July 15, 2008
So, you may recall my tete-a-tete with the spider (the little one, but remember…size doesn't matter) a few weeks ago. Well.
Last night, I was just laying my head down to sleep. Music Man was still up, sitting next to me doing an NYT crossword puzzle (Will Shortz would love him). I felt this little tickle on my face, like a lock of hair had fallen over my cheek.
Only. It wasn't a lock of hair.
It was a spider!
On my face. Then on my pillow. I opened my eyes and there it was.
Needless to say, I was out of bed, across the room, safely in the bathroom before Music Man even knew what had happened.
And then what did he do? He merely flicked the m-f thing off the pillow. He didn't smash it or kill it. He just flicked it.
So I spent the next ten minutes searching the floor (from a safe distance) for the stupid arachnid. Which wasn't very big anyway, but it had been on my face. On my pillow. AUUUUGGGGHHHHHH!!
I hate spiders. Especially in my bed.
July 15th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Clearly, the Music Man doesn’t fully appreciate the horror you have of spiders. Poor baby!
July 15th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Remember when I mentioned the “bug” in my hair that a co-worker used a tissue(too yucky to flick) to remove? No one was going to tell me ’cause I was freaking out…well, Susy Q just had to tell us all about it at work last Friday. A “big” black spider and she thought it was hysterical!!! WTF!!! :0 I do appreciate your “m-f thing” endearment for the evil creature!
Ugh…I’ve got to start thinking about something else!
July 15th, 2008 at 10:28 am
I think I might pass out just from reading this. OMG - I HATE spiders and one on my face? I’d freak.
July 15th, 2008 at 10:57 am
I’m with you, sister. 1000%
*shudder*
Spiders are worse than clowns.
July 15th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Oh, I know you don’t like spiders but they are quite beneficial (most of them!). Now, if you want to talk lizards…
July 15th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Clearly, MK, you are right. He does not understand my fear of spiders. Grrr.
Kristin, I would have died if that happened to me. I’m glad they wouldn’t tell you right away–better to let that horror die down before they told you exactly what it was ugh.
Now, see, Lynn…lizards, mice, even snakes…not so much of a problem. For me. (But a problem for my MM–go figure.)
I had to chase a bat out of the house–twice–while he cowered in one of the kids’ rooms. I should remind him of that, shouldn’t I?
July 15th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Colleen, seems like next time you come across a lizard, mouse or snake, you need to flick it for the MM. Maybe that’ll teach him.
Also, maybe call the exterminator. That’s my immediate reaction to creepy crawly things in our house. I call Jordan, our exterminator. He’s used to getting squealy calls from me.
July 15th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
LOL. I need my own exterminator.
And good idea, MK, on the flicking for MM.
Thing is, we live on a small lake, and there are always spiders around. No problem. As long as they don’t come in my bed.
But awhile ago, my youngest daughter made these cute little birds out of paper and tissue paper and hung about six of them dangling over our bed. I think that the spiders were using the yarn to lower themselves down and over the birds, and lower.
Needless to say, I got rid of the birds after I figured that out. As in, last night. After it all happened.
July 15th, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Argh!! Spider on the bed is NOT GOOD!!! O_o You really need a silly cat Colleen: mine go out of their way to eat all of those creepy crawly things…blergh…
but at least I never had a spider fall on my face 
July 15th, 2008 at 5:04 pm
OMG! You are not going to belive this!!!!! I was reading last night in bed then reach up to trun the lights out. They were only out a min before I felt like I really needed to look at the ciling. So I truned them back on and there was a spider above me! So I went and got a shose then stood up on the bed to hit it….well of corsse it moved away. Yeek!
So in order to reach it I had to stradle my husband standing on the bed and then smack the spider….that was when my husband woke up. There I stood over him flip flop in hand ready to defend my bedroom! When he finialy found out what was going on he laughed so hard he cried. and no….the spider got away. I didnt sleep much after that.
You got my sruport.
July 15th, 2008 at 5:21 pm
EWWWW. I hate spiders and bugs.
I am a bugaphobe.
July 15th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Aw, Colleen. I feel you. I woke up one morning to find a spider crawling across my nose. I pitched a fit!
The worst one was when I was a kid. Our house got infested with ants and I had just gotten into bed when my leg started to tickle. Kicked off my sheets to find my bed was literally covered with ants. They were all over my legs too. Scared the living daylights out of me. I still get the ickies when I see a large grouping of ants. *shiver*