Spider Wars

Those of you who know me probably know that I do not get along with spiders.  Unfortunately this year I haven't got along with Omaha, since there have been giant spiderwebs and giant spiders all over the place!  Seriously, I saw a spiderweb stretch from a 6 foot branch down to the ground...  One night I was over at my friend Qi Qi's, and I nearly ran face-first into a giant spider that had built it's home right in the middle of the walk-way going to her front porch.  I told her I would not be visiting until that situation was taken care of!

Anyways, I've been battling the spiders who keep trying to take up residence on my porch.  There was a big web right above my porch light, and I kept knocking it down with a stick.  Unfortunately I never could find the spider, so it kept rebuilding it's web during the night.  Finally I caught it one night and me, being the chicken I am, sprayed it with killer instead of squishing it!  However, it freaked out, and started swinging around on it's spider thread.  I freaked out and I ran away actually afraid to go into my house since it was right over my front door!  I actually went over to my friend's house for a couple of hours...  The next morning I found it curled up and dead on my mail box.  Seriously, it was the size of a quarter!

Tonight I had yet another encounter with an eight-legged friend.  It was chillin' out in my basement, and luckily I had a guy at my house who was kind enough to kill it for me!  (It wasn't quite as big, but it was black and scary looking!)

So to say that I don't get along with spiders is quite the understatement.  They just plain freak me out!