so much to write...

ah, where to start? so very much is going on.
well, first, on the therapy front, i'm still making improvements. i have started pool therapy and already i'm able to kick my legs, which i couldn't do, even when we started. it's kind of a funny kick. we have a video which i'll have josh post later. in ot, i have started being able to write on my own. in the past, josh had to hold my hand steady and help me push down. at the end of this month, i have a follow-up with my freeman therapists. i can't wait!
now on to personal news. we got to go to josh's family reunion in nm at the beginning of august (see pictures). almost immediately after that,we visited josh's grandparents in austin and then went to jenny's graduation from unt in denton. she got her doctorate in psychology! now i can call her "doc". can and will. at the end of august, my mother-in-law with whom we have been living, moved to tx to begin a new teaching job. so far, she likes it and it's going well. now for something really bizarre! before the reunion, josh's brother told us he and his girlfriend were expecting. they're having a boy, which will be our first nephew. we are excited and already planning lots of fun aunt and uncle things. here's where the story gets weird. when we got back from jenny's graduation, maybe a month later, my brother and sister-in-law told us they were having a baby! here i am, almost 30, never being an aunt, and suddenly not one, but two babies! i'm very happy for joel and abby and leighton and randi! there's more in the dramatic change of our lives. our friends jill, adam, cory and chris, as well as the bands brutally frank and the itch just held a benefit show for me about two weeks ago. it was more successful than i think anyone expected and we really need the money because at the beginning of oct. we're moving to the apt. next door to lei and randi, which we planned to move into after we got married. it's not finished yet, and we don't have enough money still, but we have almost enough to make it liveable. everyone is pulling together and working hard to get it ready and i really appreciate all the hard work!
i think that's all, but i'm probably forgetting something big. i will continue to post blogs when i can. gen