So, woke up the other morning, sat sleepily on the bed for a minute, noticed something above the door and gasped that big gasp that only means you’ve seen something you can’t believe. Biggest spider I’ve ever seen in my life. Ok, this is no big thing to Australians so everyone here thinks I’m ridiculous. But this spider was bigger than my hand – bigger than a tarantula. It was AMAZING. Huge, thick, hairy body too enormous to smash even if I wanted to. I took some pictures and I’ll see if I can get them to post on here. So we stared at it for awhile (these guys are called “huntsmen” and they’re friendly) and then caught it in a container to take it outside. Apparently, this is the first of many of these beasts that we will see. I just know I’ll wake up some night to find one crawling across my face…..
6 Weeks! We’ve been here 6 weeks! And so many things are happening at home – Jeremy got a new job, Daniel is going to Africa, Eness is going to Africa, Aunt Cyndy looooves her team at work, Traci and Amy probably have big, cute bellies by now with their babies only a few months away, Maddie and Jane got older, Ethan is getting older soon, and so much more and then so many more things I don’t even know about! We think and talk about everyone all the time, wondering how things are going, how people are changing. In a few months we’ll get to see some people from the various states that we love and that will be AMAZING. Can’t wait!
That’s all for now. The important thing was the spider story and then, you know, in addition, we thought we should tell you that we’ve been thinking of everyone a lot and wish we could be part of everything going on. I’m losing patience for the whole phone and internet thing – will track some people down on that this weekend. Kick some aussie a– …just joking. That’s mean and innappropriate. I’ll just ask nicely.
More soon!
Keith Said:
on March 9, 2007 at 7:32 pm
Yes . . . I’m hoping you wake up with a huntsman crawling across your bed some morning. Now that would be a memory! Hope the horses are doing well, and the garden is starting to look good, Preston. Today is 55 degrees and sunny, we’ll take that. Almost all the snow is finally melted. We have 170 people signed up for the justice seminar tomorrow. Wild. Miss you guys!
Keith
Nellie Baird Said:
on March 13, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Dear Angela
I just found out thru your folks that you and your hubby are in Austraila.
I still remember the little girl at the beach playing with sea stars.
God be with you and shower you with special blessings.
Love Nellie
Curt Austin Said:
on March 18, 2007 at 12:08 pm
I pray for you often and continue to hope for new and exciting adventures in ministry. The spider story was great! Can’t wait to see the pictures.
Curt
Elvena Abbott Said:
on March 19, 2007 at 1:40 am
I’m still waiting to see pictures! Grandma
Mrs. Yummy Said:
on March 20, 2007 at 4:27 am
See Dick run. Run Dick run. See Jane run. Run Jane run. Dick and Jane see Sallie. Sallie asks Dick and Jane, “Mae I run too?” “No,” says Dick and Jane, “We have other things to do.” Sallie says, “I will get the big bad wolf to huff, and puff, and blow your house in. I will ruin you and your family, if I can not play.” Sallie wanted Dick and Jane to know her desperation. Sallie is the bully. Even Spot does not like Sallie. Sallie does not paly fair like the other kids. But, Dick and Jane know they have to be nice to Sallie. See Dick run. See Jane run. See Sallie run.
Shelli Elliott Said:
on March 20, 2007 at 2:37 pm
O.K. you just sealed my fate of never coming to Australia… any country with that big of spiders (especially if they are a NORMAL occurance) is just too weird for me! On a related note, when we were in Guatemala this past week we saw this flying killer aunt totally zoom in from the air and land on a spider. It proceeded to kill it in about 3 seconds…. ahhhh my hero!