April 30. 2026

                Good morning to all, it has not started raining yet but they say it will rain today and tomorrow.

                Well, we did not do a lot yesterday, we did go for breakfast, and it was very good, then we went to the rehab where my favorite wife did very good. Back at home I rested for a while then I went to the store to get some items. Back at home I put the items away and then got the bible out and began to read. Now we have no bible study class so I can read what I want, and I do try to study. As we all know, I have never been good at learning from books. I learn more from hearing and seeing and less from reading.  

                It did not rain which I am aware of yesterday, but there was enough moisture in the air that the windshield wipers needed to be on any time I was driving. I walked out back to see the flower blooms, and I looked at the #2 berry bed. Yes, there are three photos. Even though it did not rain, the grass was so wet my shoes were soaked when I returned to the house.

               We did not sit outside yesterday as it was kind of cold. I did create a supper for my favorite wife and myself, and she created the salad for us. I need to wash some clothes but that is not fun, I vacuumed the floors yesterday, wow, never any rest for old people.

                I need to get started so I can get my morning real coffee as I head to Alex’s home and take him to school. I have learned that I need to go to the store today, my favorite wife needs her vitamin C.

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

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

April 29, 2026

                Good Tuesday morning to all, we hope all is well at your home.

                Let's review what occurred yesterday.  I did not do a lot, and if you take a look at yesterday's post which was posted later than normal, it informed you of half of what I had done. Later in the day (Tuesday) I went to the store and bought some stuff that my dearest wife wanted and some things that I wanted. We do now have a new rain gauge which I purchased at Wally World yesterday.

                This coming Friday is supposed to be a day of solid rain, with the possibility of one to three inches of rain, so I now have the rain gauge, and I'll be able to go out and say, “oh we had 1/4 inch of rain”. They were calling for the possibility of storms yesterday, luckily enough it did not occur here, and we feel sorry for those people where they've had all the Tornadoes.

                Today, I was able to get Alex to work I mean school, and yes, I did get a cup of real coffee from the Star coffee place. It was not raining but the mist was heavy enough to require the use of windshield wipers. I learned how the defroster on the outside mirrors works, heck I seem to learn something every time I drive the vehicle.

                My favorite wife is allowing me to take her out for breakfast at the Georges this morning before we must go to Rehab. We have a few blooming flowers, but our neighbor has a large number of blooming flowers of various colors, he puts a lot of effort into his flower beds.

                We are supposed to have some bad weather this morning; we hope that everyone stays safe from the bad weather. I will stop for now so I can get started on breakfast. Have a good day, be nice to at least one person and stay safe in all you do.               

Donnie the Ford

                   Do you like the name Donnie?

Both my favorite wife and I as

children had the nick name of Donnie.

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

NARBNL

April 28, 2026

                Morning is over as I start this article, I will say good day to you.

Today I have procured a cup of real coffee as I was going to get Alex and take him to school. Back at home I did nothing for a few minutes and then I captured the cat Molley and took her to the vet. After the vet visit, I went to the gas station and fill the Fords ole Chevy with gas and the 5-gallon gas can. Back at home I released the Cat and she went and hid from me.

                I did take some time to watch the last lecture from bible study for this year. Yep, the bible study is over for the summer break, and a new study will start in September.

                Plans for the rest of the day are to go to the store and get a couple items.

                I do have a photo or two for the nonreaders in our group.

                                                              

                The rose bush tries to scratch you when you walk by on the sidewalk.

              

                Tres is working on the flowers in the bed.

                That’s it for now. Have a good day and stay safe in all you do while being nice to ole people.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

April 27, 2026

Good morning to everyone, we hope you have a good day and that you stay safe.

Let's look at yesterday to see if there were any events: yesterday being Sunday we did go to the cracker store for lunch we took our favorite grandson and yard man Alex with us. Lunch was good, returning back home we allowed Alex to mow the yards, and he did a really good job.

We really didn't do much the rest of the day other than sit around and take it easy, I did wash some clothes and then later in the afternoon we sat outside for a while. The birds were having a lot of fun feeding the little birds and making noise, so we had a quiet neighborhood except for the birds.

Our son David brought us some supper last night and it was very good, our bellies were full and we didn’t have to do any work to prepare our own supper, “nice”. Second time we receive food this week.

Today we need to go to the rehab at 11:00 and other than that, no real plans. Tonight we have Bible study which will be our last one for this year, they have pizza tonight, so I'll try to make it to that. I just received a call from my skin doctor wanting to see if I could come out today, I have an appointment later this week but she's not going to be there so they want me to come out today for my appointment, I don't know if I can do that.

I guess I'll stop for now we hope you all have an excellent day, stay safe in all you do be nice to others.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

April 26, 2026

Good morning to you and no one else. You are special and that is why you get the one and only good morning.

With nothing else to do, my favorite wife and I went into town for lunch at the sandwich shop yesterday. After eating we went to the cheap store to get a couple items that Donna wanted and one item that I wanted. Back at home I took a break and rested before the following work.

Yesterday I did water the flowers in the pots. I also remove the dog Poopa-Loopa from the yard in prep for today possible mowing. As I was working in the back yard, I observed the black berries having green berries.

                We sat outside and watched the birds as they were feeding the babies in the bird houses. There was a lot of noise made by both the adults and baby birds. This photo shows the babies with his or her heads sticking out of the house.

                At supper time yesterday a good friend brought us some smoked ribs beans and potato salad for supper, and the ribs were outstanding. My wife and I both enjoyed the ribs and we have a couple of ribs left over for a snack today.    

                I picked up Alex from school yesterday evening after the trip the orchestra group took to Fort Worth. Well, that is yesterday’s activities now let’s get to today.

Today Alex may mow the yards after lunch with us at the cracker store. The grass is very deep.

I guess I should stop for now and get started on the day. 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.

NARBNL

April 25, 2026

                It is a good morning here in Hewitt. How good is it? Well the following photo should show you.

                This is the first bloom from this plant this year. It is a good morning.

My favorite wife and I did sit outside, and a friend was also with us yesterday afternoon. The main topic of discussion was, “the baby birds in the bird house and the number of times the mother and father were bringing them food”.  There was no pause in the flying or chirping. The photo isn’t good, but the baby bird had his head sticking out waiting for mom to feed him.

                Our yard needs to be mowed but our yard man Alex is on a school project in Fort Worth Texas today, we might get him to work tomorrow if the weather is cooperative. I removed the debris from the front yard yesterday and the dog Poopa-Loopa needs to be removed from the back yard today.

                My knee is much better, but I do not plan to mow until it has been feeling good for a week or more.

                We have some of the best friends around, a friend is going to make some ribs today and they are going to bring us some for our supper. The ribs are so good I may not have anything for lunch so I will be hungrier when the ribs arrive at supper.  

                Well, I guess I should stop and do nothing for a while. 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.

NARBNL

April 24, 2026

    Good morning, it seems to be starting off nice here in Hewitt and I did get Alex to school safe and on time. A group from the school orchestra are going to Fort Worth today and spending the night, they will be learning more about music and Alex is going. That means we will not have our yard man here on Saturday, darn it.  

                There was a news thing on the TV about people being injured in crosswalks and that the vehicle drivers should pay more attention when near crosswalks. I do agree with that comment, we as drivers should always be attentive, but, the person walking should also pay more attention! I have observed people in the crosswalks never looking to see if the vehicle is coming, they seem to assume the person driving will stop.

                People driving need to watch for and stop for pedestrians in crosswalks, people walking in the crosswalks need to look for vehicles and assume they do not see them. Be safe in all we do.

                My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday and the birds in the bird houses were very active. There are 7 bird houses hanging on our car port and there were a couple birds fighting over one of the houses. There are babies in a couple houses.  

My knee is feeling better and I can walk a lot better but there is some pain, the prayers from friends and the medicine is working. I need to go to the grocery store today and get a couple items like ice cream, so my favorite wife doesn’t starve.

That’s it for now, have a good day and stay safe in all you do, and pray for others.

Don the Ford  

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

NARBNL

April 23, 2026

                Good morning

I woke up with hurting in my right knee yesterday morning. The pain was there when I stood up, when I sat down there was no pain. It got worse as the morning progressed. I tried to use a cane to help me walk and it did not help very much.

We went to rehab and I used the cane to get into and out of the building but once we were back at home, I got the spare walker, and it made a difference in my ability to walk. I called the doctor’s office, and they were able to get me an appointment yesterday afternoon. Using the walker, I was able to get around at the doctor’s office. They checked me over and said they think there is a Bakers Cyst on the back of my right knee. They took x-rays and gave me a prescription. If the prescription doesn’t take care of the pain they will consider a Steroid shot to my knee. They also say I have osteoarthritis in the right knee.

I was still allowed to wash the clothes, and there was a bunch of them. Another house cleaning was vacuuming the floor in the front room several times as Tres is sheading a lot of hair.

We are both using walkers to get around in the house. My knee is felling better but not back to normal yet.

We sat outside yesterday afternoon, and I got a photo of a bird feeding its babies.

I will stop now, 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.

NARBNL