Using the Time I'm Given

Once again, I haven’t posted in a while. I now have a very good excuse. Fatigue and morning sickness have kept me from doing much of anything. I have been granted Sundays as been pretty sickness and fatigue free but the rest of the week is a battle. I just start to feel better and it comes back. I caught the cold virus that has been circulating through our church and was passed on to me through my children and now that it is over, morning sickness has returned. So, I must look on the bright side. Housework is out! YAY! (Sorry dear.) There is nothing on my plate for Awana at the moment. Our latest shipment arrived yesterday before our meeting which I promptly sorted through and handed out what needed to be given to the leaders that evening. So, what should I do with my time on the couch? I must use it productively. I can only play Freecell and Solitaire for so long before I feel like there is something more I could be doing.

Today I decided to start looking at the cities we are going to be visiting in March. Last year, I contacted Medicine Hat and told them how I liked their online brochure and would like a hard copy of it. They sent me a huge packet containing more than just the brochure that I requested. It was an overwhelming packet containing their leisure guide, maps, tourism info, their census, utilities info…. the list goes on.

First on my list today was Lethbridge. They have a site called Choose Lethbridge. So much of the information on the site was spread out and I am one of those people that likes information in a compiled form, such as a brochure where it is all neatly organized. They were good enough to put their email address on their site so I dropped them (The Department of Economic Development) a little note asking if they had the information in a pdf or hard copy. Within an hour I had a reply saying that they were rewriting the information but yes they had it in a pdf which they provided the link for and could give me a hard copy if I would like. So, I wrote back and stated I would love to get a hard copy and there are other families who may consider moving with us and I would appreciate if they could let us know when the revised edition is out. I received a reply that they will send out the material today and will send several copies rather than just one. Very nice!

Now I am on to checking out the other cities on our list to see what information I can dig up and what resources I might be able to have sent my way. It would be nice to be armed with as much information as possible prior to our scouting trip in March.

Tags: Lethbridge, medicine hat, pregnancy, research, time management