Jasmine and I had quite an adventure this morning - LOL - at least it was an adventure to me since I have a real phobia about any kind of insect or spider. UGH!
I had just finished vacuuming the house, and was mopping the kitchen when I saw Jasmine sniffing at something under the dining table. I walked over to see what it was and it was a spider-looked as though it was dead. Now, in Florida we have what I call "grove spiders". Some call them wolf spiders - but whatever you call them they are huge, ugly spiders. They are supposed to be harmless, but I have this phobia so to me they are just gross.
I turned around to get a paper towel to pick the spider up, and Jasmine grabbed it in her mouth and took off, jumping up on the couch. After telling her to drop it three times, she finally did and it was curled up in a little ball. But when I reached down to pick it up in the paper towel, it uncurled and started running right at me!! I screamed and jumped back, Jasmine started barking and zooming around like crazy, and the spider is crawling toward the edge of the couch. I grabbed a throw pillow off the couch, swatted at it, and stunned it enough to knock it on the floor. I'm trying to step on it, Jasmine is trying to pick it up again, and I'm yelling OMG, OMG, OMG - I'm sure we looked like the Keystone Cops!!! :lol:
I finally managed to step on it, then flush it down the toilet. Then I had to go clean spider guts off my carpet. :lol: I swear, if I had any booze in the house, I would have had a drink after this was all over. LOL
What a morning!!!
I had just finished vacuuming the house, and was mopping the kitchen when I saw Jasmine sniffing at something under the dining table. I walked over to see what it was and it was a spider-looked as though it was dead. Now, in Florida we have what I call "grove spiders". Some call them wolf spiders - but whatever you call them they are huge, ugly spiders. They are supposed to be harmless, but I have this phobia so to me they are just gross.
I turned around to get a paper towel to pick the spider up, and Jasmine grabbed it in her mouth and took off, jumping up on the couch. After telling her to drop it three times, she finally did and it was curled up in a little ball. But when I reached down to pick it up in the paper towel, it uncurled and started running right at me!! I screamed and jumped back, Jasmine started barking and zooming around like crazy, and the spider is crawling toward the edge of the couch. I grabbed a throw pillow off the couch, swatted at it, and stunned it enough to knock it on the floor. I'm trying to step on it, Jasmine is trying to pick it up again, and I'm yelling OMG, OMG, OMG - I'm sure we looked like the Keystone Cops!!! :lol:
I finally managed to step on it, then flush it down the toilet. Then I had to go clean spider guts off my carpet. :lol: I swear, if I had any booze in the house, I would have had a drink after this was all over. LOL
What a morning!!!