The One Where We Should Have Been Videotaping

I just emailed this story to my mom and thought I might as well add it to the blog.

One night last week we discovered a spider on our ceiling and unfortunately, it was in a location that was extremely difficult to reach. To give you an idea- when you first walk in the front door the ceiling right above is vaulted to accommodate the 2nd story of the house. We have a loft and a staircase near the front door, but that little sucker was right when you walked into the house. And since the tallest ladder we own is a 3 foot step stool, there was no way we were going to be able to reach the spider by hand. (I'm sure Megan is having nightmare thoughts right now)

Not wanting to squish the little guy and leave a mark on the ceiling, I suggested throwing wet paper wads at it, but Brad was worried about leaving water spots. So, he suggests throwing a shoe or sandal at it, but I point out that I wouldn't be able to reach/clean if any shoe prints got on the ceiling (unless I use my wet paper wads method), so we nix that idea.

Then it hit me - we could throw a whole roll of paper towels at it! It's got the weight we need, but won't leave any marks! So, Brad does a couple wild over-hand throws first while I hold the dog back from attacking the falling roll of paper towels. After a few tries, I asked for a turn. Thinking I'll have better aim if I throw granny style, Brad warns me that it's a pretty far throw since we're doing this from the first floor directly underneath the spider. (Megan shivers and gags)

My first throw didn't even come close to the ceiling, let alone the spider (I could blame this on the height of the house, but really I think its from lack of exercise). Luckily, I managed enough strength to actually hit the ceiling the next couple of tosses, but it still took about 20 throws between Brad and I to finally knock the guy down.

We disposed of it, high fived each other and then I started cracking up and pointed out, "We totally should have been videotaping that because it would've been hilarious to put on our blog!"

Oh the excitement you'll find at the Carter House....