This morning I was just a little bit 'fused . . .

That's a saying in my family when one's mind seems to be sending out strange signals and directions.

Many years ago when I was younger and still lived at home a family friend and her young son dropped by our house one afternoon.  My mom said something about the puppies that had been born a few days earlier and asked if the young boy would like to see them.  She led them out to the barn and to the stall where, lying on some straw, were the mother and babies.

"Oh!"  My mother blinked, surprised, "those aren't puppies!  They're goats!"

Our friend laughed, and the 5-year-old leaned over closer to his mother and whispered loudly, "That's all right, Mom.  She's just a little bit 'fused."

Well, my mother had a good laugh about it too.  We had had some puppies, but they'd been weaned and had gone off to their new homes long since.  My sister's goat, a few days earlier, had given birth to two kids.  My mom, around sixty at the time, was (and still is at 82) usually sharper on her bad days than any of us on our best days!  But that day her brain had told her "puppies", so that's what she'd been expecting.

Well, my whole morning was like that.  I woke up when Thomas left for work around 4 a.m. and couldn't get back to sleep.  I went online, sent my sisters some emails, and cleared out my inbox.  Eler Beth was a little out of sorts when she got up, too, so we were both a little sluggish with our morning school work.

At lunch time she asked if we could go to Wendy's.  I try not to eat out too much through the week, except for special treats, but I thought "why not?"  Wendy's is inexpensive, and I like several things on their menu. 

On the way there I said to her, "Okay, so you want a cheeseburger and a side saddle...."  And we both dissolved into laughter.  I was "just a little bit 'fused."

She had her burger and a side "salad", and I indulged myself with a chocolate frosty.  I thought it just might help me get my head cleared.  And if it didn't, well, it can never hurt to have a Wendy's chocolate frosty!