Are there any flies in the house?

Everyone so often, I look at my day and think my life should be a comic strip. To illustrate below is a real conversation I had with my husband this evening.

Denys: "Are there any flies in the house",
Me: "no, why"
Denys: "Katelyn & I are looking for a fly, we need a fly to feed the spider"
Me: (with a look of genuine confusion) what are you talking about?
Denys: We need a fly
Me: (at this point I think it's a joke) do you need small fruit fly or a big house fly
Denys: We need a house fly, it's a spider.

At this point my little munchkin pipes in "we need a fly mommy, for the spider"

Now I'm taking this seriously, so I go outside and lo and behold, there is a big spider in the backyard.

Spiders creep me out, so I went back inside to finish making dinner!

My husband decided to open the door so a fly would come INTO the house and then they could catch it... they eventually caught a fly and gave it to the spider. Then to make matters worse, Katelyn spent the rest of the evening watching the spider eat the fly...

I looked from one to the other! It's official is Denys' Daughter and once again my life is a comedy!

So I'm thinking this spider thing is over right! NO, Denys went out for a bit and after putting Katelyn to bed I come downstairs with broom in hand. I'm ready to go outside and sweep this little pest away when I hear Katelyn on the stairs. Mommy, check for a fly OK, it's for the spider!

Darn, I can't destroy the spider web now! It's become a pet! I send her back to bed promising I will help her to find a fly tomorrow...