While the boyfriend is away (and I’m missing him and keeping myself busy) I like to take advantage of the time and get things done that I normally don’t have time to do. I got a lot done today.

Recently I had crown moulding installed but didn’t have them paint it. So I spent most of the day filling the nail holes, sanding, and caulking the crown moulding. I’m planning on painting it tomorrow. While letting the nail holes dry, I went through all my files and purged all the old papers. I spent a few hours shredding all the old papers so no one will steal my identity. While doing all this I watched Christmas In Connecticut and Meet Me In St. Louis…two of my favorite holiday movies. I’m going to watch more tomorrow while painting. I like watching Christmas movies on Christmas Eve even if I don’t really celebrate Christmas.

At the end of a busy day I came into my computer room to check mail and phone messages (sorry I missed your call, Homer!) and what do I see on the baseboard? A HUGE spider! Damn this thing was HUGE. As you can see from the photo, the spider was as big as the baseboard. The baseboard is probably 2 1/2 to 3 inches tall. The spider almost spanned the baseboard. This was not a spider I could kill with a tissue. I had to get the broom out and smash the thing against the wall. I had some cleaning up to do afterwards. I’m always such a chicken. I was afraid the thing was going to jump at me once I jammed the broom into him. Luckily he died pretty quickly and didn’t attack. Now I know I’ll have spider dreams tonight. Ugh!