Took a hop on hop off bus tour of Ottowa. Glorious city. So many gorgeous buildings, architecture, gardens, and sculptures. 

​First time for everything! On a walk at the falls and saw this lady walking towards us. Had a wee infant in the stroller and it looks like big bro jumped on and force fed the baby a bottle Mom appeared oblivious lol or in her own world lol

After spending some time in Traverse City, MI with the girls and their families, we began our journey in Sault St. Marie on the US side.  We have a lovely view of the St. Mary's river and the frieghters heading in and out of Lake Superior. Wish us luck through Canadian customs soon! 

After a very traumatic winter we are making a change. We are going back out there.  The house and all the house stuff has been sold or given away. I need to get new colored pencils and sketchpads!  We will be hitting the road in 9 days! Coming out East eventually! More to follow friends! 

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​Can I get a Hallelujah? The estimator and the roofing company came this morning. No microburst did the damage. It was a critter furuiously scraping the shingles here and there to get in the attic. Estimator says "we don't cover critters" and the roofer says "we don't make those shingles anymore." Meaning=we pay for a new roof to the tune of $29,999 or so. John confirms the only damage was on the shingles from the roofer and the estimator. After they leave to write up their exorbitant estimates, John finds a third of a square of our old shingles in the shed. Captain Miraculous goes up there, knee pads and all, takes off the damaged shingles and fashions them into pieces parts along with the found shingles and VOILA! Three hours later, the roof looks amazing. John 1 Insurance 0. OMG he is a super hero. As such, please enroll your teens in the trades!