BIG NEWS!!! I killed FIVE spiders today! To me that is good news and bad news. Good news because I learned that I CAN do it (if I absolutely have to), bad news because there were five spiders in my house in one day. The latter is a small tragedy to me. How could I find five spiders in my house in one day? I told hubby we're infested and we should call an exterminator. This comment was met with laughter and eye rolling.
The first spider freaked the heck out of me and you may have heard me scream from wherever you live - no matter how far. I was emptying the last bag from our cottage vacation. I was standing at the kitchen sink and felt a tickle on my arm. I looked down expecting to see a loose hair, but I saw a big brown spider. I screamed so loud my voice cracked and I jumped so high it fell off onto the floor. I repeated profanities while I grabbed a paper towel and squished it.
I should have prefaced that story with a disclaimer - I was home alone all morning with hubby at work and kids at camp. I had no one to bail me out.
The second spider was a tiny "jumping spider" on my bedside table. How could I not kill a spider that is directly next to the place I sleep? I'm not so terrified of those little jumping spiders - they're not as creepy as your regular spider so I don't give myself too much credit for getting that one.
The next one was a small black one on the kitchen floor, and the forth one was in the basement. That one was discovered as I was moving a table in order to fit a second ikea tent and tunnel down there for my poor, toy-deprived children (NOT) who just HAD to have them ALL set up at once. My kids were home at this point and I said "AHH! SPIDER!" My brave son said "I'll get it!" But me, being the chicken I am, was afraid it was a jumping spider and had this terrible flash before my eyes of it jumping away from him and loosing it and then I wouldn't be able to come down to the basement until it was found, so I said "no, I'll get it", and I took two tissues and bravely squished it without too much hooplah. As soon as I stood up my son gave me a standing ovation. "YAY MOMMY! WAY TO GO! YOU DID IT!". I wish I got that kind of response all the time!
The last spider was my most traumatic, but also the one I'm most proud of, and this made me realize I CAN do it. We went for an evening walk and walked through a very weedy area behind our house. When we got home my son was washing his hands in the bathroom when I looked in the mirror and saw a HUGE BLACK SPIDER climbing across his NECK. I grabbed for a tissue and said "there's a bug on you" at which point he scrunched up his neck and shoulders and the spider crawled DOWN HIS SHIRT!! I pulled the shirt away (calmly while muttering calm and reassuring words but my heart was pounding out of my chest) and saw it crawling on the inside of his shirt. I cupped my hand around it through the outside of the shirt, kept it closed and pulled the shirt off over his head. I opened my hand over the toilet and the spider fell into the toilet and I flushed FAST.
I can do it. I can really do it if I have to, but if hubby is home, I likely will still be heard yelling "HELP! THERE'S A SPIDER!! COME QUICK!"
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
**Random Thoughts
It has been a while since I've blogged and I have a list of blog ideas saved in my head, so I felt it time to put all those random thoughts together onto the screen and get them out of my head. It's a personal cleansing exercise.
My kids have asked funny things lately. My daughter asked how the world was made, followed by my son asking how the first person came on the earth if there was no one on earth to make the first baby. After that awkward and complicated response that involved a lot of talk about the birds and the bees, my too-smart-for-his-own-good boy told me he was going to live at home with me forever so he could save money and not have to pay for his own house. These kids sure keep me on my toes. You never know what they will come up with next!
Next thought - I'm a big believer in karma. I believe that when you do good unto people, good will be done unto you as well. I think this is a good motto to live by, though you must remember to not only do good so you will get good in return. I'm not sure when this idea materialized in my mind but I am a true believer in this. Many experiences in my life and those around me have led me to this belief. There's my preaching session for the evening.
I went to the dentist the other day for the first time in five years. Last time I was there (when I was pregnant with my daughter) the hygienist told me that I had such great teeth that all I need to do is start flossing and I'd never have to go. By never, I believe she meant less often but one should never say that to a girl who hates the dentist more than spiders....almost. So I floss regularly now and five years later showed up at the dentist with my tail between my legs only to be told that I do have great teeth and I don't have to go too often but I do need to make an appearance there some time before my kids are in high school. I warned the dentist that they loose out on business when they go around telling people that!
Last thought - how many days until September? My kids hadn't even had a full week without school when I began counting down the days until the year starts again. Summer is great for the first dozen trips to the splash pad, then it becomes such an effort to find things to do with them each and every day. A couple of vacations and a couple of weeks of camp will help to break it up but still - I like the consistency and schedule of school. Call me crazy (as all my teacher friends will) but that's my feeling.
There you have it - some random thoughts. I have a lot of them in my head so stay tuned for a random thoughts take two coming soon!
My kids have asked funny things lately. My daughter asked how the world was made, followed by my son asking how the first person came on the earth if there was no one on earth to make the first baby. After that awkward and complicated response that involved a lot of talk about the birds and the bees, my too-smart-for-his-own-good boy told me he was going to live at home with me forever so he could save money and not have to pay for his own house. These kids sure keep me on my toes. You never know what they will come up with next!
Next thought - I'm a big believer in karma. I believe that when you do good unto people, good will be done unto you as well. I think this is a good motto to live by, though you must remember to not only do good so you will get good in return. I'm not sure when this idea materialized in my mind but I am a true believer in this. Many experiences in my life and those around me have led me to this belief. There's my preaching session for the evening.
I went to the dentist the other day for the first time in five years. Last time I was there (when I was pregnant with my daughter) the hygienist told me that I had such great teeth that all I need to do is start flossing and I'd never have to go. By never, I believe she meant less often but one should never say that to a girl who hates the dentist more than spiders....almost. So I floss regularly now and five years later showed up at the dentist with my tail between my legs only to be told that I do have great teeth and I don't have to go too often but I do need to make an appearance there some time before my kids are in high school. I warned the dentist that they loose out on business when they go around telling people that!
Last thought - how many days until September? My kids hadn't even had a full week without school when I began counting down the days until the year starts again. Summer is great for the first dozen trips to the splash pad, then it becomes such an effort to find things to do with them each and every day. A couple of vacations and a couple of weeks of camp will help to break it up but still - I like the consistency and schedule of school. Call me crazy (as all my teacher friends will) but that's my feeling.
There you have it - some random thoughts. I have a lot of them in my head so stay tuned for a random thoughts take two coming soon!
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