Christmas, 2023

 

Zoning -- From The October 12, 2023, Newsletter

 Mission View will not participate in zoning.

Renovations Officially Complete — September 22, 2023

Cora Knox -- First Day Of Pre-School -- August 25, 2023

Craig's granddaughter. Grandmother Katherine. Mother Victoria.

 

Renovations Are Almost Complete -- The "New" Balcony -- Wow! August 19, 2023

August 19, 2023: Jan sent a photo of the new balcony, saying that the renovations are almost complete. They are thrilled with the new balcony: it's probably 30 - 50 percent bigger, new beams were added to extend the roof, and best change: the "solid" wall was opened to see-through metal railing. Ruth had put the "solid" wall up for more privacy, but this new railing really opens things up.

Road Trip To Portland, OR -- July 24, 2023

Mileage data for recent trip from Euless, TX (near Dallas) to Portland, OR, and back. 

The mileage and gasoline data are close to exact, but times (third column) could be off a little. 

We drove straight through both going to / returning from, sleeping along the road except for one night, July 16, 2023, when we stayed in a Day's Inn near Twin Falls, UT. That was a particularly exhausting day, having made some wrong turns in Cheyenne, WY, area; almost running out of gasoline; and, changing plans abruptly with regard to ultimate destination.

We had originally planned to drive first to Flathead Lake, Montana, and then drive to Portland, Oregon, from there. But somewhere in the Cheyenne, Wyoming, area, we decided to bypass Montana completely and head straight to Portland.

We were driving a 2023 Nissan Altima rented from Enterprise Rental, and we drove it at speed limit or slightly above. On freeway or major roads, most stretches had posted speed limits of 70, 75, or 80 mph.

We stopped often during the day for various reasons. We took two-hour naps two or three times through the nights. We spent several hours in Arches National Park and Moab, Utah. 

Comment	Date	Time	Mileage	Gallons	Price/Gallon	Total	Miles	MPG	Price/Mile	MPH
Euless, TX	July 15, 2023	1930	12399
		2115	12504
		2335	12660
	July 16, 2023	118	12749	8.69	$3.16	$27.45	350	40.29	$0.08
Cheyenne, WY		1238	13297	13.76	$3.49	$48.02	548	39.83	$0.09
Rock Springs, WY		1643	13609	8.30	$3.45	$28.64	312	37.59	$0.09
Twin Falls, UT (nr)	Lodging - one night	2016
Twin Falls, UT (nr)	July 17, 2023	1000	13976	8.75	$3.79	$33.16	367	41.94	$0.09
Dalles, OR		1851	14428	12.63	$4.79	$60.50	452	35.79	$0.13
Portland, OR		2000	14503				75
RETURN TRIP
Portland, OR			14503
Hood River, OR	July 20, 2023	1953	14503
	July 21, 2023	313	14865	10.36	$3.86	$39.99	362	34.94	$0.11
	July 21, 2023	1145	15303	10.85	$3.99	$43.29	438	40.37	$0.10
Farmington, NM	July 21, 2023	2200	15757	10.48	$3.70	$38.77	454	43.32	$0.09
	July 22, 2023	911	16224	10.35	$3.15	$32.59	467	45.14	$0.07
Euless, TX	July 22, 2023	1400	16542	8.15	$3.22	$26.23	318	39.03	$0.08
Totals			4143			$378.63	4143
Averages				102.31	$3.66			39.82	$0.09
								40.49	$0.09

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Sofia And Jesus Expecting — July 23, 2023

A boy.

More info later.