The bug is gone.

For the last 5 days everyone in my house seems to have had a bug. Had we all came down with it collectively I would have suspected food poisoning. This occurred slowly over several days and was like a colon cleansing diet if you know what I mean. Not exactly the way I would choose to shed a couple of pounds but we seem to be over it. Given that we home school I always wonder exactly how the children come to pick up these bugs. The upside is that they pick up considerably fewer illnesses since we started home schooling. I know that not everyone can or wants to school this way but it does keep the kids healthier. I have friends that insist getting colds and illnesses are good for children yet they complain when their kids spend more time out of school sick than in. I may end up being on the wrong side of this argument at some point but for now I am glad not to be dealing with a cold every other week during the winter.