Sunny River Writings

The other day Erik and I had been doing a lot of outdoor clean-up. I am sure you can relate that when you are hot and tired and it is not meal time an ice cream treat is always a great way to relax. So we headed to the Dairy Queen.

I was driving and Erik was in the passenger seat. As we approached the little talky box I asked if he knew what he wanted. He said no. Once we reached the talky box he said he would have an ice cream cone since he didn’t have two hands to eat anything else with.

I was a little confused by this and asked what he meant by not having two hands to eat his ice cream with. Erik replied that he needed one hand to drive with.

I am sure my facial expression was one of total surprise. I asked if he forgot that he was sitting in the passenger seat? And that I was driving.

Erik then replied that when he drives (meaning his semi-truck) he has to have a hand to shift. This reply made no sense on several levels. 1^St he was not driving which we had just established. 2^Nd if he was driving his semi-truck he would need two hands, one for the steering wheel and one to shift with. In this situation I would think he would not be having any type of ice cream while driving.

I just smiled and chuckled to myself, placed our order and drove around to get our delicious treats.

I am realizing there are many types of mud. This is mud of the brain, the type that is not too thick but just a little cloudy.

I saw a saying the other day, ‘He that hath a head of wax must not walk in the sun’. So now I know that after working in the sun all day Erik needs to sit in the shade for a while before using his brain.