September 11, 2026

                We hope you have a good morning even though it is the 25th anniversary of 911. There will be a lot of information about 911 on the news today so I will keep my thoughts to myself.

                My favorite wife and I along with friends went to supper at the Cracker store last night. It is always nice to have supper with friends who have lived on our block longer than we have. As usual we did set outside after returning from supper yesterday.

                Major projects form yesterday; watered the flowers in pots and the berry beds. They predicted rain last night, if we got any I am unaware if it.

                Today we might go to a store as my favorite wife might want to look at clothes.

                We pray that we all have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. You are in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

 

September 10, 2026

                Good morning and good day.

                Today is the day before the 25 anniversary of the 911 attack on America. I was in New York state the day of the attack, I was not in New York City.

                Let’s see if I did anything yesterday. I did go to a couple places to get quotes on car and home insurance. It is interesting how the quotes on the home are basically the same but on the car they vary. I will need to decide what to do in the next couple days.

                My favorite wife and I took a quick trip into Waco yesterday to a grocery store where we purchased a couple items. One item was a bottle of Pineapple wine which we gave to a friend. We had told her about the fact that it tasted good and we wanted her to try it, she liked it.

                We sat outside yesterday afternoon, and we discussed the fact that we talk to each other more when we set outside than we do if we are inside the house. There are just too many distractions inside the house, and the TV is always on. Back in the olden days before everyone had TVs people often kept the radio on all day. I guess having the TV or radio on helps us feel like we are not alone.

                Our neighbor’s granddaughter brough us a painting as we sat outside. She is probably 12 years old, and she has given us other paintings in the past.  

                We are happy to have these good neighbor grandkids.

                Our big plan for today is to go to supper with friends. We plan to go to a different restaurant for supper and that is unusual. We have gone to the same restaurant for supper on Thursday evening for probably a year or two, and today we break the norm, and go to a different restaurant.

                We hope you have a safe and blessed day; we will keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie trying something different the Ford

               

September 9, 2026

The sun is up, it is another good morning, and we hope it turns out to be a good day. Good day defined, “a day that isn’t too hot (aka less than 100) and that has an appropriate amount of rain.” We are praying for that day.

                Yesterday was a normal do very little day. I paid a couple bills and did some housework; we sat outside later yesterday afternoon. I did review the cost of auto and home insurance.

Today I will likely check and see if I can get the same coverage for less money. Other than that, there are no big plans.

We hope you have a safe and blessed day, and we will keep you in our prayers.

                Don the Ford

September 8, 2026

                Good morning to friends, family and others…

                The morning is starting out good, I did get Alex to school on time, and I am back here at the computer entering data.

                Yesterday being a holiday, was a day of rest and relaxation, although all days for ole senior people are basically that. My favorite wife and I left the homestead for a while, we decided to go to the chicken place and get some iced tea. Tea is normally $1.50 per glass but after 2:00pm it is only $1.00 per glass. We waited until 2:00 to go get the tea.

                We then decided to drive around a while out in the country and this time we went east of I-35. We were on roads that I have not seen in years, and some roads I had never been on. The interesting thing about the drive was and area where the grass in the fields was green. Yes, there was an area where it evidently had rained, and the farmland was green. And trust me, the green stood out to us.

                Back at home we set outside for a while and I decided to get the leaf blower and blow some of the leaves into a pile in the back yard. Obviously, I have a photo for my enjoyment. As you should see in the photo, our dog Tres decided to lie in the pile of leaves.

                Our trees are still green, but the pecan tree is dropping these leaves and they make the yard look like Fall is here. The photo below is of a cloud, if you look close at the bottom of the cloud it almost looks like a bomb that has gone off.

                Today’s big plan, who knows.

                We pray that you will have a blessed day filled with much kindness and please stay safe in all you do. You are in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

September 7, 2026

                Good morning.

                Yesterday started out as a normal morning here at the homestead with homemade coffee. I pretended to watch the so-called news and as usual I would turn the sound off when the commercials come on. We pay for the TV service so why do we need to see the commercials.

                As usual I did have a rest period about 8:30 and then I did my bible reading.

                Later in the morning we headed to the Cracker store for lunch. While on our way we received a text from Patrick wanting to know where we were, so we texted him back saying we were driving to the Cracker store. We thought the text was odd and we were wondering if Patrick and Karla had come to our house after we had left.

We left the house about 15 minutes later than usual and there were no handicapped parking spaces at the cracker store. We found an open space and we parked there. Before we got out of the car, I saw a man standing at the door of the cracker store and it looked like Patrick. This man walked over to our car, and it was Patrick, they had decided to surprise us and have lunch with us. Food and service were good.

                After lunch / breakfast (some eat lunch, some eat breakfast) we came home and looked the new truck over. It is really nice.     We visited for a while and then they went over to Karla’s brother’s home.

                Shortly after they left we went into town to get a battery for my favorite wife. She had a clock that needed an odd battery. On the drive home it began to rain. It rain almost a hole minute and I even needed to turn the windshield wipers on. Wow!

                After the shopping adventure I again rested before my favorite wife, and I went to the back yard where we washed the pot hound Tres.  I think he liked it.

                I was then allowed to wash the clothes. I did venture outside to set and enjoy the hot afternoon, and I occasionally checked on the washing machine and dryer. Donna was in the house working on a watch and clock, she did not sit outside with me yesterday.

                As I sat outside, I got a call from an old friend back in Missouri. Bruce was just checking in as he had heard that I had gone to the emergency room a few nights ago. He wanted to know if I was ok and I am. It is good to hear from an ole friend.

                Yes, we had supper and then sat around until time for bed.

                Today the cleaning lady was supposed to come over but she isn’t feeling well and will come later in the week. I did venture out this morning and went to the Star coffee place where I purchased a cup of real coffee.  As for today, I assume we will do nothing all day as it is a holiday.

                Have a safe and Blessed day and be nice to at least one person. We keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie a clothes washing person the Ford

September 6, 2026

                Good morning.

Yesterday; my day started as it should, at 5:15am. My dog Tres was nice enough to let me sleep to my normal get-up time. I start the day off with a cup of homemade coffee and some so-called news. I had thought about working on the berry bed, but when I looked out back I saw the sun shining on the bed so that ended that.

I did attempt to put together a short article for this blog and as I was finishing the data entry I noticed on the security camera that the number three berry bed was now in the shade, so I decided to attempt to remove dead vines and weeds. This took longer than I thought and I did a fairly good job in the removal of the unwanted. The bed looks empty now.

Work completed, I put the tools away, and I cooled down and took a shower.

It was decided that we would go out for lunch at a restaurant that we have only been to one time. The food and service were great. Back home my belly full I leaned back and rested      while my wife was doing some rearranging. This morning I had trouble finding a can opener due to yesterday’s rearranging.

Later than usual yesterday afternoon we went outside to enjoy the hot afternoon, and it was hot. It was predicted that we could get some rain and there was rain in the area but not at our house. We did see a rainbow from the rain that others received.

                When I took the photo of the rainbow, I noticed the clouds over our house lit up by the evening sun set.

                Today’s activities; probably lunch at the cracker store and then…

                I guess I should stop for now, we hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. We are keeping you in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

September 5, 2026

                Good morning to everyone, and we hope you have a blessed day.

                It is Saturday and we have no big plans for the day. I mowed the front yard a couple days ago and the back yard doesn’t need to be mowed, so we will not have Alex over to work today. I had thought about trimming some of the black berry bed, but the sun is shining on it now so that work is out.

Speaking of the sun, we have had a couple days with temperatures less than 100 but that said, we will be back in the 100s today.

My favorite wife and I went into Waco yesterday and we headed for a store she likes at about 10:15. To get into the store she likes, we go through other stores doors to get in, but they were not open. Many of the stores at that mall do not open until 11:00. So I decided to go to the small food store and see if we could get a couple items. I like their frozen pizzas, and we also got a couple of other items. That done, I headed back to the store that Donna likes. Yes, I am allowed to use my favorite wife’s name.

This time we were able to get in and she did some shopping. Back at home I did my reading from the bible and Donna went through a closet straightening up and getting rid of some items.

A little after 4:00pm, a friend came over and we eventually went outside and sat. One big discussion was about things in the bible. I find it interesting how we can read the same words and possibly view them differently. I do enjoy a good biblical discussion.

Outside, when we finished sitting, we reentered the homestead and I prepared a pizza for our supper. I must say the pizza was good or I was very hungry as I ate a lot.

Well, I am stopping for now, we hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. We will keep you in our prayers.

Donnie the Ford

September 4, 2026

                Hello and good morning to you and no one else!

                Although I did not see it there was a very small shower in the area this morning. I checked the rain gage and there was no water in it, there was however a wet spot on the driveway at the end of the car port, indicating a very light sprinkle.

                I was able to take Alex to school this morning, and I do plan to go to the store for a couple of items, one of which is an air filter for the air conditioner. Other than that, no big plans for the day.

                Yesterday in review; I did get the front yard mowed, and it was cloudy which made the work a little less stressful. My favorite wife and I went to the restaurant for supper and both the food and service was very good. We both had meals that not only provided a good supper but there is enough leftovers so that we could have lunch today. Wow, two ole senior persons have enough left over food for lunch and they will not starve…

                When we arrived home from supper yesterday, we sat outside on the driveway for a few minutes. I have a photo of where we normally sit on the driveway, and the Tres who supervises our outdoor adventures along with a lawn mower which is for sale. We will accept all bids for $200 or more, or best offer.

As we sat there it started to sprinkle so we assumed that it might rain and we moved to the front porch. As soon as we moved the sprinkles stopped but there was a nice breeze for 96.2% of the time. As usual the neighborhood was very quiet.

Well, I need to get started and do something other than enter data. We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. We keep you in our prayers.

Donnie the Ford