Friday, August 19, 2011

Spider

My husband is a big tough guy...or at least he pretends to be. This morning he was laying on the couch enjoying a good book, when he jumped up shouting "Spider!"  He jumped off the couch as fast as a my 7year old jumps up for dessert. He quickly grabbed a shoe and began smacking the pillow where he assumed it was hiding. But the furry little guy didn't show himself.  My husband,with shoe held high, awaited his prey.

I saw what was happening and thought this stand-off would never end unless I came to his aid.  Carefully, I peeled back the couch cushion, prepping myself for a giant arachnid to lunge at me.  Nothing.  The kids were all standing around us now, cheering us on.  They had faith that we would protect them from the invader.  I decided we had to make a drastic move.  We had to pull the lever to release the foot rest.  I grabbed the lever.  The foot rest popped out and there he was.  A tiny little black spider, no bigger than an ant, scrambled across the floor.  I only had a second to feel bad for the little guy before my husband squashed him.  I couldn't believe all that commotion for such a tiny creepy creature.


Have a great weekend!

Kathy

11 comments:

  1. I love it when our tough guys reveal their squishy centres :)

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  2. Sarah- They're so cute aren't they?

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  3. Your recollection of the facts doesn't match mine...

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  4. Hahaha you have selective memory!

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  5. My brave, strong husband becomes a big baby at the sight of a spider. When we were courting I once put a tomato top on his pillow and it nearly ruined a beautiful romance.

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  6. I hate spiders so much I almost didn't come to read your post!
    Great story but I hope your husband doesn't read this!
    HMG

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  7. Jean- I thought mine actually liked spiders for the longest time because he refused to kill them. Now I know he was terrified!

    Heather- LOL! I know me too, I can't even look at pictures of them!

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  8. Haha! Love this - all that for a little scared spider!

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  9. He killed that tiny little defenseless spider? Shame on him. I always insist that Mr A. puts spiders outside without harming a hair on their legs. I, meanwhile, am usually hiding in another room!

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  10. hahaha. I save my hubby from spiders and he saves me from roaches ;)

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  11. Talli- Can you imagine if they ever evolved to be 3 times their size? We would be frozen with fear!


    Rosalind- I feel bad anytime I kill a bug/spider. I have to tell it "sorry" and hope its spirit will forgive me.


    Lynda- OHH I don't like roaches either.

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