our restless nights

so isaac got in bed with us at about 3 a.m. (this has happened the last 13 of 14 nights) and he was itching and itching his feet.  i finally turned on the light to see what was troubling him and his feet were covered in bites of some sort.  the poor little man was so disturbed he couldn't sleep.  i got up to dig through the bathroom for an anti-itch ointment.  unsuccessful, i came to get geoff and ran into a massive spider on the laundry room door.  now these spiders are something else.  known as a huntsman, apparently they are benign spiders that come into the house and sit in corners for days and watch family activity.  the body of this one was about the size of a quarter and 3' wide in diameter.  when i saw it i almost vomited.  i went reeling into the bedroom, trying to keep my composure for isaac's sake, and sent geoff out after it.  he came back saying "oh, that's just a baby one."  after isaac was settled and asleep in our bed, i laid there with tremors and nightmares about spiders the size of dinner plates blocking the door, or spiders leaping on me or getting caught in my hair.  it was a long, sleepless night.