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a hero for father's day

so i really wanted to write a post on my father...and i will, but in light of our morning here i wanted to share about how my husband is quite the hero in our little world.

i was taking my shower this morning. all was uneventful. i was pondering a few recent happenings and just enjoying the morning quiet. i grabbed my towel and started to dry off. i felt a poke on my elbow and thought that was odd. for some reason it was odd enough that i turned to look down. what i saw FREAKED ME OUT!!! i screamed - well i think it was one of those almost silent inhale type screams. it was a giant, black, hairy spider. no kidding...atleast 3 inches!! and very hairy. i threw the towel around me and jumped out of the shower. i ran into our dining room, still draped in my towel and rather wet, and yelled for hubby. he was upstairs and asked what i needed. i think he did sense the tension or fear in my voice and came quickly down followed closely by mapboy.

he looked at me a bit odd and then asked what i wanted. i led him to the tub and pointed. i told him it fell out of my towel and he laughed. seeing my great fear he smiled and said, "where's the camera?" to which i replied, "are you going to blog about this?" to which he replied, "oh yes i am!" when he got the camera he told mapboy to bring him a shoe, a big one. mapboy ran off to get the shoe, hubby took a picture, i still stood there in shock. hubby played the hero and killed the spider.

i am totally creeped out. in one week i nearly stepped on a snake in our back yard and was attacked by the big giant spider in the shower. i don't think i care to move to the country anymore!!!

i do think hubby regrets having killed the spider. but i don't....i want it out of here!!!!

Comments

Natalie said…
I'm so proud of Kurt. Not because he killed the spider and saved the his damsel in distress, but b/c he's thinking like a true blogger! A blogger always is thinking about what his life in terms of bloggable events---and to get a picture, too--first-class. I look forward to seeing the post and picture.
June 15, 2008 at 6:16 PM
Kori said…
I would love to see that picture!! What is Kurts blog??
June 17, 2008 at 2:22 PM
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