Lots of heat

Bright red faces

This past weekend had the temperature above 40'C for a couple of days in a row. Turns out that you are asked to keep your children at home when it goes above 40'C. I remember that in Alberta, we stayed home if it was lower than -40'C.

But we've stayed hydrated, kept our hats on, slathered up with sunscreen and hid in the shade (or indoors) as much as possible. Still, it's really hot. When walking outside (to pick up Allison and Lucy from school), just by breathing in the air I could feel the moisture in my nose, throat and mouth drying up.

We've been assured that this is unusual for Canberra since it's not as hot as other places in Australia. I'm just trying to keep cool by watching all the postings of snowstorms, shovelling out the driveway and making snowmen in Newfoundland.

How we feel about the heat

Turns out that I'm not the only one in the family that gets grumpy when I am hot. Poor Allison was bright red and snappy as a crustacean by the time we walked home from school.

But we learned what Zooper Doopers are - they are like Mr. Freezies. The children were given some halfway through the afternoon at school because it was so hot. Yeah! I'll have to find some more for home.

And we've had to water the garden in the evening since the poor trees are not doing well. And if we're going to water the garden, we might as well water the children as well! A cool down time before bed. Literally.

Watering the garden in the evening - and us!