The giant, hairy spider went up the wall tonight.
I climbed up a ladder to kill it with my might.
Down came the spider, aiming at my face.
I fell off the ladder; to the floor we two did race.
I climbed up a ladder to kill it with my might.
Down came the spider, aiming at my face.
I fell off the ladder; to the floor we two did race.
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You know I love spider stories. That graphic really helped bring the whole thing to life. You look fabulous in that pic, by the way. Have you coloured your hair?
NO!!!!! You, or your drawing of you? Kinda thinking, you know, that it looks a bit like Mr Bill.......
you're a braver woman than me! I would've tossed one of the dogs at it and hoped for the best.
Of course your drawings are to scale! ;)
Saw a spider in my kitchen yesterday – couldn’t get at it. My fear of climbing ladders is on par with my dislike of spiders. I’m wondering where he (she?) wandered off to... (Please, not my bedroom!)
@tinsenpup: Yes! I was going for Lady Gaga yellow.
@Gary: Yes! I was going for Mr. Bill face because I was saying "OH NOOOOOO!"
@Janet: That spider was so big, you could have tossed on of your dogs (in MA) at this spider (in CA).
@Beth: You can stop wondering about the spider in your kitchen. YOU LET IT WANDER HERE and it made me fall off a ladder. ;-)
The illustration totally makes this post more awesome.
I hope he got there first and you landed on him!
The itsy bitsy spider climbed up on Cheri's wall,
Downward it fell when conflict with Cheri fell.
The little spider went splat upon Cheri's clean floor
And Cheri picked herself up and said, "nevermore".
I didn't want to spend a lot of time doing this but the itsy bitsy spider ran through my head during this post. You are welcome to revise it!
I pay my money-hungry 11-year-old a quarter for each bug he catches in the house. He's happy, I'm happy.
you make me smile like no other.
that spider, on the other hand? dude. that was huge!!! i hope you went right out and bought you a yummy chocolate latte (or whatever your "yummy" is). seriously. that was traumatic....you probably need to spend some time on the sofa...you know...safely away from spiders and other creepy-crawlies.
Love the "drawn to scale"...
We are spider heaven here in Topanga. I swear, the webs grow in five minutes.
You're a writer AND an artist?! My love for you grows. Tinsenpup and Gary are both right — you so look fabulous in the picture...in a lovely Mr. Bill way. Hope you're okay after the fall. Once you break a hip, it's curtains. xo
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Our kids always demand proof after I descend from th rafters on a spider-hunting mission. They want to see the squished body in the Kleenex, and will follow me to the bathroom to make sure I flush the sucker for good.
I've always been a bit of a pacifist, so if it's feasible I'd much rather try to get the little critter out of the house alive.
Ah, the dichotomies of parenthood!
Ha! That's scary! I don't like spiders but am the spider killer in my house too. Ick!
Have you recovered after your harrowing adventure?
I'm still prone at the bottom of the stairs where I landed. But Tom brought me my laptop and the Wi-Fi signal is strong. In other words, all is well.
Now, if Tom would just bring a glass or two of wine, you could go from 'well' to 'no need to go anywhere'.
These stories are really good. Its really an excellent post.
I assume you didn't get injured in the fall...and that the spider did.
thats one happy spider, why you want to kill such happy spider?
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The illustration totally makes this post more awesome.
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