February 26, 2026

                It is a good foggy morning here in Hewitt, Texas.

                Yesterday in review: I did get Alex to school early for their trip. Alex noted that their orchestra scored 100. Each orchestra was rated based on their performance.

                I did go to the back yard yesterday with the battery powered string trimmer and I did remove weeds and grass away from all the things in the back 40. There are 4 flower beds, 3 berry beds, one shed and one green house that needed work. A couple of the flower beds had a bunch of dead stuff due to the freeze, so I cleared it all with the string trimmer. After the trimming I used the leaf blower and rake to get the leaves in areas together. I hope that we can mulch the leaves and see if that is ok, if not we can vacuum them up. We also need to spread the fertilizer in the yard, and we might spred the fire ant killer. The front yard could be trimmed. Too much work for ole people.

                The temp was in the upper 80s yesterday so we did sit outside and the neighborhood was quiet. We did not see any drones fly over yesterday.  

                This morning, I drove the Fords new Chevy to get Alex and take him to school. I was going to get a cup of real coffee but since I was in the Fords new Chevy, I did not have my gold card as it is in the Fords Ole Chevy. I am having a cup of homemade coffee now.

                Today I need to get to work on my bible study homework.

                I will 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.

NARBNL

February 24, 2026

                It is a good cool morning here at The Ford's House.

                Plans for the day: take Alex to school, take Donna to the doctor and have her knee checked out. This is a scheduled visit and hopefully they say everything is healed.

                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

February 23, 2026

                We hope you are having a good morning or good day depending on when you view this posting.

                We had a normal day yesterday there were a couple exceptions. One was my favorite wife got up as early as I did and the other exception was, we went for a drive out in the country in the Fords new Chevy. I had not driven out on those roads for a couple years and in some areas, things have changed, some areas were as I remember. The drive was nice and it got us out of the house for a while. One of the things I like is the fact that the vehicle will keep you in your lane. If you are driving and get close to the center lane line, the vehicle will slightly turn the steering wheel and bring you away from the line. If you get across the line without the turn signal on it will vibrate your seat.

                I did go to the cracker store for lunch, that is a "to-go lunch", not eating there. I know their Sunday crowds are large, and we cannot depend on a handicap parking space. The food was good for lunch and there is enough left over for our supper.

                I did not need to take Alex to school today, his mother is off work and will take him. I was going to take the Fords new Chevy as Alex has not seen the Fords new Chevy, but it looks a lot like his parents' vehicle, so it might not have been interesting to him...

                I need to get in touch with the Chevy dealer and see about getting the dent on the back of the vehicle fixed. I have looked it over and it will take some time to repair the dent. The dealer added a three-year dent repair to the vehicle so we will see if this will be free. It is very irritating for me that I let the new vehicle get damaged.

                I don't have any big plans for today, I will likely need to go to the store for some groceries, I know we need several items. We hope your day is filled with fun and happiness and that you are safe in all you do.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

February 22, 2026

                Good Morning…

Yesterday's events explained: Well yesterday morning started off pretty much normal, I rolled out of bed a little bit after 5:00 AM and let my dog out back so he could do his business. I also fed the dog and made a hot cup of coffee. I put a couple big pieces of ice in it so it would cool down because my mouth still hurts from being burnt a week ago when I drank some super-hot coffee. I did get in the front room sat down and turned the TV on, obviously there was nothing on since it was Saturday morning. After a little while I got up, went and got dressed, and my favorite wife got out of bed and came to the front room.

                What a way to start your day, after a few minutes I decided, I was going to go to the coffee place and get another cup of real coffee. I wanted to drive the Fords new Chevy. The drive was good; I learned a few things. Back at home, there is nothing to do but sit around with the TV on waiting for Patrick and Karla to arrive.

They arrived about 11:00am. We had some nice conversations before we decided to head out to the cracker store for lunch. We all got into the Ford's new Chevy and headed over that way. My favorite wife has no trouble getting in and out of the Fords new Chevy. I now know that a person my size can sit in the back seat comfortably when I'm sitting in the front seat comfortably (Patrick was in the back seat) that means the vehicle has appropriate room for passengers.

                We placed our orders and the food was good, the young lady who served us I think was too busy because she kept forgetting things that we asked for. She did get a tip, but it wasn't a tip because of the really good work she did, it's a tip because I'm a nice person. We drove back home in a safe manner.

                We sat around and talked about things, then Patrick and I went out to the Fords new Chevy and he showed me how to do a few things that I did not know. It will take some time for me to learn how to use everything, but it drives good and that's the key.

                I did take it for a short drive last night just to see how the lights all worked, and all seemed to work as expected. The head lights went on high beam when we got on a dark street and as soon as we got close to other lights the head lights went back to low beam.  

                I messed up. When we arrived back home, I attempted to back into the garage. I took my foot off the break and gave it a little gas to get over the hump. I tried to apply the break and I missed the brake which allowed the Fords new Chevy to bump into the shelf. Yep, the Fords new Chevy has a small dent. I guess it is good that we have dent repair.

                I am use to the break and gas peddles in the Fords ole Chevy, I need to get use to the peddles in the Fords new Chevy.

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

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

February 21, 2026

                It is a cool 55 degrees here in Hewitt this very Good Morning.

                We would like to say to everyone who commented on the Fords new Chevy, thanks for the comments and we are glad you took the time to review the post.

                My favorite wife and I got into the Fords new Chevy and went for a ride. Now we did not go anywhere, we just rode around. Basically, we were attempting to learn what the new vehicle did and how to do it. We now know we can have a couple ice teas from the chicken place in the vehicle while we are riding around. Yes, we did get tea to help us enjoy the ride.

                Our ride took us to David's house. Dave and Claire came out and looked at the vehicle. They have a VW and it looks a lot like our Chevy. We did make it back home without a speeding ticket.

                I have considered the possibility of taking the Fords new Chevy out for a drive tonight. I want to see how the lights work. The headlights are supposed to be on high beam and go to low beam automatically when another vehicle is coming.

                I did go online and downloaded an owner's manual; it is over 300 pages. I assume I can learn how to use the vehicle. Basically, anyone can drive the vehicle if they know how to use the turn signals, brakes, gas and air bags.

                Different note: Patrick and Karla are coming to our house today. Our big plan for today is to enjoy some time with family.

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

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

February 20, 2026

                Good morning to all, the weather is supposed to be cooler today. We hope you have a good day.

Yesterday's events: I did not get a cup of real coffee yesterday as the top of my mouth is hurting from the coffee that burnt my mouth a couple days ago. I made a cup of coffee here at the homestead and I let it set until it was very cool. Cool coffee did not hurt my mouth. About 10:00am I headed to the bank to see if they would give me some money (aka cashers check). They did not give me a check, it cost $3.00.

Check in hand, I went to the dealership to consider purchasing a new vehicle. We got in the vehicle and went for a drive. At some point during the drive, I must have gotten too close to something as the driver's seat vibrated. I was told it was the device in the seat that was there to warn the driver. I like the safety devices in the vehicle, if I can learn how to use them all.  

When the drive was over we did a bunch of things like paperwork and calling the insurance people.  The dealer washed the vehicle and filled it with gas. Speaking of gas, I have not seen a gas gage, they do show how many mile you can travel on the gas, so I guess that it the gas gage.

They took the check and told me that I had overpaid $93.00. They had told me what the entire amount would be so why didn't they give me the right amount.

I was there for several hours and I did get tired. They have put the vehicle info on my phone so you can start, lock or unlock it from anywhere. In doing that they took my pickup off my phone. Now I am unhappy.

Any way I drove it home and it is comfortable. At home my favorite wife came out and got in so we took a short ride. While we were driving, we stopped at a chicken salad place and I purchased supper.

Now I need to learn how to use the touch screen and other things like the hearted steering wheel and heated seats, lane change emergency stops etc. Maybe it is too much for an ole senior person.

The vehicle does not have a complete instruction book, there is a short version but it does not cover much. They have an online instruction book and you can order a paper version. Photo to follow.

 

                Well, I guess I should stop for now and rest from the work I have put into this posting. 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

February 19, 2026

          Good morning to "you" and no one else. You are important to me and that is why you are getting this email.  

          I do not need to take Alex to school today or tomorrow. What will I do, and how will I get my cup of real coffee. Wow, I complain when I have to do something, and I complain when I don't have something to do.

          I have some news for you: in my office I have cat litter and it does stink at times. I have cat food on the desk, and the cat will get up there and eat while I am using the computer. The food is on the desk to keep the dog from eating it.  Yesterday evening I went into the office to get my laptop. I found cat throw-up on the paperwork on the desk. This is the paperwork I received when I was at the Chevy dealership. Cats be bad.

          Now I have another comment about the Chevy paperwork. I made an offer to the salesperson yesterday, and they said they would accept it if we could close the deal by this afternoon. So, I will try to get some money from the bank and take the van to the dealer and make the deal. If all goes well, I will have a photo tomorrow. If not, there will be no photos.

          I did get some fertilizer for the lawn and some fire ant killer yesterday. Now I need to get Alex over here to spred the fertilizer, I can't walk fast enough without my ankle hurting to use the spreader. The back 40 needs fertilizer and needs to be mowed.

          My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday afternoon, there was no breeze and the neighborhood was ultra quiet. We saw a couple of drones fly over while we sat outside. We also heard them test fire a rocket while we were outside and it did wipe out the quiet with loud noise for about one minute. I watered the flowers in the greenhouse along with a lite watering of the berry beds.  

          Wish me luck with the dealer, if all doesn't go well, I will not make the deal. 

          I will stop for now, we hope that we all have a good day, please stay safe in all you do, and be nice to ole people.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

February 18, 2026

                We are Having a bright and cheerful good morning here in Hewitt TX. I am a little late at starting this I have already got Alex to school on time and safely and have come back to the house and did nothing for a while.

                No big plans for today I could go to the store and try to get the fertilizer I need but other than that no big plans. I haven't heard from the car dealer, I think they are as hard-headed as I am. I want to pay my price, and they want me to pay their price, and both of us are hardheaded. I'm not saying that it's bad, we both need to win on this, they need to make a profit, and I need to get a good deal.

                Well, I guess that's all for today we do have some Easter Lilies blooming in the backyard and I've noticed a plant in the front yard starting to get a couple buds on it.

                We hope you have a very good day, be safe in all you do and be nice to all that you are around.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL