Some of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of my new house

Eventually I will get around to posting pictures of the new house and all it's glory but it's still such a work in progress right now.  Instead, I'm going to preview some lovely discoveries I made over the weekend.

THE GOOD: Beautiful sunrises  

My Blackberry's camera does not do enough justice in capturing this amazing pink and purple sky

This spectacle was seen from my back deck this morning before heading out to work.

THE BAD: Little Miss B went on a giant rampage
My lovely mutt, B, was a bit of a terror all week.  Earlier in the week, upon returning home from work, I would be greeted by Swamp Thing 2 aka my dog drenched and caked in mud.  She has discovered it's fun to hide out under the decks and run a-muck back and forth in our unkempt yard.  After some stern disciplinary actions (immediate baths or cold hose downs) she made some progress and on Wednesday and Thursday, I came home to a clean and excited doggy! I was so excited, I gave her a couple slices of lunch meat.  Then Friday, I decide to meet up with some friends in Broad Ripple and didn't arrive back home until pretty late.  As had been the past 2 days, I went to excitedly greet B for steering clear of the mud while I was away when suddenly I noticed something far more sinister....

This was actually one of the lesser damaged screens

She clawed and completely ripped through all, but 2, of the 7 screens on the windows along the back porch!   I was extremely upset and dreading telling D about it but I promised that I would pay to have them all rescreened.  I suspect that all of the neighborhood fireworks probably startled her and sent her anxiety levels through the roof.  I just wish my dog had a bit more self control.

THE UGLY: ARACHNOPHOBIA 2

Last night before heading upstairs to hit the hay, I noticed a giant black spot on my carpet that from afar looked like dirt.  To my utter surprise and complete fear, this is what I came across:

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!

I realized it was a gigantic Wood Spider (of which the previous owner had forewarned me about).  This was the first time I had seen one live in our new place.  I quickly took a pic to send to D and ran to grab a cup and do the nice thing by letting it go outside.  But after trying to wrangle it up, it some how eluded capture and scurried somewhere out of sight (I think under the couch).  Now I am completely paranoid to sit on it and the rest of the night I felt like creepy-crawlies were all over the place.  I won't rest easy until I know he's caught next time I won't be so generous in sparing spiders' feelings or lives.