Warm weather makes going to school easy for students with wheelchairs!

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 | Caregivers and providers, Disability Awareness and Sensitivity

With the entire nation suffering from unseasonably cold weather those of us in Alaska are enjoying unseasonably fabulous weather. Yesterday it was sunny and clear and over 60. This is such a treat, considering that October can definitely be the official start to winter in Alaska. In fact, I have a memory of going to bed with my windows open years ago on October 15 and being awakened at 4:00 a.m. by a very loud popping noise. It turned out the temperature dropped to -15 overnight and the baseboard heater under my window had frozen, exploded and was flooding my bedroom. Since then we have been careful to know that our frigid winter weather can blow in overnight as early as mid-October.

But, this week we are riding our bikes without jackets and enjoying the last of the mild weather for 2009. It makes life easy with Quincy. No winter gear, no ice and snow…just another easy week. And, I’ll take all the easy weeks I can get…especially this time of year.

For the rest of you…I hope you get a quick reprieve from the nasty weather you are experiencing. Soon enough it will be up our way and your lives will go back to normal. Forgive us in Alaska for gloating just a teeny bit this week…