Pics

Here's the pics I took of the guys this weekend at Waterville Valley's Boarders for Breast Cancer http://www.b4bc.org/ event: http://501neg.com/photos/thumbnails.php?album=475

This kid won the award for "most excited kid at the event". He was positively beaming the whole time we were around, and followed the guys wherever they went (until his parents wouldn't let him anymore):
http://501neg.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=475&pos=16

My favorites:
Buckets on: http://501neg.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=475&pos=13
Swarmed by kids: http://501neg.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=475&pos=24
Keeping warm: http://501neg.com/photos/displayimage.php?album=475&pos=29

Happy!

Tiamatlady (the tax goddess) took care of our return last night. Our refund will be very VERY nice, larger than we expected. I guess claiming single zero is a good way to save some money (regardless of the interest free government loan aspect of it). Since we've been homeowners we've received nice refunds each year (rather than reliably owing something when we were renters - for some reason Brian's employers never took enough out of him). We'll be getting a new oven, stove hood and dishwasher for the kitchen, paying down some credit card debt, and sticking the rest in the bank.

My new bucket came yesterday! I need to order my gray jumpsuit, get a belt and gun holster, and figure out what I'm putting on my feet and I'll be ready to roll! Bobble-head trooper indeed! I could put a small television inside the helmet and still have room to breathe methinks!