February 13, 2026

                This good morning is on Friday the 13^th and we hope you have a good morning and a good day, or maybe you should stay at home and do nothing.

                The Don had a normal day yesterday, he was able to take Alex to school, and he did get a cup of coffee without paying. Yep, he had enough points to get a free cup of coffee. He was able to do his daily bible study.

                I believe I have commented on this in the past so if you have heard it before you can ignore it. On Wednesday I tried to print the unfinished income tax forms. As usual the printer had an error and would not print. I was disappointed and I was thinking I should purchase a new printer, but where will I get the funding.

                Yesterday I started the computer and I started the printer. After about one minute without any other action from me, the printer started printing what I had wanted to print the day before. Yep, the printer saves the info and after a restart, it printed.

                Yesterday afternoon I decided to go into Waco and look at the chevy SUVs again. I found the same salesman, and we went to the vehicle and looked it over again. We went through all the safety items that I wanted, and they were in this vehicle. I told him I wanted to get a price, and I had a van to trade in. They looked at the van and said it was worth $5,895.00 but the air conditioner did not work so they reduced the amount they would pay by $995.00. I said the air works and we walked out to the vehicle. The sales manager went with me. I started the vehicle and turned the air on. It started to cool down the van. The sales manager did not know how to turn it on as you must push a button. He noted he was use to vehicles with the computer screen, and not the manual units.

                The salesman said he would drive the vehicle and follow me to my house so my wife can look at it. At the house my wife looked at the vehicle, and she was able to get into the vehicle without any help. We both like the vehicle but I need a little more concession in the price. I will get the price dropped or the amount increased for the trade in, or no deal.

                This morning while laying in bed I became concerned that the vehicle might be too technical for this ole person. Example, to put it in park you push a button, I am use to a lever to go to park. Our ole chevy pickup truck has a touch screen but it is only about 8 X 10 inches in size. The new vehicle has an enormous touch screen; can I learn how to use it?

                If I call then today, I will do a couple things. I tell them what I want or need. I will ask for a $500 to $1,000 decrease in the price, and if they do, I will bring the check from the bank today and the deal will be done.

If not then we will consider their offer over the three-day weekend, Monday is Presidents' Day. The three-day weekend will give me time to check back with the other dealers that I have already visited.

                If they meet my requests and I purchase the vehicle, I will show you a photo, if not I will not show you a photo.

                School is out today so I don't need to take Alex to school. Will that mean I don't get a cup of real coffee? Nope I have already gone to the coffee store and the burrito store, and we have eaten our breakfast.

I would like to get Alex over here to the house so we could wash the Dog if the weather is warm enough. There is some yard work we could do if he comes over.

                Well, I will stop for now, we hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do. We would appreciate a prayer for us to make the correct decision on the vehicle.

Don the Ford

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

February 11, 2026

                I assume it is a good morning as I have not yet been outside to check on the weather. The temp is in the low 50s, and we did not get any rain yesterday, which means I will need to run the lawn sprinklers today and that means I will cost me money.

                Speaking of costing me money I worked in the income tax yesterday and I usually end up getting a couple hundred dollars back, this time it is different. I now assume I have made a mistake and entered something wrong somewhere as it seems as if I will be paying a couple of thousand dollars to the IRS. Our income is fixed and we have the same amount of income as in the last couple years. I will need to go back to the program and review all I have done. Ole people make mistakes.

                I do not have a plan for today; we will just see what happens. We hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

Don the Ford

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

February 10, 2026

                We wish you a late good morning from the Ford homestead. What do I mean by a late good morning, it is a little after 10 AM before I start this soon to be blog journal.

                The morning started out well, I woke up early let the dog out, I went and got me a cup of homemade coffee, sat around on the chair watching the so-called local news which really doesn't have any news in it. After about 15 or 20 minutes doing nothing, I got up and started my morning work.

                Morning work starts out by getting my clothes on and I try to do that in a quiet mode as my favorite wife is still in bed sleeping. When I finished getting dressed, I then went over to the bed and helped my wife wake up. Yes, she was able to use a Walker and walk into the front room and get into her old chair. We did not do the rehab exercises this morning as the lady from rehab is coming to work with her later this morning. I was able to do some vacuuming, you know getting the dog hair up off the floor, then I headed out to get Alex and take him to school.

I learned on the way to school that Alex is going to have a date with his girlfriend on Saturday. I had asked him if he could come over to the house and do some work for me and he noted that he would have a date with his girlfriend on Saturday and that his mom's birthday was on Sunday. Now Alex is off from school this Friday and next Monday so I've said if either one of those days is really warm I want him to come over and help me wash the dog and then we will get some leaves out of the flower beds. He agreed to the possibility of some work.

Returning from dropping Alex off at school, when I arrived here at the house I was tired and sleepy. For some reason when you get up a little before 5:00 AM in the morning, at 8:00 AM I am actually sleepy so I took a nap. Nap completed my favorite wife wanted to take a shower.

And now you know how my day has started I have come in here to the office and I'm now sitting at my desk talking to my computer.

Yesterday's events: yesterday I was going to purchase a vehicle I went to the bank and was able to obtain the money needed. It was still early morning so I headed into Waco where I purchased a few sandwiches and some French fries for my favorite wife and I then I came home and we enjoyed a quick lunch.

The cleaning lady showed up and started her cleaning. About 12:30 I got into Ford's old van and headed over to the car dealer. We got there and I told him that I wanted to drive the vehicle since I had not yet driven it, so he went and brought the car up to the front and when I looked at it I said no that's not the one I wanted. The one I wanted had an adjustable seat on the passenger side which could be raised and lowered, and I thought that would be good for my spouse. He said OK and he went and got the vehicle that had the adjustable seat. We went for a short drive, and it drove really well I liked the vehicle we got back to the dealer went inside and the price they had given me was on the other vehicle not the one I really wanted. I was there about an hour finally I got tired of waiting and they said Well it would cost you another $5000 for this car than the one you want, and I told him no thank you and left.

I guess I will continue looking when I have time as I do want to get an easy to get in and out of vehicle for my favorite wife.

It was warm yesterday as a matter of fact it was hot and we sat outside on the driveway for a couple hours yesterday afternoon before I went to Bible study class.

Now you know what my day was like. You know everything except when I got home from Bible study my favorite wife and I did have some ice cream to eat.

The end

I'm stopping for now we hope you have a good day be safe and all you do and try to be nice to somebody.

Don the Ford

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

February 8, 2026

                Good Sunday Morning to all. We hope everyone has a good and safe day, and that you can watch a football game. In years past we would get together with friends and family to watch a football game, nowadays we only care about the commercials. I usually turn the sound off when commercials come on, but during this football game I keep the sound on.

                Some of yesterday's events: my favorite wife got up early yesterday and by early, I mean she got up when I got up and that would be about 5:00am. Normally I have from 30 minutes to an hour to sit in the TV room with a cup of coffee before my favorite wife gets up. Yesterday morning she got out of bed and walked into the front room using a walker. Yes, I have a photo of my favorite wife and our favorite dog Tres.

                I was allowed to leave the homestead at about 6:00am to get a cup of coffee and a breakfast burrito, we shared the burrito.

                I was allowed to vacuum the floors as the dog tends to leave hair on the carpets. I vacuumed a couple areas twice.

                I decided I would go to the bank and see if I could get some money if I decided to purchase a new vehicle. When I arrived at the bank, I learned the drive through was open but not the building. Wow, I guess I can't buy anything if I can't get any money.

                I tried to call our car insurance company to discuss the possibility of a new vehicle, and I got no answer. I was sent to an answer machine that was full and could not take a message. I have decided to change insurance companies when our police becomes due again.

                After not having access to the inner parts of the bank, I decided I would go into town and get a couple of sandwiches for lunch and they were good.

                After eating I decided to get the van out and take all our personal items out of the van. The van can play CDs and DVDs. If you sit in the back of the van, you can watch a DVD on the screen that comes down from overhead. I had forgotten that we had that option. The book that came with the van is still in the glover box.

                I need to get into the safe and see if I can find the title of the van as I will need it if I purchase a new vehicle.

                I observed a neighbor running his lawn sprinklers yesterday, I assume he was making sure they were not damaged due to the freeze, I decided to do the same for our system. Our system seems to be working.  

                My favorite wife and I sat outside on the driveway yesterday afternoon. A neighbor came over and sat with us for a while and there were many conversations about family and walking for exercise.

                When we returned to the inner parts of the homestead, it was decided that I should go and get some chicken salad for supper, which I did. We also watched some of the three stooges' videos while we were eating.

                Today is Sunday: no big plans, I hope to get into the fords ole safe and attempt to fine the title to the van. I have no other plans for today so I might take a well-deserved nap.

                I am stopping for now so I will wish you a good and safe day along with hoping that you get to watch the game of the day.  

 Don the Ford

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

February 7, 2026

                We wish you a good morning and we hope you have a good day.  It is Saturday and we hope you have a pleasant day, especially if you are not working.

                I went to a car dealer yesterday with the Fords ole Grand Caravan and they told me what they would give me as a trade in. Now I need to decide if I will make the deal or not. I would need to find the title for the van and come up with the money for the deal. I should check with the insurance company too. There are still things in the van that I need to get out like a blanket, grocery bags, who knows what is in the glove box, but I know it isn't gloves. There is a device under the seat to jump start a vehicle.  See there is too much work for an ole person.

                I should just take a nap and let things wait on this ole person.

                We hope you have a good day and that we all have a safe day.

Don the Ford

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

February 6, 2026

               Good morning to you and all the other people too. We hope your day is outstanding and that we are all showing kindness to others.

                I do not need to get Alex and take him to school today, his mother will take him. Now I will still need to leave the homestead to get a cup of coffee from the star coffee place. Would you believe my favorite wife has suggested that I could stop at the burrito place and get a breakfast burrito after I get my coffee. In truth, she didn't, I did.

                Now I do have a problem with getting the burrito, my wife is still sleeping, and I will not leave the house while she is sleeping. So, me being hungry is ok and I will just wait until she is ready to get up.

I went to a car dealer yesterday driving the Grand Caravan to see what they say it is worth as a trade in. The salesperson I have talked to recently was busy with a customer, so I left. I should have made an appointment.

Leaving the first dealership, I went to another car dealer where I again looked at a vehicle. I like the vehicles at both dealers, and they have basically the same safety equipment. The salesperson at the second dealer asked a bunch of questions about the grand caravan and came up with a price if I was going to sell it to someone. He said I would get more out of selling the van than I would if I traded it in on a vehicle. When you trade a vehicle they pay you less than it is worth, then they sell it for what it is worth so they make a profit.

Leaving the second dealer I went back to the first car dealer. I did not see the salesperson, and no one came to me to see if they could help me. I then left that dealer and went to Wally World for some items. I got a couple items and some ice cream which my favorite wife had suggested I should get.

Back home that evening, I got a text from the sales manager at the first dealership wanting to know what they could do to get my business. I explained that I had been there twice hoping to get a possible value of the Grand Caravan and never got to talk with the salesperson. The sales manager wants to send someone to our house today to give us a possible value.

Well, I guess I should stop for now and see if I can get my wife out of bed as I need the burrito. We hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do. Thank the Lord for all he does for you.

Don the Ford

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

February 5, 2026

                Good morning to you we are having a cool start to our morning. The prognosticators are saying we will have a warm week ahead of us with temps in the upper 70s. They are also saying the night temps will be well above freezing. Wow, it sounds like spring is around the corner.

Yesterday: After getting back home from dropping Alex off at school I sat around doing little or nothing. I did work on my bible study homework prior to going to get some lunch for my favorite wife and me. After lunch I decided to do some things like start the van and let it run for a while. I also took the kerosene heater and the fuel back to the shed along with a couple other items. I picked up sticks from the front yard and after all that work, I decided to water the plants in the greenhouse. That work completed, I watered the berry beds, we do need some rain in a bad way. The birds needed and received some water too.  

                Later I talked with the car dealer to get a price that they might offer for our van. They wanted to know what other people had offered me and I told them nope. If I tell you a number someone offered, you will try to beat the price by a little. I want as much as I can get and if you don't know what they offer you might offer me considerably more. They wanted to see the van, and they said it should be worth between 3K and 8K. I think 5K would be good. The ole van has never been in a wreck and has less than 40,000 miles on it.  

                News: Alex has a girlfriend. I asked if he has a selfie of hm and her and he said no. Students are not allowed to have their phone out at school, that is even before school starts or over lunch hour, the phone must be put away.

                No idea what todays events will be, we will just wait and see what happens.  

Don the Ford    

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February 4, 2026

                We want to wish you a good morning from the old Fords of Hewitt. The weather is cool but not too cold.

                Let's see what I've did today already I took Alex to school almost got him there late as I had stopped to get a cup of coffee at the star place and the line took forever to get through it just to get one little old cup of coffee. After I left the coffee place I headed over to pick up Alex. As I was driving, he called me and asked where are you, and that's when I knew that I must be almost late. But I did get him to school on time.

                I made it back home OK and this is what I did when I got home. I started this at 8:30 and I took a break and did nothing before completing this soon to be not interesting bunch of words.

                After my break was over (AKA short nap) my favorite wife said, "I want to take a shower". Well, she then got out of her chair and walked into the shower. This is the first time that she was able to step over the edge of the shower without help and get in the shower. It wasn't easy but she did it.

She took a nice hot shower and then dry it off and got her clean jammies and all on. She then walked back to her chair, yes, she uses a walker, it isn't easy, but she does it.  

 Let's see If I did anything yesterday. I went to a car dealer and talked about a car I got a price on a brand-new car that is a 25 model and a 26 model. They said if I found better prices to let them know they'd beat the price. Why don't they just beat their price up front and try to get you to buy it then.

Didn't do much of anything else yesterday, we did sit outside for a few minutes as I had come in the house when it was sunny and all I said let's go sit outside when we got outside the sun was behind the cloud and even though it wasn't too cold it was not nice so only a few minutes and then we went back in the house.

Comment on the tree being cut down at our neighbor's house. When I look out the door now, I can see down the street and it's like wow I can see everything that big old tree blocked part of my view but now I can see clearly down the street. It appears a neighbor at the end of the block has some tree trimmers down there working today.

Big plan for today I might go to George's restaurant and get lunch if my wife can come up with what she would like to have. Heck I might even go to another car dealership today and talk to them.

As you can see, I have nothing to do other than sit around and think about food and sometimes think about cars. Wait a minute I need to think about my income tax I've started them but I haven't finished them yet oh I got to work on income tax.

I hope you all have a real good day and stay safe in all you do, be nice to everybody especially old people. Pray for all your friends and even your enemies.

Don the Ford  

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