[TatumsMom]

I saw my first tarantula of the season on my back porch last night. Almost stepped right on it! I've seen them out on the roads but none at the house yet. Of course I hollered at my husband to wake up and get out of the recliner (it was late!) to come kill it for me. I could have managed if I had to but he has to feel needed sometimes, right?? Scary thing was it was really close to the big dog crate we have on the back porch that my MIL's kitten stays in at night (we're kitty-sitting this week). She's too young to run loose at night with our outside cats so we put her up when it gets dark. I hate to think that it could have gotten in there and hurt the kitty. But what happens if one of the dogs bites one or gets bitten by one?

Icky tarantula story..... several years ago my daughter was playing ball with my MIL in her front yard (this is out in the country close to our own house) and felt something crawling on her leg. She looked down and froze! There was a huge tarantula crawling up her leg. Freaked my MIL out more than my daughter but those things are just gross...... definitely don't want one crawling on me!! But what about the dogs? Are they safe?