Some of you may already know that Cory and I are fond of doing the mixed cd thing and, for the past five years or so, have given out a holiday music cd around Christmas to many family and friends. Last year Accalia thought it would be neat to make up a cd of some of her favorite songs for her seventh birthday, so we did that. We also did it again for her eighth birthday, and here's the song list:

- Stand, R.E.M.
- Beat of My Heart, Hilary Duff
- Walk the Dinosaur, Was (Not Was)
- Happy Birthday, The Beatles
- Beautiful Flower, India.Arie
- Mahna, Mahna, Muppets
- Summertime, The Sundays
- Weasel Stomping Day, Weird Al Yankovic
- Love Lift Us Up, Joe Cocker & Jennifer Warren
- I'm Walking on Sunshine, Katrina & The Wave
- Rainbow Connection, Sarah McLachlan
- I'm A Believer, Donkey from Shrek
- All Together Now, The Beatles
- Don't Stop Believing, Journey

There are some songs that Accalia picked out from her own cds and others she's heard Cory or myself playing and still others she's heard from tv/movies or even online. I just wish the cd player in our van was working so we could listen to more music while driving. I think as an anniversary present to ourselves (10 years on Aug. 23), Cory and I are going to get a new stereo for the van.