Curds and whey
The spider situation is getting worse. Last night – and I can hardly bring myself to type this without shuddering and pacing the room jerking my hands in horror – one walked on me.
I was getting the bath ready for the girls, and the girls ready for the bath, when I felt an itch on the back of my neck. Scratched it, didn’t think anything of it then a few seconds later Maggie said Mummy you have a hairy spider on you. The next few minutes are a bit of a blur as I realised what she was saying, flailed my arms wildly until it dropped on the floor, registered the size of it (bloody enormous. Really. Not just fear speaking, it was huge.) and abandoned my children to run shrieking into the bedroom. So much for motherly instinct to protect my babies.
Once in the bedroom I did remember I had children and forced myself back to the bathroom (what is the point of having a husband who is not there on these occasions?) Maggie, who is fortunately not at all bothered by spiders, even those that are nearly as big as she is, told me it had gone under the wardrobe, then I spent the rest of bathtime explaining no no I wasn’t frightened of it, silly, it just made me jump. If Tamsin grows up to be arachnophobic I accept full responsibility.
The spider hid next to the wardrobe for the entire bath – so I am really quite impressed with myself in that it was in full view yet I still got clean children. And to vindicate my reaction, which I know half of you are thinking is completely over the top even while the other half think I was utterly rational and actually very restrained, Cameron agreed it was a large spider when he finally got home and evicted it.
Flashbacks all evening even when soothed with a large glass of wine. Shudder.
October 10th, 2007 14:16
Made me shudder just reading that. I completely sympathise. Michael often comes home to find a catalouge in the middle of the living room floor with a large hairy friend squished underneath waiting for his attention!
October 19th, 2007 12:18
Well done you brave girl… I would be in Therapy right now if that were me, after having scrubbed myself vigorously with a nail brush!! Although I do have to proudly admit I dealt with a little one the other morning, with the cup and cardboard method – 50p sized, but chunky body, and I’d only been awake 5 mins… but Jeremy isn’t great with them and he was still in bed and is never conscious for the first hour, so little point in waking him! Your house does seem rather prone – we’re lucky and don’t get big ones…. I hope our new house (if we ever move!) is spider free….
xx
October 26th, 2007 08:11
Well done on continuing the cleaning of the children whilst still in full view! Perhaps you are getting better with them? There must be some contraption which could get rid of them for you! Even I get a shudder if one crawls on me! You are very brave!