HOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a little excited. I've missed him so much! Anyways, we handed over the keys to the trailer today. =) Wahoo. I'm excited! Now just counting down the days for the first of Aug. so we can move into the new place. later!

Relocating...

Well, we have a new home in line now. We will be renting for now. I'm very relieved. The house is cute. So, we'll be excited to move in and live closer to friends and family. We will be moving in Aug. 1st. They are going to be packing up our trailer at 6 p.m. on Thurs. and we'll be living with my parents until we get the keys to the new place. So, should be good. =) Mom and dad's nerves may be a bit frazzled when we are all done. ha! We are appreciative of the support and love. Thanks guys!

Worn to a frazzle...

Well, today posed to be interesting. Jeff is in New Orleans right now, so I have been packing like crazy and the bomb hit today. The loan on the house was turned down because Jeff has only been at the church a year. I FREAKED OUT! The guy selling was willing to lease for a year but he was going to charge us nearly $200 more than what we would have paid getting a loan... so we wouldn't have gotten any where anyways... So, we told him no and well... he blew his top. He was not happy with us. I'm not sure but what God wasn't simply protecting us. Dad said today that he felt that there were more problems with the house than what he was telling us... Anyways, we pulled out of the deal because Jeff and I both felt ill feelings about the whole deal. Jeff finally called him from New Orleans because I was getting NO Where and then dad went with me to pick up our deposit from the contract. I was thankful for dad being there. Anyways, we have a house that we are looking at in the morning that comes open on the 1st of Aug. I hate looking with Jeff gone, but he wants me to move forward so that kids can get settled asap. So, off we go! I think that we are going to be very happy with this place. I drove by it tonight and well, it's a cute house. It's nice to because this family is a friend. So, we will be much better off. Please pray as we are now living at my parents for a week unti lwe can move in. The house has to be empty before we get the new place... but that's ok. =) We'll make do. We have lots of support from friends who are bringing inclosed trailers and have garage space. So... off we go! Talk to you all later.

Our weekend...

WE are still packing like crazy although we have no word yet on a new house. Aaahhhh!!! I figure that God is more than able. He knows the situation... so we are waiting.... We were excited to celebrate my parents 40th anniversary this weekend. Congrats you two!

The kids absolutely loved it! They had so much fun. we had a cook out and camp fire to celebrate. Abby especially enjoyed cleaning the corn that the Frost family shared with us! Thanks guys! It tasted AWESOME! Joey, well, he seemed to be a little weight contentious. Ha! Abby and Joey found themselves infatuated with a pool-noodle war! ha! Mommy was a bit overwhelmed and I think had a few lumps to show for the noodle war! Oh dear!!!

Joey is really becoming a walker... He certainly isn't graceful yet... but you know... HE'S DOING IT. We didn't know if we'd ever get to see that but we sure have. So we are thrilled. Who needs graceful! =) Well, here's to hoping for a good word on our home today!

Ooops...

I have to say I'm sorry! I accidentally told a tale! I have time to blog tonight. I shouldn't, but hey, so what if the kids are in bed, I've had my shower and I should be asleep! It's over rated! =) I was able to get three rooms packed, most of the laundry and my dishes done today! Just call me the woman! =) Sometimes I just get in these super charge modes... I took a personality test at a church once. They call it DISC. D is basically driven, I can't remember I & S because they have nothing to do with me.. but C is someone who has to have all the questions answered etc. It's a lethal mix to have a D & a C together, but when you have them all in one person... umm... Ask Jeff... FRIGHTENING! When there is a task before me, I'm so driven I will go to any extent to get it done, but, I have to have my details in line as well and I'm psychotic about it. Anyone who worked with me on the paper work side of AFM would UNDERSTAND what I'm saying. =) So, moving for me... I have to have it organzied and timely... but GET IT DONE FOR HEAVEN SAKES! =) Joey and Abby have been very patient of mommy today. Joey however has decided to unpack what mommy packs. I'm quickly putting stuff in a box and I look down... IT'S EMPTY! Yep. He did it... one thing right after the other... Abby... well, she's satisfied to watch Dora and every once in a while look up to say "Are we ready to go to the new house mom?" Ha! My kids! Gotta love 'em.

Brief note...

Hey all... I wanted to let you know that I'll be off line as far as blogging this week. WE have had a sudden change in things. We have not completed the closing on our house, not even sure if the loan is a 100% through yet, however, the trailer park has thrown a glitch in our week. They have decided in order for the deal to go through, we don't have 30 days, we have until Monday the 30th to be out of here. So, we are packing as fervantly as we can. Please pray for us as this is going to be a long and stressful week. If we don't get the closing on our new house completed we'll be moving every thing to the barn in Winchester where my sister is living. If the closing happens, we'll be moving in asap. Thank you to those of you who are stepping up and volunteering. I'm still checking e-mail, but it has changed to pfohl4@yahoo.com Thanks for the prayers and the help!

Bring on the boxes...

Well, the closing on our manufactured home is almost done and we have begun the work up on the new house we are moving too! I'm so excited! It looks like within two - three weeks, we will be completely out of here and into our beautiful house ! I'll post pictures as soon as I can! Thanks to all of you who have prayed for this! We are so excited! This has been a "want" of our's for a long time!

Packing our boxes...

We are so excited! Tomorrow we go to the front office to sign the paper work for the assumption of our trailer... so, get the boxes out and lets start packing! I tell you, we have wanted to move for so long now! We ask you to pray for us. Tomorrow is going to be a nerve racking day! The couple taking over our home is very excited and really liked it. So, I'm confident on their end, however, the trailer park has been known for bloopers. So, we'll see what happens. We are looking at a home in Farmland now. It is so beautiful! I can't wait to find out if we can get it. We'd have to purchase it, so we are nervously walking into pursuing it. All though, I must say, I do have an odd peace about it. SO, whatever that means, we'll take it! Please pray for this to move quickly and smoothly! We have 30 days to make this move! Whew!!!!

Slap happy...

Well, we ended this week with being a little slap happy. Jeff came out of the closet as a secret Dora fan! Abby and Joey, well, they have managed to lounge well on Joey's little couch the last few days trying to catch up on their energy. we had a great big party on Sunday, doctoring then every day this week (up to three visits each day!), and now we are finding ourselves loopy and slap happy! Oh dear. It's actually been a good week as far as things starting to move. WE had a meeting on Wednesday to determine Joey's eligibility for SSI. He has been declared disabled since birth now. Not the exciting part, however, he begins getting SSI in August that will help with some of his many expenses. This is VERY exciting. We all prayed together in the car before going in. We told Abby that we were going in to a very important meeting and we needed Jesus to help us. When we got back in the car she says "Mommy, did Jesus help us?" When I said yes, she started clapping and cheering! =) I tell you, her big faith in a little tiny body amazes me. We have ANOTHER praise. We think that our trailer has sold. Yep! A couple came today and said that they would meet us up front on Monday morning to do the paper work. Lord willing they will show! Now we have 30 days to find a place, pack up and move. =) Yep. Should be exciting! Hey, God's been answering prayers this week so I'm sure this one is a comin'!

Round and round...

DO you ever feel like you are running in circles? Today, I did! I'm telling you, it's just been a day that makes me take a deep breath and says "whew!" because it is over! Wow. Anyways, Abby and Joey had rehab this a.m. Joey had his usual OT and well, he did a good job. They worked on putting rings onto things, putting things in a "barrel", coloring, and then Joey decided to take a crawl around the rehab center looking for us. Ha! Abby, well, she had her eval today for PT. They are not going to be following her right now because she's doing ok developmentally. They said she doesn't have a lot of muscle mass which makes me shake inside, but she's able to work around it. So, that is GREAT. After this, we were off to Riley to get blood work done on Abby and Pick up some paper work for a meeting for Joey tomorrow. Then, we were off to the rehab center again! Joey had his speech eval. Not what we had hoped for. He scored mixed across the board, however, his average scored as 3-6 mths. in age on development with his language. So, he'll start up some more therapy on that. Now, we are home! We have cleaned the kids rooms and one bathroom. I spoke with the park manager here again today. The previous one was let go, so we have another one... she's going to work on getting the trailer sold for us... PRAY IT GOES QUICK! There are a couple of places that we have our eye on in Farmland. I'll be excited to move. =) OK, well enough of the Pfohl chaos! Night to all!

Good night kisses...

Well, Joey has decided that he's going to start kissing every one! Ha! Ok, it's more like licking, but he's so proud of himself! Let me tell you! I got cracked up tonight when sissy went to say her usual good night to Joey and he kissed her back! She screached exclaiming "Bubby kissed me mom!" Ha! Oh my goodness. It was just too funny. I think she was to preoccupied with the excitement of it to realize that she had just been slimed! =) Just too good. That's all I have to say. Well, tonight we enjoyed a camp fire on our back porch in our fire reing. It was lots of fun. I discovered I CAN eat s'mores on weight watchers! YEAH!!!! Who would have thought? Anyways, not something I'd need to do every day, but I wasn't arguing about it tonight! Abby demanded her marchmallow to NOT be cooked and Joey, he was content to chase his new dinasour all around the patio. Well, tomorrow leaves for a VERY long day. both kids have rehab first thing, then we are off to Riley for blood work for Abby, then back to Muncie to take Joey to another rehab. Ug! Well, hopefully by this time tomorrow night, I'll still have the ability to blog and not be exhausted from all that RACING! Night and wet kisses to all! =)

Big party!!!

Well, the morning started off great with Abby getting up excited because it was time to go to "big girl" class with miss Neva! She looks so forward to that. So, we packed up and off to church we went! We were excited because we got to share today some of the things that God has done for Joey through prayer. IT was exciting to bring good news today and to get to share that with every one who has cared so much about our family... After church... then came the marathon! Time for the PARTY!!!!!!!!! I picked up the balloons at Factory card... Abby was so excited about the balloons and well... I THINK HER EARS broke today. Literally. Whew! That girl was wired beyond wired (Just ask aunt Christi!). Then came the stressful moment. It's now 95 degrees outside and well... I have worked really hard to ice my cakes and well... I have to figure out how to get them from my house to the church with out the heat of the sun coming through the Jimmy window killing them... Well, as it would have it... I was successful! I even looked at a rental house with my sister on the way... ok, window shopped that is! =) Well, we arrived safely and the cakes remained in one piece. So, it is time for decorating. Poor Bubby, Abby decided that he couldn't have his balloons. So, he kept screeching at her the whole time I decorated! yep, I'd turn my back and off she'd go with those balloons! Stinker! WE survived and the decorating was done in the nick of time!

Well, then we started the action! We had a wonderful little bubble blower that was the hit for the start of the party! ha! Who would have thought a cheap little bubble blower would provide this much entertainment!

Next came the games. We created and made our own birthday hats,

We had a crawling race. Shelby did a great crab crawl, Abby... well, she couldn't figure out which way to go & Joey, he cheated! He used Jenny's help to run to the finish line! Good thing he's the birthday boy! We finished the race off with some squirt gun wars. I'm not sure that I could decide who had the most fun. (specifically Pastor Kris & Jeff! Hmm....) Time to open the presents! I tell you, Joey was blessed beyond blessed tonight. HUGE thanks to EVERY ONE! The fun was when we got home. Joey was awake (after napping on grandma's shoulder while every one cleaned up!), and he wanted every thing unboxed! Forget the box! Give the man his toys! He was so excited. He went from toy to toy exploring and examining!

THE BEST we saved for last... BRING ON THE CAKE! Joey enjoyed his low carb birthday cake! Mmmm Mmmm good! I tell you, he had it every where! Abby hardly touched hers... Joey... look out buddy! I'm not going to miss a bite!!!!

Too tired for words...

Well, it is now 5 a.m. Joey got up originally around 2 a.m. After 2 1/2 hrs. of trying, I get daddy to help. He gets him to bed finally and I just dose off... What this time you say? Abby appears at my bed side. "mommy could I sleep with you a little bit?" Aaahhhh!! Joey's bday party is tomrorrow, so I stayed up lating making cakes and cutting the fruit... now, I'm thinking maybe sleep should have been priority.

Birthday Fun!

We went to Ryan's with some of the family tonight to celebrate bubby's birthday. We had a blast! Joey enjoyed his first cake, not what you'd call a normal cake, but he thought it was AWESOME! Too cute. He enjoyed opening his presents and attacked sister for helping! =) Poor sissy! she just wants to help! Ha! We enjoyed the evening... The BEST PART... joey took two steps tonight!!! Yep, it is true! The little man did it! I was so happy I cried. It has been a wonderful day!!!

Most embarrassing moments...

There was a Knocking on my door today... Yep... and too my dismay... I WAS A MESS AND SO WAS MY HOUSE!!!!!!!!!! Well, low and behold, some one was wanting to look at the house. Yep, no phone call, just pulled in the drive and knocked! ha! She was very understanding of my mess, thankfully AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, very interested. She's doing some checking into financial aspects and will be calling! Yeah!!!!! Please pray! This would be an awesome blessing to get the kids out of here before winter! =) Thanks much!

Happy Birthday!!!!

Today, July 5th... we say a GREAT BIG....Happy Birthday Joey!!!! It has been a wonderful year and so much fun to have Joey in our family! WE love you bubby! Happy Birthday to you today bub!!!!!!!!!! Abby says, and I qoute "I want to say Happy to bubby!" We all love you little man!

Happy 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, we have celebrated! We spent tuesday evening with Jeff's family celebrating and then wednesday evening with my family. Tues. Joey discovered climbing in and out of Uncle Mike's lawn chair. He was very proud of himself! Abby enjoyed using poppers on the ground... Jeff almost got in trouble throwing them at his wife! =( In the words of Abby "Dat not nice, Daddy!" It was very upsetting! We were almost rained out on Wed! We ran out to make s'mores, then backin to avoid the rain. When it stopped, we ran back out to do our fire works (thank you Aunt Christi!) then back in to get dry! Ha! It was actually a comedy show! =) I'm tellin' ya! We had a good time though and as always, it was fun to watch the kids expressions and enjoyment of every thing. Each fire cracker, Abby exclaimed "More, do more!" Then we moved on to the sparklers... WHEW! Abby had fun with those. Let me tell ya! We opted to NOT let go of her hand though as she was gettin' crazy!!!! Well, hope all of you had a wonderful 4th! We sure did!

In the beginning....

Well, when God blessed us with Joey, we had no idea what was to come. He was so cute and well... the mommy in me says HE STILL IS! I was preparing some things for Joey's birthday (july 5) celebration and I came across these pictures. Joey was a c.section baby so he had to be taken to the nursery for a little bit after birth to be monitored due to some fluid on the lungs. On the way, the first picture you see is Abby establishing her still strong bond with her baby brother. Yep, when daddy nelt to introduce her to bubby, her first response was to kiss him on the head! Thinking about it still brings tears to my eyes. The next picture here is my first time holding Joey. He is such a joy to our lives. His trials started only two days after birth when he turned blue the same night he came home. We had no idea what Joey was going to face, but as we come up on this year, I don't regret a minute! I hate every thing he has had to walk through, but I'm thankful I'm his mommy and I'm thankful I get to walk through it with him if he has to go through it.