The Spider

I had to be brave tonight with one of my girls and as I am terrified on the inside my little girl watches to see what I do.  It may be silly but all of this was over a "huge" spider that was in her bed.  She came running out, her heart was pounding and she was ready to cry.  The spider ran across the bed and hid somewhere in the covers.  I armed myself with a big flip flop and headed in.

I slowly peeled back each layer of bedding, hoping that it wouldn't come running up onto my hand.  It was not under the covers so I slowly picked up each pillow.  Five, six, seven...oh my goodness how many pillows are on this bed?  No wonder the spider likes it here!  Finally all of the pillows were off of the bed and still no spider.  Now I have pick up one by one the dozen or so bookmobile books that are covering the bed.  Still no spider...what!!! My poor little girl with tears welling up in her announces that she will not be able to sleep in her bed until that spider is found.  All that is left on the bed are a few tissues.  Really,  I have to pick them up? This is now the only place it can be and if it is not here I will be relieved but my poor little girl will not be, and sleeping in that bed will not be happening. I so don't want to see that spider but I also want to see it so I can just get this over with...ugh!  I lift the first tissue...no spider.  The second one...still nothing!  This does not look good!  I pick up the third one and...ahhhh there it is!!!! I whacked it over and over until I was sure it wouldn't run away and hide.  Oh sweet relief, I held myself together, found the spider and took care of it. 

I know for some of you that sounds so silly but spiders are just so horrid to me.  I try really hard to maintain myself around them though because I saw the greatest fear I have ever seen over a little spider.  This time...I am sorry little spider but I won!!!!