Death in the Family / Dec. 2009

Rosie the tarantula has died. She passed away of natural causes. She lived a great life in her 10 gallon aquarium where she resided for the last 3 years, on Mark's bookcase in his room. Rosie was loved by everyone (those that weren't afraid of spiders), especially Grandma Brown, who would hold her and let her crawl on her arm every time she came to visit. We all have wonderful memories of Rosie; some of our favorite being: letting her out to "exercise" on the landing upstairs - she loved exploring and stretching her legs - even climbing up the linen closet door a time or two and scaring Mom once when she actually jumped!; taking Rosie to show and tell in first grade; and watching her pounce on crickets when she was fed was always fascinating to watch! Mark took wonderful care of her and loved her to the end. She was an important part of our family and she will be missed!