Accalia tends to have a LOUD voice, but she can also speak very quietly or in a normal tone. It's just that she chooses to use her LOUD voice more often than not. (On a side note, Cory also had a LOUD voice as a child and outgrew it by the time he was 8, I believe. Eek for me!). So today, after Accalia most likely woke Cole up from his nap with her LOUD voice, Accalia and I figured out what her super hero power is (she's crazy about super heros just like her daddy). Can you guess it? Yep, it's that LOUD voice. And since super heros only use their powers when necessary, we decided her LOUD voice powers can be used to warn people from far and wide when a disaster is about to strike. We also thought her LOUD voice would be good for things like breaking up boulders blocking roads since the sound waves will be strong enough to break the boulders up into tiny pebbles. So that's our latest super hero - Thunder Girl.

This morning we took Lucy to the vet for an hour to start acclimating her to the kennel there. All of the girls came out and did a meet and greet session with her before they all took her back and took turns putting her in and taking her out of the kennel. She did fabulous. Next Tuesday I'm taking her back for a slightly longer visit over the noon hour so she'll be taken out for a walk when the other dogs (if there are any) go out. This isn't the ideal place we want to board Lucy since there are no runs, but we're going to start getting her over her negative reaction to being in a kennel with people she knows and who are willing to help us with this.

While Lucy was being kenneled, the kids and I ran to the grocery store to pick up a few supplies for camping tomorrow night. We staying overnight at Newton Hills State Park. We've never been there before, so we're pretty darn excited. I hope we get the chance to do some hiking. Our campsite is right by hiking trails, so that should be convenient.

My cousin Rachel passed along the link to the website ofJason Gay. He's a Christian musician who grew up in my hometown of Mankato, MN, and lives just a few miles outside of Mankato now. We went to the same high school, but he was a few years ahead of me so we didn't have any contact that I recall. He and his wife are really good friends with my friend Heather, though, so I hear what they're up to a lot. I heard him sign at Heather's wedding, but that was nearly five years ago. He has a beautiful, beautiful voice. I'm not really in the know with contemporary Christian music, but he's apparently making quite a name for himself. So please check it out if you're interested. He's a really nice guy.