January 24, 2025

            Friday is here and we wish you a very good morning and a good day for all. It is still cold outside (22) and I will need to warm the Ford’s ole Chevy up before I head out for the grandkids.

            My favorite wife and I did get out of the house yesterday, we went and ordered a cake for Patrick’s birthday which will be next Tuesday, we will celebrate it this Saturday, he will be 54 years old. Since we were out and about, we went into Waco and got a sandwich for lunch. The lady at the sandwich shop said she missed us last Saturday, and she was wondering if something had happened. We explained that we had lunch with our son Dave last Saturday, and we will have lunch with our son Patrick this Saturday.

            Back at home I did my bible study homework and then my favorite wife and I did sit outside for a while. It was cool but not too cold and the wind was not blowing. I took a photo of the blue sky while we were outside, and I also took a photo of the free rain gage.

            The blue sky was very clear and pretty, the rain gage was not clear and was not pretty. I thought I had removed all the water from the gage prior to the cold weather, I must have been wrong. I need to see if I can clear the gage so I can see the numbers and then see if I can seal the crack.

            I need to head out to take the kids to school. I am back and we made it on time and safely.

            Yesterday on the way to get the kids there was a medium sized dog run in front of my truck and I was able to get on the breaks enough to slow the truck, so I did not hit him but the car in the other lane coming behind me probably did not see the dog until he hit him. The car was probably doing about 40 mph when he hit the dog, and it made a very loud crash sound. I looked back in the rearview mirror and I saw the dog laying in the street. That event kind of started a day that seemed unlucky. 

            Speaking of dogs, I was sitting here at the ole desk and on the security cameras I could see Tres running through the back yard like he was crazy. I have no idea what had him excited like that, he does occasionally run like that when I am in the yard with him, usually when he wants to play.

            Well, I think I should stop for now, we hope you have a safe and fun day.

Repair rain gage.

Senior ole person who needs a break from, not enough work? Don the Ford

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

January 23, 2025

            Good morning to one and all, we are starting off Thursday cold similar to the last couple days. It did warm up some yesterday and my dog Tres and I did sit outside for a while. The sun was shining which made it feel good and the wind was very lite.

            Topic of the day: I have a short video for you to review. I am sure you all know that the Big Easy received 8 inches of snow and that is the most snow for that area since 1895. Everything was basically shut down. Now we receive snow here in Hewitt and they did not care about us enough to even show photos on the TV, so I have a video.

            You may need to look closely but it was snowing.

            Did I do anything yesterday: I did go to the teller machine and got our weekly stipend. I then went to the coffee place and got a cup of coffee. Returning home I did start the cleaning process in the ole office. I was able to get about one third cleaned, the upper one third. The rest of the cleaning requires a lot of moving of items, mostly small containers and other junk I keep in here.

            I am trying to find a location off the floor in the garage to place the cat’s food. Then I can leave it out all day and the Tres can’t eat it. Right now, I put it out in the afternoon and pick it up the next morning. I think I have found a place, but I don’t know if Molley will remember where I put it. 

            I just got back from dropping the kids off at school.

Plans for Today: we will go in to Waco for a couple items, which could include lunch, but other than that no big plans. It is supposed to warm up to the low 50s today, maybe I will venture outside for a while.

I guess that is all for now, have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

Where is spring?

Senior person who wants the warm weather but not hot, to return, Don the Ford

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

January 22, 2025

            It is a clear sky morning which makes it even colder, 22 degrees. Cold or not, we wish you a good morning or good day, depending on when you get up. I got up later than normal (5:30) and I need to get going to get the kids and take them to school.

            I am back and I did get them there safe but almost late, due to a late start by one of the grandkids. When you get a late start and the traffic is crazy, it is somewhat stressful.

            What I did yesterday: wow, there were so many things that I did not do, and none that I did do. The freezing temperatures cause this ole person to want to stay inside. I did do some of the bible study homework, and I did watch TV which was boring.

            Today’s possible events; I need to clean the ole office but I don’t like doing that as it is time consuming (aka to much work). The day time temp is supposed to warm up to the mid 50s this Friday, so I will attempt to water the plants in the hot house Friday if the sun is shining.

            My favorite wife goes to the store for groceries today, I will offer to drive her there but she usually drives herself. If I drive, I can drop her off at the door and save her some cold weather walking.

            I noticed a neighbor had their garage door open and one of the vehicles was running while it was still in the garage. I don’t know how long it had been running, but it left a few minutes later.

            I will stop for now; we hope you have a warm day and please stay safe in all you do. Maybe when spring comes and the weather warms up, I will have more to talk about.

Ole cold winter. 

Senior ole cold person who needs a lot and has very little, Don the Ford

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

January 21, 2025

              It is a good dark morning as I start this soon to be very short post.

              Yesterday events: the president was inaugurated yesterday and that seemed to be all that was on TV all day. Now I had intended to watch the inauguration and then stop watching after that but most of the channels continued to show the follow-up events.

              We did not get the snow or ice and that is good, I did go to bible study last night and it was interesting. I did leave the house one time during the day yesterday, to go get lunch for my favorite wife and me.

              Today: get the kids to school in a safe manner and on time then stay inside the house all day. We don’t like this old cold weather.

              Wow, two short postings in a row. Please stay safe in all you do, have a positive attitude, and be nice to someone.

Too cold for The Don.

Senior ole person who needs to get the vehicle started and warmed up, Don the Ford

 

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

January 20, 2025

              Good morning even though it is very cold here in Hewitt. How cold is it, no one asked, it is 21 degrees at this time, and our cat Molly went outside for a minute or two and then decided it was too cold and she came back inside.

              Plan for today; almost no plans for today, kids our out of school, I do plan to read the notes for this week’s bible study class, which is cheating. We are supposed to read the notes after the class and lecture but I find the notes more informative than the lecture. The lecture is a review of all that we have studied and discussed in class; the notes have additional info.

              We change presidents today and that is all we will see on the TV.

              Have a good day, stay warm and be safe as we see the change in presidents.

Inauguration!

Senior person who can’t spell inauguration but the computer can, Don the Ford

 

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

January 19, 2025

              Well, it is a good and cold morning today, 25 degrees outside and I think I will stay inside today. We might go for breakfast this morning, and if we do, I will start the Ford’s ole Chevy remotely and allow it to warm up before our ole senior bodies get inside the truck.

              Now let us review yesterday; we did go to lunch with Dave, Claire and Alex, to celebrate Dave’s 50^th birthday. The food and conversations were all good, and we all enjoyed the time together. Gabi was not there with us, as she now has a job and will likely work most weekends.

              After lunch we went to the cheap store and purchased a few things, one of which is a bed for the Tres. We put it outside so he has something warm and soft to sleep on. We had a 15% off the entire purchase coupon.

              I did break up a limb that was in the back 40 yesterday as I did not want to be outside in the cold today or tomorrow.

              A friend came over yesterday but we did not sit outside, as it was warm and not windy inside the Ford’s house. Good conversations and coffee or tea were had by the attendees (aka us and our friend). I did get to watch some of the ole Three Stooges shows yesterday afternoon, one which I did not remember from years past.

              We wish you a happy and warm Sunday, and hope that we all stay safe in all we do.

Cool, cold, colder!

Senior old person who wants to stay warm today, Don the Ford

 

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

January 18, 2025

            I will wish you and that other person a good morning, but for you know who, I say, well, I guess I wish everyone a good morning, even you know who. Do you know if who, is a male or female. Did you notice I listed the male before the female. Does that mean I have a prejudice against females. I hope not, cause my favorite wife is a female. 

            What did Reverend Ford do yesterday? What, you did not know that The Don is an ordained minister. Back in 2013 The Don went on line and got ordained as a minister through the Universal Life Church, but that has nothing to do with what he did or did not do yesterday.

After the watering of the hot house, and I should say the hot house was not hot, I decided to go to the shed and see if I had nails and screws that could be use to put some bird houses together. I found the nails and screws, now I need to cut the boards and then put the houses together.

            I had thought about doing some sawing yesterday, you know, cutting boards for the bird houses, but it was too windy, so I sat inside and was bored all day.

            What will we do today: we hope to be going to lunch with Dave and his family to celebrate his birthday in a belated manner. He was filling ill last Saturday so it has been postponed until today. 

            Patrick has a birthday coming up on the 28, so we assume we will have a lunch for him around that time. Another bit of information, Patrick and Karla have an anniversary on the 21^st of this month. Many things happen in January.

            The weather was not good for sitting outside yesterday so I stayed inside. I did do my bible reading and my bible study homework, and after that, I was again bored.

            We are trying to get our ole bodies ready for the extreme cold that is coming. Faucets are covered outside and the heater is ready in the hot house.

            I assume that is it for now, we hope you are ready for the weather and that we get a little snow but not any on the roads. Have a good day, be nice to old people or at least don’t be mean to them, and please stay safe in all you do.

It’s coming!

Senior person who don’t like the cold, maybe his coat is warm enough, Don the Ford.

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!

January 17, 2025

            It is a nice morning and also a burrito morning, so I say good morning to you all. I have been asked to provide the grandkids with breakfast burritos this morning, to be eaten as we drive to school, and I might get one for myself. You guessed it, I will need to leave even earlier as I need to drive to the burrito place to purchase the burritos, and they have some of the best and hottest hot sauce around.

            Yesterday’s few events: I did go to the skin doctor and she said all looked good, come back in six months or a year. Wow, since it was my choice, I picked eight months, and I will be 78 years old in that month.

Back at home I did work on the parts to the bird house, I now think I have the front and back angles correct, so I can use these pieces as patterns to make duplicates and eventually put the houses together. I want to use a chop saw instead of the table saw to cut the other boards, I find it easier to use in this type of cutting.

We did sit outside for a while after the bird house work yesterday, the weather was nice. Then we headed out for supper and that was filling.

Today; I need to water the plants in the hot house as this will be the last very nice and warm day for a while. I think there is a lot of cold weather coming and they keep saying we might get some snow. The kids our out of school next Monday and the president will be inaugurated.

I got the kids to school safe and on time, the traffic was crazy. I will stop now; we hope you have a good day and please stay safe in all you do.

Snow coming, I doubt it.

Senior ole person who remembers walking in knee deep snow in Missouri, Don the Ford   

May today be better than your best day, but not as good as tomorrow!