Day 36 - Latest Fashions from Europe Arrive to Beat the Sydney Heat!

Fashion Faux Pas? 

While Dale appeared to have a very good reason for this (I didn't want to get my socks dirty while I walked over to my boots) I was still pretty surprised to see him in sandals and socks! Out at Eastern Creek it hit about 42 degrees when Dale did a ride day today. Full leathers with a helmet looked pretty uncomfortable but Dale said that it was worth it. Although it has been hot in Canberra this week, this was different. At 6pm it was still 38 and when I went outside this morning at 8am, it felt like about 30. It is something I have noticed in Canberra; in summer it doesn't get hot that early!

Henry caught up on some sleep in the aircon, giving me my first sleep in for months (yes - until 8am!) and he even resettled himself when he had previously woken at 7. By tonight his temperature seemed to have settled and he seemed to be a bit more himself. Only problem is that now I have his cold. Why does a cold in summer always feel so much worse?!

Day 32 - 38 Degrees and Rising

A self portrait of me with Henry collapsed under the ceiling fan this afternoon

First thing when I got to work this morning I got onto the task of opening up all the windows and filling up the air cooler. About 10 litres of water lasts until lunchtime and by then it is almost too hot to try to cool the classroom again. Air conditioning is a bit of a dream I think.... Julia? National Schools Air Conditioning Program? May give me the energy back to think about this National Curriculum Idea!

By lunch time the water cooler has run out of drinking water and play ground duty is a fight to stay out of the sun and hot wind. By the afternoon session, the classroom must be about 45 degrees, I feel like I am in need of a shower, the kids faces are all red, everyone's hair is all frizzed and no one has the energy to do anything (not even colour in... let alone me having energy to plan and program). The car is hot as an oven and I pinch the steering wheel with my thumbs and index fingers until the air con kicks in. Henry is chilling (literally!) at the day care centre, until we get home where we collapse on the floor under the fan! How long until Winter?