From : 	Amy H. 
Sent : 	Wednesday, April 28, 2004 12:31 PM
To : 	[email protected]
Subject : 	ALU 2004.04.28
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Hi Everybody,

Here's the stats:

-I may be employed.  My current Hudson Hughland Group contract ends Friday.  
Axcelis still wants me to work on the next project.  They are currently doing a 
cost analysis: is it more cost effective to hire me now, or contract me through 
Hudson for the next 2 months?  Either way I'll be here on Monday, the question 
is who I'll be getting my paycheck through.  And when I'll have a retirement 
plan, and better health insurance.


-I have a cat, named Tucker, whom Scott and I got from the Buddy Dog humane 
Society in Sudbury on April 15th.  He's 2 years old, black and white, picture 
here:

-That moderately grainy picture is taken with my new camera-phone.  I like it a 
lot, it takes pretty good pictures and has a flash as well as some other fancy 
camera options.  The battery life is also a lot better than my old one.  Sprint,
VGA1000.  I highly recommend it if you're looking for a camera phone.


-Easter/Passover was good, got to see a lot of Scott's family and ate about a 
metric ton of food.  And Mom and Dad sent me an Easter basket full of candy and 
Girl Scout cookies, which should arrive today.


-The garden has been put in.  I expect to harvest radishes around Mother's Day 
(May 9th), which is also when I'll be planting a grape tomato.  Yes, for Scott, 
even though I hate tomatoes.  It's true love, I tell ya!  We've also planted 
broccoli, carrots, lettuce, green beans, cucumbers, and some flowers.


- Car is doing well, fish are doing well, and just had my physical, the doctor 
says that I'm doing well.


-Scott and I will be moving again in the winter.  Probably to Billerica 
(pronounced Bill-rikka) or Bedford, we're shooting for somewhere halfway between
my job (Beverly, MA) and his (Hudson, MA) .  We're also hoping to buy a house, 
maybe.  We're going to check out places soon to get a feel for the market and 
hopefully pick a buyer's agent.  Then see if there's anything there worth 
buying, or if we want to rent for another couple of years.


And that's all the news that's fit to print!

-Amy