Lightening Bugs and Tadpoles

Yikes!! Our tadpoles have turned into little itty bitty frogs and are making a hop for it! We started out with 18 tadpoles and they have gradually disappeared over the past week or so and we are down to just one. Two of them have died, but that still leaves 15 little itty bitty frogs unaccounted for. There is no stopping them because they are the type with those suction cups on their feet and they can climb up anything.....even glass. I'm hoping the lone itty bitty frog is still around come morning. Jacob left me in charge while he is at camp this week. Yikes! He will be so disappointed if he comes home to none at all. The very interesting part is that we have been keeping them on our screened in back porch. Hmmmm? 16 itty bitty frogs will eventually turn into 16 big frogs....that could be interesting on my back porch huh? lol! I'm sure they are so tiny that they are off to explore the big wide world by now. They could squeeze through the tiniest crack. They have changed so much in the week Jacob has been gone! I don't know who has enjoyed them more....Jacob or me?! ;) I've loved tadpoles since I was a kid and always thought it would be so neat to actually raise some. The transformation is just amazing isn't it? I mean a tadpole becomes a frog! Simply amazing how God has planned out every little detail of life on this earth! In the spring Jacob brought home a bunch of caterpillars and they actually spun cocoons and hatched as moths. Cool!! I tried and tried that one with no luck as a kid too. Jacob just has a knack with critters that I never did I guess. Now, I could do without the snakes that he is constantly trying to drag in here though! Eeek!

After supper tonight Isaac found a lightening bug in the laundry room. He was extremely proud of his discovery. He was able to gently get him in his hand and I grabbed a jar, but before we could get him in there he flew away. He's still somewhere in the laundry room. Isaac was disappointed. :( We had eaten our supper on the back porch and a bit later Isaac went out there to get his cup off the table and he hollered, "Mama, Mama, Mama Come Quick!!" On his cup was a lightening bug. This was no where near dark time yet. We didn't let that one get away. We got him in the jar! :) Of course, when it finally got dark and the lights started blinking we had to make a go of getting more bugs in the jar. Gracie and Isaac were running around in their jammers. Isaac proudly captured a few all by himself, "Mama, I do it!" Gracie was happily telling me where all of the bugs were, but then waited for me to run in for the catch.

The bugs are blinking away in Isaac's room right now as I type. There is probably one lone bug flickering somewhere in the laundry room amongst the heaping Mt. NeverRest. And, who knows how many little itty bitty friends we have hopping around on our back porch. :)

I'd say today was a Zipa-Dee-Do-Da Day!! I'm one blessed Mama!

Wendy