Spiders - real or not?

Dead spider on our floor.
I didn't want to see it alive. 

So, we found some plastic spiders in the "farm animal bin" that contained many more things than just farm animals and thought we'd surprise James by putting it on his pillow. So we did, and he acted surprised and we all had a chuckle. So it's been an ongoing joke to find the plastic spider and hide it around the house.

This evening, as we were getting ready for bed, James stepped into our bedroom and said, "Those kids! It's...." then there was a pause.

"Oh...it moved...Amy, you don't want to see this."

There was a quick dash to the door for a shoe, and then a loud "smack" while I pretended I didn't hear or see anything. Yes, it was a large, black spider crawling on the floor around our bed. Yuck. Even though I didn't see it alive I still get a little shiver thinking about it. And now off to bed! Sweet dreams!

Note: I laughed myself silly watching this video (click here) of a dog dressed for Halloween. Now, I currently would probably scream and run like mad the other way too! Nope, my tolerance has not increased, but rather decreased with exposure.