July 13, 2026

                Our morning is starting off good we are supposed to have rain today and tomorrow, and that will make it a better day, so we wish you and that other person too, a good morning.

                Yesterday was another do very little day and it did seem to be a long day as we did almost nothing. After lunch at the cracker store, we returned home and with nothing to do we sat on the front porch. The neighborhood was quiet as usual and there was no traffic on the streets and very few drones flying over. Conversation was very limited. After a short while I decided to go inside and rest (take a nap).  

                Rest completed I returned to the porch where my favorite wife was still sitting. With nothing going on in the neighborhood we decided to go back into the house where we did nothing.

                Different subject: my favorite wife has a jewelry box which is about 4 feet high and it has a mirror on the front door. This device has a lock on it and my favorite wife locked the door and put the key away. The problem was that she / we could not find the key and could not open the box. After about a week of looking my favorite wife decided to look in a drawer that we almost never use and she found a key. It is not the key that was lost as it had a ribbon or string on it, but it unlocked the box.

                Later in the day, Sunday we again went outside and sat, this time on the drive way as there was still nothing that we wanted to do in the house. Now I should note, I had planned to wash the clothes Sunday afternoon, and it seems as if I completely forgot about it and will need to wash then today, if I don’t forget again.

                Today’s plans basically do nothing and hope for the rain to come.

                Well, this is a very short note about nothing so I will stop saying nothing and wish you a blessed and safe day.

                Do nothing Don

July 12, 2026

                Good morning to you…

                Yesterday was an unusual day for us here at the Ford homestead, more on that subject when we get to the topic of lunchtime.

                The day started out well, I got up at the normal time, I made a cup of homemade coffee and worked on the posting. I completed the posting prior to my favorite wife getting out of bed. After she had her breakfast, I took it easy on the ole recliner until time to go get Alex, our yard man.

                Alex arrived here at the homestead, and he started on the front yard while I picked up things from the back yard. I removed the Poopa-Loopa (aka dog droppings) and some small sticks and then rolled up the hose, so at that time the yard was ready for Alex to mow. While Alex was mowing, I went inside and did my daily bible reading.

                A friend dropped by and was visiting with my favorite wife while all the yard work was occurring.

Alex finished the work out back and then he and I washed the dog Tres. Now with all the work completed I asked Alex if he was going to lunch with us as usual. Alex said he needed to go home and would not be eating with us today. Now that is the first time, he has opted to skip having lunch after mowing so that made the day an unusual and odd day.

                We dropped Alex off at his home and went into town for our lunch. On the way home we stopped at one of those Dollar stores where we purchased a couple items.

                Back at home I rested for a while and then headed out to the front porch with the cigar in hand where I puffed on it for a while. When I had finished my playing with the cigar, my favorite wife and Tres came out and sat on the porch with me. It wasn’t too long before we received some rain, we received almost ¼ inch.

                Later when we were back inside, I was allowed to bake a pizza for our supper, and we also had some Brockley salad. Food eaten I then was allowed to clean up the kitchen and wash the dishes. Then I sat around doing nothing…

Today: big plan would be lunch at the cracker store.

                I will stop for now and hope we all have a blessed day, as we stay safe in all we do.

                Donnie the Ford

July 11, 2026

                Good morning from the Fords to you, we hope your day is starting as well as possible.

                Our big plans for today it to get our yard man Alex, also known as our grandson, to come over and mow the yards.

                Yesterday was a normal do very little day, we did leave the homestead and went into Waco as my favorite wife wanted to go to a store and purchase some items. Now we have the handicap license plate on the Fords new Chevy, but they do not help when everyone of the handicap parking spaces were taken. Yep, we had to park in a regular spot and walk a longer way to get to the door of the store. Inside my favorite wife did her shopping while I sat on a chair outside the store and watch people as they came and went in the mall.

                Leaving that store we headed for home, but my favorite wife wanted to stop at HEB and see if we could get some Brockley Salad. Well, we stopped and we did find the salad along with a couple other items that we either needed or wanted.

                Leaving there we again started for home but decided to stop at the drug store and pick up a prescription that was ready.

Finally, we were heading for home but we decide to stop and get a couple to-go Ice Teas from the Chicken place, and then we went home.

At home I did not get the cigar and puff on it, I did sit on the Ford’s ole recliner and rested from all that activity, until it was time to go and sit outside. When we ventured outside a good friend came over and sat with us. It is nice to have some one stop and visit, we can have discussions that are not limited to drones, birds, planes flying over, the fact that there was little traffic on the street and our aches and pains, although I should note, all those topics were in our discussions.

I wanted to comment on the way the word “importance“ is often pronounce by so-called news people on the TV, but if you haven’t noticed it then it is not an interesting subject.

Well, I need to stop and get started. We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Donnie the Ford

July 10, 2026

Good morning to all, and I hope it is a good morning as it is still dark outside as I enter this info.

                Yesterday morning was a normal morning with nothing real exciting. I took Alex to the ROTC meeting, and they got their photos taken for the upcoming year. It was 12:30 when he called and was ready to go home.

                One of the neighbor’s grandkids came over and brought us a painting she had made. She has made a couple of other paintings for us, and this one had hearts on it.

                She will be a real artist in the future if she continues painting.

                My favorite wife worked on separating a bunch of things she had on the kitchen table which took quite a while.

                I did go outside with my cigar and puffed on it for a while. The neighbor lady came over and said she didn’t know I smoked. I explained it is only a few times a year when I can get a couple good cigars. She noted that she did not smoke but she did like the smell of a good cigar.

                We did go out for supper, and the wait staff were excellent. They kid with me and we did get good service. The food was very good, and we both have leftovers to eat today for lunch.

                Back at home we did sit outside as usual even though it was another 100-degree day. While we were outside, we could hear a train going through Hewitt. It was a couple of blocks away and we both agreed it sounded like we were back in Missouri. When we lived just outside Scott City, we were near a train track, and the trains made noise often day and night.

We did wave at a couple of neighbors as they drove past us while we were outside, but no one stopped to talk with us. Our dog Tres barked at one of them. I did get a photo of the rain cloud as it was approaching or was the sky clear as could be with only one small cloud in sight.

  

Today we have no plans yet. My favorite wife had said she might want to go into Waco to the Hallmark store.

The weather people have said we should not make it to 100 today but that doesn’t mean it will be cool when we sit outside.

 

            Note: if you do not want to receive these emails send me a text message or a email saying STOP and I will stop sending to to you.

 

            Speaking of stopping, I will stop for now, we hope you will have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

 

       Donnie the Ford

July 9, 2026

                Morning

                I was able to get the post finished yesterday morning and then get dressed before my favorite wife and I left the homestead heading into Waco. Most of the time when I say we went into Waco we do not go downtown Waco, but yesterday we went downtown. The tax office is located downtown and that was where we went.

                We arrived at the tax office, and we found a handicapped parking space which was a long way away from the entrance. We walked to the ramp that we had to go up instead of the steps, then into the building. After a short wait period we went into an employee.

                We were there to get a handicap license plate for our vehicle. I had to remove the license plates from the vehicle and the tag that was on the windshield and take them along with the paperwork that I had filled out at home and all the info about our vehicle into the tax office. Since my favorite wife was considered handicapped, she had to be there to sign the paperwork. The lady took all the forms and old license plates and then gave me another form to fill out, finally she gave us the new license plates and some forms that we are supposed to keep. Wouldn’t you know I would have to pay a fee for the new license; it was 50 cents.   

                Back at the vehicle I had to install the license plate before we headed for home.

On the way home I thought we should stop for breakfast. My Favorite wife was in agreement, so we stopped that George’s Restaurant for omelets and coffee. Food ingested we headed for home where I took a short rest period before going to the store for some groceries. It was nice when I arrived at the store and I found a handicapped parking space and I did not need to put the tag on the mirror. Yes, I park in handicap spaces even if my favorite wife isn’t with me.

Later in the afternoon we sat outside even though it was 100 degrees. Our conversations centered around riding the motorcycle, places we liked to go on the motorcycle and food we liked to eat while out riding (olden days events). If my wife thought, we could get on and off the motorcycle without any problems she would be insisting I get another cycle.

As usual when we reentered the house, I was allowed to create supper. The ice cream was prepared at the usual time and enjoyed by both of us.

                Today I need to take Alex to the ROTC meeting they will be taking photos today. This is our usual day for supper out this evening. We have no other plans for the day, we will see what happens. I will now stop entering data, we hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

                Donnie the Ford

July 8, 2026

                A nice good morning to you, it is a sunny morning with temps in the mid-70s that will progress to the upper 90s this afternoon. I saw a prediction of 99 for this afternoon and we have not yet hit 100 degrees.  

                Did not do a lot yesterday: it was another hot day and at one point I took the cigar and went to the front porch for a few puffs. The neighborhood as usual was very quiet. There was a small dog a few houses away that would bark and then our dog Tres who was sitting inside at the front door would bark back. The little dog was not very loud, but Tres has very good hearing.

                Back in the house I decided to go to get something for us to eat and while I was out, I also got gas in the Fords new Chevy. After eating I did very little, my ole body is a little sore from crawling around on the ground and getting up and down when I pulled the weeds Monday. My favorite wife was again working in the front bedroom.

Later in the afternoon we did go outside to sit. It was very hot and the big ole fan was providing us with some breeze. We were surprised by the drones that were flying over. There were 6 drones that flew over where we were sitting, one at a time in the same direction and then back. That all took place in about 15 minutes, they may have been going to the same place.  We also noticed many jets flying south. With nothing else to do while we set outside, we look up at the sky a lot. One thing I considered while sitting there looking at the clouds, no two clouds are the same. Yep, not very interesting and that was one of my thoughts while doing nothing as we were sitting outside.

Today’s plan: we will attempt to go to the tax office and get a handicap license plate for the Fords new Chevy. I tend to forget to put the handicap tag up on the mirror when I park and with the license plate, I will not need to remember. After the visit to the tax office, we might get something for lunch. Wow, that is a lot of plans for two ole senior people.

Hay, this is a short post, and I made it short just for you. We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Don the Ford

July 7, 2026

It is a bright and sunny good morning here in Hewitt. All the sunshine tells me I will not be working in the yard today.

Early morning yesterday I thought I should do some yard work but decided I was old and lazy, and I did not want to get dirty. So, I just kicked back in the ole recliner for a while with a cup of homemade coffee. The Star Coffee card has no money on it and poor old people don’t have the funding to add to the card. I haven’t received a Star Coffee gift card lately which I use to transfer to the old Gold Card.    

After a period of rest, I then read the bible. As I sat at the ole desk I looked at the security monitors, and it was cloudy with no sunshine outside, so I decided that I should pull some weeds. This work only took a little more than an hour. Some of the grass that grows like weeds in the flower beds are over 3 feet long. You start pulling it in one place and you find the root is several feet away.

Weed pulling done, I was able to get my old body into the house and take a shower. Once I cooled down, I went to get a couple spicy chicken sandwiches for our lunch. Lunch was eaten, my favorite wife started working in the front bedroom and I rested.

It was 5:00pm before we went outside. I did have an adult beverage, and my favorite wife had a glass of wine. While we sat outside our neighbor lady came over, she had a water problem. She had a dish washer delivered today and they were supposed to install it and take the old one away. They turned the water off under her sink, they did not install or remove the old washer, and she could not turn the water back on. I asked if they had disconnected the water line from the old washer and she did not know. If they had disconnected the ole washer water line and she turned the water back on there would be water spraying out. She said she has water in the bathroom, and she decided to call them and get them back today to finish the job.

Back in the house I created a couple of salads and a sandwich for supper. Dishes washed, I rested and started this document. Ice cream was a little later than usual, it was almost 9:00pm before we had our ice cream.  

I just looked at the security monitor and there is a truck and trailer in front of our neighbors house so I assume they are there to finish the job.     

 

Today’s plan: I will need to take Alex to ROTC at school today about 8:30 this morning and then bring him home later. I also want to call the tax office for some information about a handicap license plate for the car.

Well, I should stop and get some rest from all this data entry, we hope you have a blessed day nd 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.

July 6, 2026

                Good morning to everyone, our day seems to be starting off well, I actually slept in this morning and that is unusual.

                Nothing interesting happened yesterday, we went to the cracker store for lunch and as usual it was good. Returning home I tried to get a little rest on the ole recliner but that did not happen. I then decided to take the clothes to the washroom and begin the washing process. I loaded the whites first and then I decided to use the little boy’s room, (aka toilet).

                Have you ever sat down on a toilet and as you were getting comfortable the toilet seat broke, well I have. Yes, that is an odd feeling. As you may have considered, I then needed to go to a store and purchase a new seat for the toilet. Did you know there are different seats and different sizes?

                At the store I found the plumbing supplies and I picked a seat. Now in truth the ole seat was showing that it was ole, so the new seat was a good idea. Have you ever installed a toilet seat, it isn’t difficult if you know what to do. I learned quickly by removing the old seat. In truth I did a good job of it. Work completed, I sat on the new seat, and it felt very nice…

                I was allowed to continue the washing and the drying of the clothes. Do you remember having a clothesline in the back yard and the fact that clothes would be hung on the clothes lines to dry. Olden days!

                My favorite wife and I did sit outside yesterday afternoon and since there was little or no breeze, we had the big ole fan blowing on us. No visitors dropped by and most of our conversations were about the number of jet planes that went over, and the hawks that seemed to be flying everywhere.

                We returned to the house, and I finished the drying of and putting away the clothes. I was then allowed to cook supper. Please allow me to define, “Cooking by The Don”. Cooking means putting it in the microwave and heating the items. My favorite wife brought about half of her lunch home from the cracker store and I purchased a $5.00 to go lunch from the cracker store. Our suppers were heated and then eaten.

                Today’s plans: …   I do have a photo of one of the rental properties that we have, and yes, we have several properties.

                This particular property is on a 5-foot post and has a musical device next to it.

                Well, this is Monday and I have no real plans yet, so I will stop and see what happens. We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

                Donnie the Ford

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