viruses and bugs

We've been hit by a virus Kaleb came down with it last week had a high fever for 3-4 days but is doing better he developed an ear infection last night which Lord willing is on the mend. The other two despite a horrible cough have steared clear of the virus.

Despite this virus we've caught my boys are very into bugs right now They've been studying them in science class this semester. Last week they both asked me for containers to collect bugs outside. It was a warm sunny afternoon so sure why not they were very excited at this prospect. After collections were made and Roman helping them both they decided they had enough. Kaleb is my animal lover and will make a "home" for any and all animals he finds and will care for them and play with them to no end. His bugs ended up in his room which Roman promptly found and brought to me with the cover off saying "bugs mom, out"...aaaakkk so I had many bugs loose I managed to round most of them up and told Kaleb the bugs had to stay outside. With a sad little face and a little protesting he brought them outside. I later found them on the front porch with a little water in the bottom you know "for the bugs to drink" he told me and a stick and some grass for them to eat..to cute. The next morning we found the bugs floating in the water as you can guess all were dead. Lucas my science experimenter only collected two bugs of the same species and studied them under the microscope, poked at them, shined a light on them and wrote a paragraph detailing his scientific findings. In the end his bugs died as he studied them but they died donating themselves to a good cause. One little boys learning on a sunny afternoon. We did learn much about bugs that day! There is just something about bugs that fasinates little boys. I hope that we continue collecting these bugs and not the bugs that are circulating our house right now.