December 25, 2025

        Merry Christmas

            It is finally here, that day that some of you have been excited about while others were saying, I have too much to do or I forgot...

            We here at the Ford's homestead have had a very nice Christmas eve and are looking forward to an excellent Christmas day. The snacks proceeding the Tamales were very good and the Tamales were excellent. There are Cookies and Fudge and other sweet treats. There will be even more good food today.

            Yes, the family was here yesterday and will be here today.

            Gabi's fiancé Brice had decorated the car with Christmas lights and I have a photo,

            I think it can be seen from a mile away.

            Well, I need to get a cup of coffee and start doing nothing.

            We hope you have a good Christmas day and that we all not only stay safe in all we do but remember the original meaning of Christmas.

Don the Ford

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

December 24, 2025

                It is Christmas Eve and we want to wish you a good morning and happy day. We had another warm day yesterday and we set another record high 82 degrees, the ole record was set back in 1964. We did get a few things done here at the Homestead.

                Let's see if we can review what happened yesterday. I decided early in the morning to go to the Star coffee place for a cup, and on the way back home I stopped at the burrito place and got a breakfast burrito which I cut in half and shared with my favorite wife. I was able to get a short nap before the lady arrived to go through the exercises with my favorite wife.

                We did not do much after the workout other than watch TV, until a friend came and visited for a while. My favorite wife received a gift and some homemade fudge, and it is good! Our friend who has recently retired also gave my favorite wife a cushion that is made for people with sciatic nerve pain. This friend had two of the cushions so the one she had at work was given to my favorite wife. When my favorite wife sat on it, she said it actually felt good and took away pain.

                My favorite wife used the machine that she puts her feet on, and it moves her feet, legs and hips. This helps her not to get stiff and keeps the joints moving as she is sitting on her chair.

                We decide that the Tres needed to be washed so I got my favorite grandson Alex, to come over and help me wash the dog. After the wash job we went to the front yard and again cleaned the leaves out of the yard. As you see in the photo there were again many leaves on the yard.

        The yard once again looks good, after Alex finished using the mower to vacuum it, and I do have a photo.

                The wind would gust and blow the leaves all around. The neighbor's yards are full of those leaves, but we can't do anything about that. Most of the leaves from our trees have fallen. I did see an unusual plant while we were working, I assume it is a weed, and I have a photo.

                I went to the drive through to get some food for supper, and we both enjoyed our supper.

                Today being Christmas Eve our families are supposed to come to our house. We have for many years had snacks to eat and we would open presents on Christmas Eve, we plan to continue that. Then on Christmas Day we would all again be together for a meal and conversations. This year the families will provide the food and do all the cooking as my favorite wife is incapacitated.

I guess I should stop for now, we hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do. Keep your friends and family in your prayers.

Don the Ford

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

December 23, 2025

                Good morning to all, we had a warm day yesterday. My favorite wife and I both sat outside yesterday, we went out about 1:00pm and stayed out there for almost 2 hours. The neighborhood was quiet and very few vehicles drove by. We did hear some crows off in the distance, but we did not see them. We set a record high for the day; it was 79 degrees yesterday.

Speaking of birds, I have noticed that in the back 40, under some of the bird houses, there is a lot of debris that I believe came from the bird houses. I assume a bird is cleaning the house out and then building new nests.   

I assume you have heard about drones delivering items from Amazon. Well, there is an Amazon distribution center in Waco, and they are using drones to deliver some items. We occasionally see or hear a drone fly over while we are sitting outside. Yesterday a neighbor told me that he had received an item that was delivered by drone and he wanted to know if my security cameras would have captured the delivery. I checked my cameras but the area where the drone flew and dropped the package was in an area at their house where my security cameras can't see. I have wanted to see one of these deliveries.

 I did go to a store to buy items; I found most of the items I wanted but I did not get the decaf coffee which I had purchased there in the past. Its name is Eight O'clock, and it is coffee which my favorite wife likes. There were other items I did not find.

            The yard is now covered with leaves again, and the street is also practically covered on our side. A neighbor across the street was able to remove the leaves from his curb, but I have the feeling the wind will bring him more leaves.

           I guess I should stop for now, we hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

 Don the Ford

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

December 22, 2025

                Good morning, we hope you are ready for Christmas as it is this Thursday. When you are enjoying food and gifts with family and friends, also consider the true meaning of Christmas.  

                Sundays events: I prepared a wonderful meal for my favorite wife using the microwave, yes, I do know how to put things in the microwave and then turn it on. Actually, some of the microwave items are good.

                I turned the lawn sprinkler system on as the yard and flowers needed some water. I should note that the yard is almost covered again with leaves so it doesn't seem as if Alex and I did any work removing the leaves Saturday. The trees will soon be done dropping the leaves, I hope.     

After eating I decided I should wash some clothes, and yes, I now know how to use the washing machine and the dryer. I had three small loads of clothes, and they were all washed and dried.

Washing completed, I decided to get the trike out and see if it still worked. I rode it up and down the street a couple times and one time through the front yard. The trike just sits in the garage, and we almost never ride it. It stays in the garage, and I had moved it out of the way as I was looking for an item. I did not find what I was looking for, so, that is when I decided to take it for a short ride.

I did enjoy reading from the bible for a while and I was able to get a nap or two in during the day. Well, I guess I should stop for now and we hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

Don the Ford    

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

December 21, 2025

                Good Sunday morning, we hope you had a good night and that you will have a better day even though it is the first day of winter.  

                Let's see what happened yesterday. My favorite wife and I did get up on time, and I went to get breakfast burritos, as noted in the previous post. The burritos are nice size so we cut the burrito in half, and she takes half and I am allowed to have the other half. We bought two so I cut the other one in half and took half for Alex to eat as we were driving back to our homestead. I kept the last half for my lunch later Saturday.

I went to get Alex at about 9:00am and he ate the burrito. We got drinks, and Alex explained that he needed to get his weight down to 200 pounds before he could register for the Marines. I suggested that in the future he should drink coffee instead of the drink he usually gets as it is a sweet drink with whipped cream on top.  

Back at home we each picked up a leaf blower and started moving leaves from the driveway to the front yard. After a short time, Alex went to the shed and brought the mower to the front yard where he began vacuuming the leaves from the yard.  I continued blowing the leaves from the flower beds onto the yard and he vacuumed.

When we finished our work, the yard looked good but there were a lot of leaves on the street and in neighbor's yards. Working over we started for Alex's house, but I deviated and went to the George restaurant where I found a parking space close to the door. I ordered a to go lunch for my favorite wife. It took a few minutes to get it and then we headed for Alex's house.

Back at home my favorite wife started eating the salad. The salad had onions in it and the front room smelled like onions. The smell did not take away from the taste of the salad.

A friend who my wife refers to as one of her sisters came for a visit and stayed for a while. It is nice to have friends drop by. My favorite wife received a gift, photo to follow.

About 3:00pm we went outside and sat on the driveway, my favorite wife in her wheelchair and I on a chair with rollers. We enjoyed the quiet and warm afternoon, 78 degrees. I did get up from my chair and trimmed a bush that was near to where we were sitting. Working while I was resting, is that possible?

Another friend came and visited for a while, and we had a bunch of conversations mostly about doctors and acks and pains.

Spring has sprung fall as fail winters here, and the leaves have all fallen off the tree, photo to follow.

Well, I guess I should stop for now, we hope you have a good first day of winter and stay safe in all you do.

Don the Ford    

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

December 20, 2025

                I would like to say good morning, but it isn't morning when I am writing this. Yep it is evening as I am sitting here in the Ford's ole recliner with the laptop on my lap. Wow, I guess that is why they call them laptops.

                I did almost nothing yesterday as I sat around here at the house. I did not even leave the house to get a cup of coffee. I did go out and water the plants in the greenhouse, and yes, I usually refer to it as a hot house. Now that I am thinking about it, it was over 90 degrees in the greenhouse today. There are plants that are still blooming in the greenhouse.

                I also watered the black berry plants as they needed it. I might turn the lawn sprinklers on this weekend just to give the yard some water. After all that work I picked up sticks out of the front yard as Alex, and I plan to attempt to remove the leaves if it isn't too windy today.

                A couple friends were supposed to drop by today, but they did not. A friend who had said she would not come today, came by and visited for a while.

                I did some work on the homework for bible study yesterday. Our next meeting will be January 15th; we are on Christmas break. The school kids are now on a break also.

                One of our friends has retired this week; she said she is looking forward to being unemployed. I wonder if she has thought that she will have to put up with I mean be with her husband as he is retired too.

                Today (aka Saturday morning): I have gone to get breakfast burritos for me and my favorite wife, and they were good. I do need to get Alex to come to our house in a little while and we will do some yard work.

                Well, I guess I should stop and get started. We hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do. Keep all your friends, family and us in your prayers.

Don the Ford

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

December 19, 2025

                Well, we have had another cool night here in Hewitt Texas, but we still want to wish you a good morning and an even better day. We are supposed to warm up today, so the cold is not yet here to stay.

                Spring has sprung Fall has fell, and winter is trying to get here. Speaking of fall and things falling, when I returned from taking Alex to school yesterday morning as I pulled into the driveway, I noticed a lady walking her two small dogs coming up the street. I got out of the Fords ole Chevy and walked out to the street with my phone in hand. The lady became close and said to me, "your yard is showing what fall should look like". I said, "I would get my grandson to come over and remove them", and she said, "good luck on that". Photo to follow.

                It appears that about half of the leaves are now on the ground or the street. The wind is welcome to remove then by blowing them into the neighbor's yard but, I think as usual we will be the ones to remove the leaves. Below you may see a second photo of the leaves and the dog Tres.

My favorite wife and I sat outside for a while yesterday afternoon and the leaves were falling on us, but the weather was warm and there was a little breeze.

                I have another photo to present to you, and it is of a lamp that is in my office. This lamp has to do with one of the old Christmas TV movies.

My friend and neighbor have one in the window of his man cave, so that encouraged me to get mine out and present it to anyone who comes in my office (and online).

I needed to go to the hair stylists and get my hair cut. The person who cut my hair was a male, and he was wearing a hat which I thought was not nice and was kind of odd. I like the ladies to cut my hair as they seem to be more friendly, but they all seem to do a good job. I also got a new prescription for my wife to help with her urinary infection.

After sitting outside for a while yesterday afternoon, I went to the store and got a couple items that my favorite wife wanted (aka needed) to get. It is crazy how high the price of everything is. On the way home I stopped at the chicken salad store and got a couple salads for our supper. They cost a little more than usual and when I got home, I checked the food and they both had two scoops of chicken salad in the container, so twice as much salad to eat.

                Today I do not need to take Alex to school, as his dad starts a vacation and it is his mother's normal day off so they will take and get him from school, and I guess I will just stay at home and do nothing.

                Wow, nothing for an ole person to do! I am stopping for now. We hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do, as we pray for others. The Lord will bless you when you pray for others!

Don the Ford

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

December 18, 2025

Good morning to one and all, we hope your day is starting off better than expected.

                We had a tough day yesterday as we were in the emergency room at the hospital for 13 hours. They were loaded with people coming and going. We sat there doing nothing other than waiting for at least 12 of those hours. We wished we would have gone to an urgent care rather than the emergency room. After sitting there all day we learned that my favorite wife has a urinary infection. We now have a 10-day prescription to eliminate the infection. If one problem isn't enough (broken leg) then a second problem (urinary infection) makes life more challenging.

                My favorite wife and I went the entire day without eating any thing or drinking anything, not even a cup of coffee. We were both hungry when we made it home, so I went to the chicken place and bought our suppers.

                Our dog had no food to eat until about 4:00pm when Dave came over and fed him. We were both sure the Tres was wondering where we were and why we were gone.

                Today I need to take Alex to school and then pick him up at noon thirty (12:40pm) and get him back home safe and sound. The physical therapist will be here at about 9:00am to help my favorite wife to do her exercises. I think one of my favorite wife's friends called and plans on dropping by this afternoon.

                Well, I should stop for now, we hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do. Be nice to others and keep all your friends and family in your prayers.

Don the Ford

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