Tree Re-Wired

We came home from the Y, at 6:30 AM, as we always do, but this day was different. It was the day of our TOPS Chrismtas party. I needed to gather the party supplies, walk the dog with Bob, and leave the house at 7:45 because I was in charge of setting up the party.

I flipped on the tiny tree, and NOTHINIG HAPPENED! no Lights! I fiddled and turned it off and on and plugged in different outlets to check if it was the outlet or the tree.

Bob grabs the tree out of my hand and sits it on the counter and says

"LET ME SEE IT! I bet it needs a fuse."

I say: "We don't have a fuse, Leave it alone  until I am gone!"

Bob:   "We have fuses, they are in all of the old lights you did not use!"

Me: JUST LEAVE it alone until I am gone, the clock is ticking. Let's walk the dog.."

He continues to fiddle, goes to the garage to get tools to remove fuses, fiddles and fiddles and a few words later,

I say "IF YOU WANT ME TO WALK WITH YOU AND BIG IT HAS TO BE NOW.."

"Why are you yelling?" he says

Me: " I SAID I now have 20 minutes less time to get ready for the party.!!!"

We walk the dog, come home and he stands at the counter, RIGHT WHERE I NEED TO BE, fiddling with the tree.

Again I say "Leave it ALONE until I am gone."

He say: "it will not take long, I broke the fuse holder. I will just cut off the plug from this old set of lights and wire it onto the lights on the tree"

NO!!!!!!!!!!! don't touch IT!"I screamed and I pick up the tree, slam it down on the table where it lives
And I hear he say "What?"

As I race for the door to the garage I say

I do not want the house burned down for 10 dollar tree that has been re-wired. LEAVE IT ALONE! Don't TOUCH it while I am gone. I will fix it when I get home.   I race out the door and hoped I would not come home and find a firetruck in the house.

4 hours later, I return home, get his wire cutters and start to cut off all the wired string of lights.

The Man from Mars says: "WHAT are you doing?"

I did not answer, I just continued to wrap the tiny gold wires of the mini lights, around and around the tree, without removing the ornaments.
The re-wired tree is in the shell above. it looks fine to me!