I suppose there are various maladies going around at school. Several little friends we know have recently had the chicken pox, the highly variable spring weather is causing runny noses, and possibly even lice, fleas and other such parasites are out and about - although I don't know of any specific cases. Regardless, it must be on the minds of our boys because at bedtime, Frunty was clear to point out that we shouldn't pass our "microbes" (spoken with thick French accent). At the mention of the word "microbes", Pit had to add his information: "You know daddy, microbes are tiny animals that scratch our hair..."