It's Like Christmas...

We got the last of our stuff out of our storage trailer - everything except my Mustang and Jim's Fairlane. It'll be like Christmas when we start unpacking! Now we need to start working on our next 5....or 10....or 15 year plan. Who knows what's next for the Devlin's...............

Eastern Oregon Disorganized Ride 2009

On the weekend of September 19th, several of us got together for a disorganized ride. We had no plan, just a place to meet. We had eleven people, counting Jim and I.

Some of our friends in Baker City were kind enough to let us barbeque at their house and some of our other friends who live nearby came to visit also.

We rode a little over 200 miles on Saturday. The majority of the ride was on twisty roads. On Sunday, Jim and I and a friend from town rode part of the way with Brian, adding a little over 200 miles to the weekend total.

This is the route we rode on Saturday:

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September 8, 2009

Charlie, the hell hound:


Can you see me now?


This is what a bike looks like that has run out of gas on the side of the road:


We went to a wedding reception in Surrey, BC on Sept. 5. We left Sunnyside at 9 a.m. and got there between 3:30 and 4:00. We spent about an hour at the border crossing due to all the traffic.

On Sunday, we went to Richard's house in Abbotsford, BC. Had a great time with Richard and his wife, ate authentic Korean food, and met their son and dogs. On Monday, Richard escorted us part of the way home, in the rain and mid-40 degree temp's. We crossed at a little crossing called Nighthawk. The small border crossings are much better than the larger ones. We were through in about 5 minutes. We were in a hurry to get home so we could get Charlie from the kennel. We were trying to make it on minimal stops. Well.....that backfired on us. I ran out of gas about 2 miles from Soap Lake. Jim had to run into town and get some gas for me. When I made it to the gas station I told Jim to go ahead and go without me. I still needed to take a bathroom break and we were running out of time. Jim took off and beat me home by about 15-20 minutes. He made it in time to pick up the hound dog.

We had a great weekend, even though we did spend part of it riding in the rain and the cold and running out of gas. We got to see quite a few friends we haven't seen in a while and we got to make new friends along the way.

Here it is, September already!

A Pictorial Update:

Last weekend of August: Jim and Penny go dirt biking in the Eastern Oregon hills near Baker City:









The wild kitty we adopted many months ago is starting to get a little friendlier, and Buddy has a buddy:





Penny gets a new haircut that works curly and straight, and has to get glasses.







Jim and Penny go to Colorado the end of June to help in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.




Charlie is growing up:

Our Day at the Races

We spent the weekend at the World Superbike races at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah. It was SO COOL!!!!!!!! Jim and I and a friend from Canada rode from Baker City to Peyson, UT on Friday where we stayed with Jim's cousin and his family. It was great getting to spend time with them and getting to know them better. On Saturday morning we rode to Tooele and watched the races, then back to Peyson for the night, where we were joined by two more friends from Baker City. On Sunday morning we all rode back to the races. After the races Jim and I and Richard started our ride back to Baker City. We rode about 1800 miles for the weekend. A great time was had by all.

Great Day Riding

Went for a short ride today around the area. Stumbled upon an old car show in Moxee, WA, then had a lunch break in Zillah.

What happens when boys go out to play.....

Ready to ride!

Jim and Charlie. She's about 3 months old now and smart. Jim's teaching her lots of tricks and when she wants to, she does them well.



Our new dual sport - 2004 Suzuki DR650. I rode it around my parents place this weekend and managed to scare myself - in a good way. It'll be great practice and I'm sure it will improve my street riding, especially since I hate gravel.

Our newest toy. We're going to enter the world of dual sporting.

This is what happens........

This is what happens when you spend the day running around visiting friends............

New news

I guess our biggest "new" news is that Jim has moved back to Baker City and gone back to work for his previous employer. He is living in our fifth-wheel behind the shop. He has a 10 second commute! He comes home Friday night and goes back to work Monday morning. So far it's been okay. I keep a 'honey-do' list for him when he comes home. He hasn't had much of a chance to work on it though with all the 40 year old birthday parties we've been going to lately!

Speaking of which, we're planning one for me! I either had to participate in the planning or be "surprised" with whatever he decided to do. Uh-huh! I decided to go along with it willingly. I believe it's going to be the weekend of May 9th and 10th. My birthday is on the 22nd.

Any help at all would be greatly appreciated....

In June I will be walking nearly 26 miles over the course of two days as a participant in an Avon Walk for Breast Cancer event. I am honored to be walking with thousands of others who have made the same courageous commitment: to help raise awareness and funding for this devastating disease. We will sleep in tents, shower in trucks, and push ourselves far beyond what we ever thought we were capable of doing.
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I’ve committed to raising at least $1,800 for this event. The Avon Foundation, awarding funds the money raised from these events to help advance medical research into the possible causes, prevention, treatment and cure of breast cancer; medical care for breast cancer patients; support services for patients and their families; educational seminars; and early detection programs. Your donation will benefit the whole picture - cause, cure, care and support.
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I can’t do this alone. To donate to this cause and support my efforts, please go to www.avonwalk.org, click on “Sponsor A Walker,” click on Rocky Mountains then enter my name. This will take you to my personal page to make your donation online. Or you can mail a check made out to “Avon Walk for Breast Cancer” directly to me. Your gift will be appreciated more than I can possibly tell you.
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Thank you for your generous support.

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My new tattoo. There's a bloom for every year Jim and I have been married.

My new tattoo

My new tattoo. There's a bloom for every year Jim and I have been married.

Updates and ............

We finished the dining room/pub area. Jim put up cedar boards on the bottom half of the wall, put up a new window sill, and put in a door between the main part of the house and the mud room. The kitchen is almost finished. He sealed and polished the floor, finished tiling, and put up a new window sill. All that's left is mop boards, touch up painting, and building the pantry.

In other news......... what's a country home without a pup? At this point in time, her name is Charlie - subject to change until the name "settles." Buddy's not to happy about the new addition, but hopefully he'll come around with very little blood shed. Charlie is a Blue Heeler, or Australian Cattle Dog. We've always known them as Blue Heeler's, but the dog books call them Australian Cattle Dogs. She's only seven weeks old, so all she does at this point is sleeps, eats, and poops, with a little play time thrown in for good measure.