Fully Alive…Ready to Smile

posted by erin on Jul 29

Whilst making supper this evening I was half paying attention to the tv which was in my line of vision as I chopped potatoes.  As all good mother’s do I had Treehouse taking care of the kiddos so that I could cook in peace.  I snapped to attention when I realized that Bob (as in “Bob the Builder”) is quite the Casanova!  I never realized that there was such a blatant romantic subplot between Bob and Wendy!  Ha!  I find it rather sad when the most exciting part of my day is watching 2 cartoon characters flirt : )  So can he do it?  YES.HE.CAN!!!

Scene:

Bob is excited to be entering a line dancing contest with his partner of female persuasion (NOT Wendy).  He’s telling all his friends about it and everyone is very excited.

Cut to the next scene…Wendy is bemoaning her singleness to her dog:

“Some people will be out dancing the night away, and others will be sitting at home alone!”  Insert heavy sigh while her dog gives her a sympathetic wag of his tail.

Over to Bob’s house where he gets THE phone call.  Dancing partner (whose name has momentarily escaped me) must cancel on Bob due to an accident at the gym on a treadmill (snort!).  Bob is deeply disappointed that he can’t be in the contest anymore and is complaining to Wendy (the poor “best friend, but oh so crushing on you, so will you please notice me in a non friend sort of way” character).

“I was really looking forward to this contest and now I have to drop out!” he cries to Wendy.

Wendy, with eyes averted says, “Well you COULD find a new partner.”  Blink, blink.  (Well done, Wendy, not too eager off the starting line…)

Bob slaps his forehead, “But Wendy, where will I EVER find a partner at this late date?” (I started giggling at this point and almost chopped off my finger. I’m so glad our children are being taught at such an early age the intricate delicacies in the art of flirting!  Because goodness knows, they may need that in preschool when they have to find a partner for finger painting or block building!)

Wendy again very coyly says, “Well I could be your partner, Bob.” (Yeah, Bob, you Dolt!  What do you need?  Her to jump up and down waving her hands saying “ooh, ooh, pick me, pick me!”  Seriously.  Sometimes men are so slow!)  

“But you don’t know the dance and the contest is in an hour!” Bob points out.

“I’m a quick learner, I’m sure I could figure it out.” (A woman of many talents…on the job site and off!)

So they practice, he’s impressed, yadda-yadda and they leave to get ready for the event.

He goes to pick her up and when he sees her he gasps, “Wendy!  You look lovely!!”  (more giggling)

And they win the contest.

They didn’t show it, but likely the headiness of winning made him clutch her in his arms and kiss the snot out of her.  Hopefully they didn’t get carried away in the moment and they kept their tools in their tool belts, if you know what I’m sayin’.  Because I’ll be disturbed if the next episode is about their shot-gun wedding…”Bob and Wendy get hitched” and perhaps nine months later an episode called “Wendy becomes a Mommy”!  Because “Can we fix it?” Nuh uh!  No you can’t.  One night of dancing could lead to a lifetime of responsibility!  Didn’t anyone ever tell you the dangers of dancing?

I really should get a life…and maybe go to bed.