When Mommies are magic

[charliesmum]

Charlie, as I may have mentioned, has recently been enamored of the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie. It is currently number one on his hit parade, and to see him singing and dancing along to the Oompa-Loompa songs would warm the coldest heart.

He has, on occasion, mentioned how he wishes he could have a Wonka Bar, to try and find the golden ticket. Not seriously, and not in any kind of Verruca Salt way, it's just a wish he was expressing.

This weekend I was down at my parents' house, and there is a store in Smithville called The British Connection (and yes the woman knows me by sight, why?) and I wandered in there to get a packet of mix for Shepard's Pie, and asked if she had any Wonka Bars, vaguely thinking it might be something the British actually made.

They did.

It wasn't a big bar, it was long and thin and called something like Chocolatey nut surprise, because, while it tasted like nuts, it didn't actually have any nuts in it. Or something. So I of course buy the bar and bring it outside where Charlie and my mother were waiting.

"I have a surprise for you," I tell my son, and have him reach into the bag.

I wish you could have seen his face when he saw it was an actual Wonka Bar. He stared in wonder at it a moment, his eyes getting bigger and bigger, and his whole face just lit up with this beatific smile.

He waited until we got back to my parents' house to open it, and did so reverently. Alas, no Golden Ticket* was forthcoming but my Charlie, just like Charlie Bucket, bore the disappointment bravely and, entirely unbidden and with a sort of solomnity, shared his chocolate with his mother and his grandmother. Just like Charlie Bucket shared his.

(I did sneak back and buy him another one to put in his stocking.)

*The prize for finding the ticket with this particular bar is a trip to the United States. How ironic would that be?

Comments

[jenlittlebottom.livejournal.com]

Hee!

I remember when I was a kid I loved Wonka's Nerds and Dweebs, which are basically little nuggets of sugar, artificial flavouring, and food colouring. I'm not even sure if they still do them... haven't seen any around for a bit.

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, they still make them. I occasionally have whole boxes of them spilled on the floor of my van. Thankfully, the kids don't seem to like them as much now as they once did.

[carlanime.livejournal.com]

::confesses:: I still like Nerds. I can't remember the last time I bought them, but every time I see them I'm tempted.

[deviantauthor.livejournal.com]

How sweet!

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

That's a beautiful story. Oh, how I wish I could conjure your lovely Charlie his golden ticket. And thanks for reminding me what a lovely story that is!

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you got him the second one. Before I read that I was going to say I know I've seen those bars around here somewhere and would buy you more.

[zelle999.livejournal.com]

They absolutely do still make Nerds which are my absolute favorite candy, but I didn't know there was such a thing as a real Wonka Bar. That is AWESOME.

[wolfma.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's wonderful.

Wonka also makes the Everlasting Gobstoppers we ate when we were kids, also the Mini Gobstoppers one can get at the movie theater. When I was a kid, there was a candy bar made by Wonka that was kind of like a Butterfinger except bigger and better.

[wolfma.livejournal.com]

http://www.candy4u.com/wonkacandy.html

Here's a listing of the candies the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory makes now.

[wolfma.livejournal.com]

http://www.wonka.com/

Here's the official link.

I remember what that candy bar I remember was called: Skor.

[sing1118.livejournal.com]

Awww, you're such a sweet mommy. CatCF was one of my favorite books when I was a kid, though I never liked the Willy Wonka movie, and I was always excited to get Wonka candy.

[darkthirty.livejournal.com]

I never read the book, only saw the movie. It was a lot of fun. I even liked the songs. You could visit yourselves is you won, btw.... heh

[sierram.livejournal.com]

Selfless devoted love,doing whatever it takes to bring a smile to our baby's faces.Wonderful!

[atlantel.livejournal.com]

that's so sweet!
as for the golden ticket, if your son gets it, maybe you could switch to a trip to England hehehe.

[brownkitty.livejournal.com]

Maybe they'd let you use the "return" tickets before the "leave" ones.