Spider

Ladies and Gentlemen
Ladies and Gentlemen

Saturday Jeffrey and I were watching a movie (War Games) on the laptop while cuddling on the bed.
The lights were out (as they should be when watching a movie with your hubby)
and we were both rather enthralled with what was going on in the movie.
I suddenly screamed.

Spider
He is our hero
Spider
Get rid of
Spider
Step on
Spider
We love you, Spider

A spider suddenly ran off the keyboard and onto the bed.
I screamed
Jeffrey jumped up, and we turned on the light.
Nothing.
We looked on the floor, all around and even under the lappy.
Nothing.

I promise not to kill you
Spider

So we resumed the movie.
He didn't believe that I had actually seen a spider.
About five minutes later I felt something on my back. My first thought was it was Jeffrey's hand just lightly brushing my back.
I then made an accounting for his hands. One was around me, and the other was supporting his head.
That means it wasn't him.

I screamed again.
We turned on the light, and looked at the bed again.
There, as innocent as can be
Playing dead
lay a spider.
Not the actual spider

A freaking wolf spider was running across my back!
I have no idea how it got from the computer to my back and I refuse to think about it.
I screamed again.

Don't get me wrong, I am not a spider hater. I don't mind spiders if they are minding their own business.
The second they start crawling across me in the dark, I become the biggest antagonist that spider has ever known.

After the screaming stopped, I looked at it, grabbed a piece of paper and turned it over, and then Jeffrey took the paper and killed it.

The whole rest of the night every time i got an itch I thought it was another spider.

Disgusting!

Spider
We love you, Spider
Spider
Get rid of
Spider
Must stop
Spider
He is our hero

They Might Be Giants

Comments

Erika said…
Oh. my. gosh. Gross! I definitely feel your pain and if that is the exact, offensive spider... I am so sorry. It's huge! Now I feel all itchy. I'm glad you killed it!!
May 18, 2009 at 11:50 AM
Tawni said…
Ew gross! I shuddered when I saw the pic of that spider. It was huge!
May 18, 2009 at 11:53 AM
* { Shannon } * said…
YUCKY SPIDERS! Especially on the bed! {shiver}
May 18, 2009 at 12:02 PM
Malinda said…
Oh super nasty! That totally freaks me out I'm going to be double checking my bed for weeks!
May 18, 2009 at 1:04 PM
Capt'n Amazing's wife said…
Woah! I would have reacted the same way. There are supposed to be a lot of bugs here, but we haven't seen many of them. I'll just count my blessings.
May 18, 2009 at 1:50 PM
Em said…
BLUHHHHHH, SHUDDER, i hate spiders. i did a post a LONG time ago, like oct b/c i found several black widows in one week in my house. i vowed to never go more than 6 months without spraying my handy dandy home defense. walmart, in the biggest container they've got.
May 18, 2009 at 9:50 PM
Carolyne said…
Yah, and that was really huge!
May 20, 2009 at 9:38 PM
Carolyne said…
Ack! I loathe, despise, and abominate spiders. I really do. I would have been screaming there right along with you.
May 20, 2009 at 9:38 PM
A "cheery" disposition said…
ew thats a creepy picture.
May 22, 2009 at 2:06 PM
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