Mantis Watcher

To help entertain Riley, I brought home my classroom praying mantises. A lot of my students took some home to raise so Riley got the leftovers. We have around 15-20 left. Today 2 of them molted! Last year our remaining two both died in tragic molting accidents... we hope these survive! They are amazing creatures.

Riley managed to give me a little smile for this picture. He is still feeling horrible. So far all the tests have come back normal. We are still awaiting results on a few. Riley lost 2 more pound bringing up his weight loss to about 17 pounds. We are hoping the doctors will be able to determine the problem so that we can get Riley on the road to getting better.

Thank you to everyone for your calls, notes, and prayers. We appreciate all that everyone has done on Riley's behalf.