Return of the Spiders

During the last month and a half, we have been hearing a lot about 'the spiders.' They seem to be the explanation for when Jeremy doesn't know how something happened.

One day Jeremy was looking for a costume. It wasn't in the costume bucket downstairs or where he left it. I told him to check in the basket on his bookcase (in his room). He says, "noooo!" like it's not there. I told him again to go check. He did. Then he exlaims, "The spiders put it there!"

We have a side table that sits in our hall upstairs by the kids bathroom. I keep Jeremy's diapers and wipes it. I frequently send Jeremy to go get a diaper for himself. The last time he had done it that day, he left the drawer open. When I noticed it, I closed the drawer. Jeremy discovered, some time later, that it had been closed. He said while nodding his head, "The spiders closed it!"

On this same day, when Jeremy had last been in my room, there were no toys on the floor. While Jeremy was playing downstairs, I took Tyler upstairs with me for about five minutes while I put a load of clothes away. During that time, I put a few toys on the floor for Tyler to play with. We left them there. Later when Jeremy went upstairs with us he saw them. In surprise he said, "Look! The spiders got these out!" The rest of the conversation goes like this.

me: Where are the spiders?

Jeremy: (eye brows furrowed, you can tell he's thinking) I'll show you!

I follow him into the bathroom. He points his finger all around as if he's deciding as he's telling me. Then he points into the toilet.

Jeremy: In there.

As you could probably imagine, those spiders get the blame everytime Jeremy discovers that the toilet hasn't been flushed.

Jeremy: The spiders did that!

Jeremy is very expressive and contemplative when he talks. Today, I decided to ask him about those spiders again. I didn't realize until after it was done that the file is too big to upload. Does anyone know how to make it smaller? If there is a way to make it smaller you will hear more about where 'the spiders' live. They have a new home.