Quote Originally Posted by michelem View Post
this just did not make sense to me . . . nor did "fixin'" . . . how does one "fix" to go to bed???
You know darned good and well what 'fixin' means.
In the case that I might be mistaken and you truly are ignorant as to the use of the word, it's a southern colloquialism meaning 'prepare to do something; to perform ablutions'.

Now I'm fixin' to have me some supper.