It's looking like we're going to be driving a tank to Nova Scotia. It is a 2000 Volvo with AWD, airbags front and side in the front seat of the car and reinforced sides in back for the kiddies. Has a rack and plenty of room for cross country travel. The Vibe was cute, with better gas mileage, and likely more fun to drive, but seemed to be made of plastic or something lighter which couldn't compete in an accident with the largesse of the American motor vehicles. Sofie's recovering from her illness and may venture out into the wide world today. Yesterday she got a little carried away with Hulu and Woody Woodpecker for my liking. She stayed home with Lynne, who was then forced to watch Woody as Sofie likes a watching partner while the three of us went to the Botanical Gardens in Ann Arbor. There have been a lot of nice changes there. Someone built a Willow frame hut that could act as a sweat lodge and they have a labelled herb garden in the woods as well as the sun now. We saw many beautiful butterflies and dragonflies and there was a light wind that kept the mosquitos away.