Getting over the Wall
"Cory, where're you two going so early in the morning?" Topagna asked.
"For a little morning jog, right Shawn?" Cory asked.
"Yeah, we figured we might as well get in shape too, when the babies come, we're going to have to have excellent metabolism to keep up with the kids," Shawn added.
Cory and Shawn slipped down to the grounds and headed over to the wall.
"Shawn, I don't know about you, but I just can't believe that we studied for four years for these crummy jobs, what's wrong with us?" Cory asked.
"Ain't any good jobs in this town lately, Cor, I've checked, every job that we could do, or that pays good money, is already taken," Shawn said.
"Maybe we should've stayed in Philidelphia," Cory suggested.
"I've checked, there's even less good job openings back there," Shawn said.
"Well......I made a few phone calls last night, found out our medical insurance will help some in the delivery bill......But still, I'd like to have plenty of money to provide for my family, I read somewhere, about this grandmother, who's taking care of her 8 grandchildren because their parents were killed in a car accident, and they all live in a 2 bedroom house, and she can barely afford food for them....I don't ever want to be in that kind of predicament, Shawn, you know?" Cory asked.
"Yeah, I know....I want my kids to have better than I did," Shawn replied.
"Which is why we better get this wall done," Cory said.
"Yep, we're going to work on this thing every morning until it's done, and no one will see it until then," Shawn said.
"Where are we going to find a tarp big enough for this?" Cory asked.
"I know a guy," Shawn replied.
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"Mister Matthews!"
"Yes sir, Mister Pipperfendel....Poodleskirt, Puddlesmuf, Pundelsmitch,"
"Pendelsmith you idiot! What're you doing sleeping on the job?"
"I'm sorry, my wife's having a baby, and..."
"I have no time for your petty details, get ready to take over, I'm going to lunch," Mister Pendelsmith said.
"Yes sir," Cory said.
Cory waited until Mister Pendelsmith left, then he put up the sign again, Shawn slipped in with his gift wrapping supplies and waited for the customers.
"7 snowglobes, 15 books, 2 art kits, 8 comic books, a cheap Polaroid camera, and how much did that make today?" Shawn asked.
"$87, you better get out before Mister Pendelsmith gets back. If he finds out we're making extra money and he's not getting a cut in it, he's going to throw both of us out," Cory told him.
Shawn left, and come 3 minutes later, Mister Pendelsmith came back in.
"Any customers while I was gone?" he asked.
"Yes sir, however, the pay isn't very good," Cory said.
"No business in this part of New York pays good, but we've gotta settle for what we get, could be worse," Mister Pendelsmith said.
"Yeah, I know."
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"Ohhhhhhhhhh my stomach, I tell you Topanga, if this keeps up, I'm going to be living in that bathroom," Angela told her.
"Really? I feel fine."
"How can you feel fine when you're on an exercise bike riding for 20 miles?" Angela asked.
"I don't know, you know, Cory's parents are really getting weird. Amy I can understand, this is her first grandchild, but Alan.....he went with me to the doctor's yesterday, and when he said the fetus should come to recognize everyone's voices, do you know what he said?" Topanga asked.
"What?" Angela asked.
"He said 'hello fetus, when you're ready, come out and meet us'...like father, like son, huh?" Topanga asked.
"You think that's bad, my father came by when I went to the doctor's and he said the fetus was slouching," Angela said.
"What it must be like having a father in the army," Topanga laughed.
"Well it's not all it's cracked up to be, you know," Angela told her.
"I know, I remember meeting Cory's dad for the first time, he was scary, he jumped out from behind the wall and yelled 'ooga booga', it was scary when I was 2, even scarier now," Topanga replied.
"Well, I can't wait until I'm a mother, cuz I know I'm going to be great," Angela said.
"Me too, Cory and I have been talking about having kids for almost 5 years," Topanga got off the bike.
"Shawn and I haven't even been married for 5 months and we've talked about kids," Angela replied.
"Do you care if you get a boy or a girl?" Topanga asked.
"Yes...I hope it's a boy or a girl," Angela grinned.
"You know what I mean," Topanga said.
"So do you, you saw that documentary on people born half man, half woman, can you imagine talking to one of those when puberty hits? Now that I mentioned that, how would one of those go through puberty?" Angela asked.
"Well that's easy, one side would have a breast and the other wouldn't, and one side would go through menustra....I see your point," Topanga said.
"What about you?" Angela asked.
"Cory's really hoping it will be a boy, but I'm really hoping it's going to be a girl instead, do you think that makes me a bad parent?" Topanga asked.
"No, I read in a magazine, you shouldn't feel bad about not always wanting a boy, and even if you get one, you should be glad you're fertile at all...in the same article, I read a letter from a woman who said 'I wouldn't wish infertility on anyone, it's the worst punishment'. I guess that's if you're a woman, if you're a man, the worst punishment is, you know," Angela extended her leg into the air, right about where a man's belt would be.
"I guess that's what Norm MacDonald meant in "Dirty Work" when he said 'note to self, forget about fathering children'," Topanga laughed.
"Topanga, we're saying everything except what's on our minds," Angela said.
"I know, I'm scared," Topanga said.
"Me too, I've never been pregnant before, I don't know if I'm going to be able to make it through the delivery," Angela said.
"So am I, but you know what, Angela, you're lucky, the women who get sick have an easy delivery, all I've had is indigestion and a backache...Who's to say how I'm going to do?" Topanga asked.
"Hi honey!"
Cory and Shawn rammed into each other as they tried to get in the doorway again.
"Is everything allright?" Cory asked.
"Oh yeah, we've just been talking about the delivery," Topanga said.
"Topanga, are you going into labor already?" Cory's eyes bugged out of his head.
"No, we're just talking, right Angela?" Topanga asked.
"Yeah, we're just getting pre-parental jitters, I guess," Angela said.
"Well, I can say this much, the next few months are going to be no easy task, but we're going to get it done," Shawn said.
"That's right, and you know why?" Cory asked, "Because we're a family, and family doesn't drop family for anything, right Shawn?"
"Not unless the CIA gets a say in it," Shawn replied.
"Exactly..."
"I better go get started on dinner, hope you're hungry, Cory," Topanga said.
"As always..."
Since Cory and Shawn had started moonlighting, they'd been on their feet all day and came back with twice an appetite.
Cory hadn't told Topanga this, he hadn't even told Shawn, but come tomorrow, he'd be working 3 jobs, he only hoped he hadn't picked out a dead end.
"Cory, where're you two going so early in the morning?" Topagna asked.
"For a little morning jog, right Shawn?" Cory asked.
"Yeah, we figured we might as well get in shape too, when the babies come, we're going to have to have excellent metabolism to keep up with the kids," Shawn added.
Cory and Shawn slipped down to the grounds and headed over to the wall.
"Shawn, I don't know about you, but I just can't believe that we studied for four years for these crummy jobs, what's wrong with us?" Cory asked.
"Ain't any good jobs in this town lately, Cor, I've checked, every job that we could do, or that pays good money, is already taken," Shawn said.
"Maybe we should've stayed in Philidelphia," Cory suggested.
"I've checked, there's even less good job openings back there," Shawn said.
"Well......I made a few phone calls last night, found out our medical insurance will help some in the delivery bill......But still, I'd like to have plenty of money to provide for my family, I read somewhere, about this grandmother, who's taking care of her 8 grandchildren because their parents were killed in a car accident, and they all live in a 2 bedroom house, and she can barely afford food for them....I don't ever want to be in that kind of predicament, Shawn, you know?" Cory asked.
"Yeah, I know....I want my kids to have better than I did," Shawn replied.
"Which is why we better get this wall done," Cory said.
"Yep, we're going to work on this thing every morning until it's done, and no one will see it until then," Shawn said.
"Where are we going to find a tarp big enough for this?" Cory asked.
"I know a guy," Shawn replied.
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"Mister Matthews!"
"Yes sir, Mister Pipperfendel....Poodleskirt, Puddlesmuf, Pundelsmitch,"
"Pendelsmith you idiot! What're you doing sleeping on the job?"
"I'm sorry, my wife's having a baby, and..."
"I have no time for your petty details, get ready to take over, I'm going to lunch," Mister Pendelsmith said.
"Yes sir," Cory said.
Cory waited until Mister Pendelsmith left, then he put up the sign again, Shawn slipped in with his gift wrapping supplies and waited for the customers.
"7 snowglobes, 15 books, 2 art kits, 8 comic books, a cheap Polaroid camera, and how much did that make today?" Shawn asked.
"$87, you better get out before Mister Pendelsmith gets back. If he finds out we're making extra money and he's not getting a cut in it, he's going to throw both of us out," Cory told him.
Shawn left, and come 3 minutes later, Mister Pendelsmith came back in.
"Any customers while I was gone?" he asked.
"Yes sir, however, the pay isn't very good," Cory said.
"No business in this part of New York pays good, but we've gotta settle for what we get, could be worse," Mister Pendelsmith said.
"Yeah, I know."
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"Ohhhhhhhhhh my stomach, I tell you Topanga, if this keeps up, I'm going to be living in that bathroom," Angela told her.
"Really? I feel fine."
"How can you feel fine when you're on an exercise bike riding for 20 miles?" Angela asked.
"I don't know, you know, Cory's parents are really getting weird. Amy I can understand, this is her first grandchild, but Alan.....he went with me to the doctor's yesterday, and when he said the fetus should come to recognize everyone's voices, do you know what he said?" Topanga asked.
"What?" Angela asked.
"He said 'hello fetus, when you're ready, come out and meet us'...like father, like son, huh?" Topanga asked.
"You think that's bad, my father came by when I went to the doctor's and he said the fetus was slouching," Angela said.
"What it must be like having a father in the army," Topanga laughed.
"Well it's not all it's cracked up to be, you know," Angela told her.
"I know, I remember meeting Cory's dad for the first time, he was scary, he jumped out from behind the wall and yelled 'ooga booga', it was scary when I was 2, even scarier now," Topanga replied.
"Well, I can't wait until I'm a mother, cuz I know I'm going to be great," Angela said.
"Me too, Cory and I have been talking about having kids for almost 5 years," Topanga got off the bike.
"Shawn and I haven't even been married for 5 months and we've talked about kids," Angela replied.
"Do you care if you get a boy or a girl?" Topanga asked.
"Yes...I hope it's a boy or a girl," Angela grinned.
"You know what I mean," Topanga said.
"So do you, you saw that documentary on people born half man, half woman, can you imagine talking to one of those when puberty hits? Now that I mentioned that, how would one of those go through puberty?" Angela asked.
"Well that's easy, one side would have a breast and the other wouldn't, and one side would go through menustra....I see your point," Topanga said.
"What about you?" Angela asked.
"Cory's really hoping it will be a boy, but I'm really hoping it's going to be a girl instead, do you think that makes me a bad parent?" Topanga asked.
"No, I read in a magazine, you shouldn't feel bad about not always wanting a boy, and even if you get one, you should be glad you're fertile at all...in the same article, I read a letter from a woman who said 'I wouldn't wish infertility on anyone, it's the worst punishment'. I guess that's if you're a woman, if you're a man, the worst punishment is, you know," Angela extended her leg into the air, right about where a man's belt would be.
"I guess that's what Norm MacDonald meant in "Dirty Work" when he said 'note to self, forget about fathering children'," Topanga laughed.
"Topanga, we're saying everything except what's on our minds," Angela said.
"I know, I'm scared," Topanga said.
"Me too, I've never been pregnant before, I don't know if I'm going to be able to make it through the delivery," Angela said.
"So am I, but you know what, Angela, you're lucky, the women who get sick have an easy delivery, all I've had is indigestion and a backache...Who's to say how I'm going to do?" Topanga asked.
"Hi honey!"
Cory and Shawn rammed into each other as they tried to get in the doorway again.
"Is everything allright?" Cory asked.
"Oh yeah, we've just been talking about the delivery," Topanga said.
"Topanga, are you going into labor already?" Cory's eyes bugged out of his head.
"No, we're just talking, right Angela?" Topanga asked.
"Yeah, we're just getting pre-parental jitters, I guess," Angela said.
"Well, I can say this much, the next few months are going to be no easy task, but we're going to get it done," Shawn said.
"That's right, and you know why?" Cory asked, "Because we're a family, and family doesn't drop family for anything, right Shawn?"
"Not unless the CIA gets a say in it," Shawn replied.
"Exactly..."
"I better go get started on dinner, hope you're hungry, Cory," Topanga said.
"As always..."
Since Cory and Shawn had started moonlighting, they'd been on their feet all day and came back with twice an appetite.
Cory hadn't told Topanga this, he hadn't even told Shawn, but come tomorrow, he'd be working 3 jobs, he only hoped he hadn't picked out a dead end.