August 17, 2026

                We seem to be having a good morning here in Hewitt, we hope other locations are having good morning too.

                I did get my favorite grandson Alex to school on time this morning and as I see it, he will have 7 days before he goes for his driver’s test. This is his 4^th day of school this year and he has an English test today.

                Let’s look at yesterday’s happenings; we went to the cracker store, and we had to wait to be seated. Then we placed our order and we waited too long to get the order. When they brought the order to our table, we saw that it was not what we had ordered. The waitstaff then removed it from our table and put it on another couple’s table. They were not happy with that and a manager was called; they received fresh orders. We continued to wait and finally we spoke with a manager and then our orders came to the table. Food good, service bad!

                Back at home we did very little, I did get my bible reading accomplished, and about 4:00pm when we went outside to sit. I started washing the clothes about the same time that we went outside. It was hot and the big ole fan was providing a breeze. As usual it was a quiet afternoon in the neighborhood.

                The first load was washed and put in the dryer and the second load was inserted in the washer. I could sit outside for a while and then go check on the washing process. It was determined that I should water the potted plants that were near the driveway, so Tres and I went out back and got the water hose then I watered the potted plants. Never any rest for the old people.

I have a photo of a bloom that is from the Moon Plant. This plant blooms at night and when the sun gets on it the next day the bloom goes away. There is a bee on the bloom.

At one point I was unloading the dryer when a friend pulled into the driveway. We all sat around and talked for a while, most of the conversation was about their car and all the things the car could do. Oh, they also brought my favorite wife and I a red velvet cupcake and they were better than good, they were great. I guess we will need to learn where they bought the cupcakes.  

                After our friends left, we went inside and had our leftovers from the cracker store for lunch.

                Today’s plans…

                Since I have no plans, I guess I should stop entering data and do nothing. We hope you have good plans for the day and that we all have a safe and blessed day.

                Donnie the do-nothing Ford

August 16, 2026

                Good Sunday morning to all.

                We had a very good day yesterday; the family all came to our house for a while then we all went into Waco for lunch. It is always good when we can all get together. The food and service were good. After lunch Dave, Claire, Alex, Gabi and Bryce had things to do so they did not come to our house while Patrick and Karla came to our house for a while.

                I should note that after eating if I get in my ole recliner and sit still, I will become sleepy, and that happened while Patrick and Karla were here yesterday. A lot of good conversations keep me awake but if the room gets quiet for a few minutes I get sleepy.

                My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday afternoon, and the neighborhood was quieter than normal. I did notice something that has been on the door of the garage for many years. And I have a photo for my enjoyment.

                The Texas flag has been on the door for at least 20 years. I attached it with a couple magnets, and it is always hanging there. But I usually do not pay any attention to the flag but for some reason it caught my attention and I took the photo.

                Today’s big plan is to go to the cracker store for lunch and then return home kick back and do nothing.

                Wow, that is a short number of words. We pray you have a blessed day and that we are all safe in all we do.

                Donnie the sleepy Ford

August 15, 2026

                Our morning is starting off as a good morning; I have put a water sprinkler on an area of the yard that does not get enough water from the lawn sprinklers.

I had a breakfast sandwich, you know, the sandwich that needs to be put in the microwave and heated. Well, this sandwich had cheese and sausage but no egg, yep, they had forgotten the egg. What a way to start my day.

Yesterday, aka my birthday: the day started with a free cup of coffee from the star coffee place. I also took Alex to school and upon returning to my home, I kicked back in the Ford’s ole recliner for about 10 minutes enjoying the free coffee.

Coffee ingested; I headed out back to remove the dog Poopa-Loopa from the back yard. I then decided to go ahead and mow the back yard as about half of it needed to be mowed, while the other half does not get watered and it did not need to be mowed. The yard mowed I then decided to get the string trimmer and trim the back yard. I should note that there was some clouds that reduced the amount of sunlight and there was the occasional breeze that help this ole person to work.

As I was working a friend from down the street came to the fence and got my attention. I walked over to talk with her, and she wished me a happy birthday. She also gave me a birthday card and asked why I was working on my birthday.

Back at work I completed the work and then dragged my ole body into the house in an attempt to cool off before taking a shower.

Shower taken and clothes put on I then forced my ole body to head out to the Wally world store for a couple items. While on the way I decided to go to the hair stylists, also known as barber, to get my hair cut. I was the only customer at that time, and it took about 5 minutes from the time arrived to the time I left.  

Hair trimmed I then continued to the store and I will note, “One should avoid all grocery stores on Friday as too many people are there shopping”. There were plenty of shoppers and almost as many employees in the aisles of the store. I did find the things I needed and was able to make it back to the homestead.

Groceries put away I asked my favorite wife if she wanted to go with me into Waco to get a bottle of adult beverage, to which she agreed. We left the house a little after 3:00 so school was not out and traffic was not too bad. I was able to get the bottle and on the way home traffic was terrible. At one traffic light in Waco the line in front of us was so long the light changed four times before we got through the light. We were lucky when we got back to Hewitt, school was not yet out so traffic was not too bad.

Back at home we decided to sit outside with the big ole fan blowing on us. Our friend came over and visited with us as usual on Friday, we had many conversations about our kids and many of the olden day events.

Well let’s see what might happen today.  Patrick and Karla are coming up and Dave and Claire along with Alex will come over. We do not know if Gabi and Brice will come or not, but we will go out for lunch together.

The rest of the day we do not know what might happen, we will wait and see. I am now stopping this too long article, and I hope to get a little rest. We hope everyone has a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. Prayers help!

Don the Ford

 

August 14, 2026

                Good morning to you and happy birthday to me. I am 29 years old again for the 50^th time. If you know how to add and if you were to add 29 + 50 = 29 and that is how old the Don is today.

                Birthday events may include a free coffee from the Star coffee place as it is my birthday, take my favorite grandson to school, possibly pick up items from the back yard and maybe mow the back yard, go to the store for a couple grocery items and…

                Yesterday we did very little. We received a bid for replacing the two storm doors and it was over $3,000.00, I told him no and he got up and left the house. We do have better bids, and we will use one of them. We did go to an early supper at the George’s restaurant with friends, the food was good and the conversations were mostly about olden days as we have both lived in the neighborhood for more than 45 years. Our kids grew up here and we use to get together a lot.

                Back home we did not sit outside as it was 102 degrees and that was too hot.

                Well, that is it for now, we pray that you will have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

                Donnie the old man Ford

August 13, 2026

                Good morning or good afternoon depending on when you read this article.

                Let’s look at yesterday’s events. I did get the grandson to school for his first day yesterday, and I plan to do it again today. I received a call yesterday wanting to know if I had a birthday, and I have not. This person noted that we had received a cake, and we have, and it is very good. Photo to follow.

                I have the cake positioned so you cannot see how much had been eaten, the cake is good!

                I received a text from a different friend who said there would be a drone delivery in their front yard. If we wanted to watch they would let us know when it was on the way. I got a couple photos for those who have not seen the drones.

                Photo one is of the drone as it arrived and was lowering; the drone stays about 10 feet above the ground, and then drops the box to the ground, and then goes back up and fly back to the distribution center.

                Photo two is just a closer look at the drone.

                Our friends did come over after the drone delivery, and we sat out on the front porch talking for a while. We should have gone inside as it was very hot. Lots of discussions about the olden days, past jobs and the motorcycle that has at times hot-rodded on our street.

                Today’s plans: I should go out back and mow the back yard but I might postpone that until tomorrow. We are supposed to have someone come this morning and give us a bid on replacing the two storm doors. Today is Thursday and we usually go out for supper on Thursday afternoon late, also known as date-night.

                I stopped at the Star Coffee Place to get a cup before I picked Alex up for school. I had enough points to get a free cup of coffee.  

                I guess that will be it for now, have a blessed day, stay safe in all you do, keep family and friends in your prayers.

                Don the Ford

August 12, 2026

                Good morning

Yesterday was another wonderful day at the Fords homestead. It was a take it easy morning for us, with only a couple things that needed to be done in the house. I did finish reading Judges in the bible yesterday, I had wanted to re-read the part about Sampson and I read the entire Judges. When I take the time to consider various events in the bible it can be thought provoking.

My favorite wife and I went out shopping for a while and we purchased three items. Shopping was done and back at home I was allowed to rest a little. We set outside yesterday afternoon in the heat with the big ole fan blowing on us. I have a photo of the leaves that are falling on our yard, all three of them, is Fall here?

We do not discuss things all the time we are out there, but when we do it is interesting and very often it has to do with past events even back to our childhood days. One topic yesterday was when and how we first met. It is to us an interesting story.

Back inside I prepared some food for our supper and then I went out into the back yard to water the potted plants and the berry beds. I was surprised to see a few Black berries still on the bushes. About halfway through I received a call from a neighbor and good friend wanting to meet me in front of our house, so I stopped watering and headed out front. I was presented with a cake and a birthday card. I told him to say thank you, thank you, thank you to his wife for the cake and card.

Yes, my favorite wife and I do enjoy the cake as it is a Rum cake, and it is good.

Today’s main event: take Alex to school as school starts today. I guess I should stop and get dressed so I can head over to his house and get him. We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. Let’s keep all our family and friends in our prayers.  

Donnie the Ford

August 11, 2026

                Good morning to one and all, I have left the homestead and purchased a cup of coffee and the sun isn’t even up yet. At the Star coffee place, they said I was early and I explained that my dog woke me up at 4:00am this morning.

                Yesterday was another do-nothing day. I did read from the bible as usual, the cleaning lady did clean the house, and we did eventually get out of the house in the afternoon. We went to a couple stores where we purchased a couple items and most things cost too much.

                We were on our way home at about 4:00pm when we decided to stop at the restaurant for some supper. Neither of us had any lunch so we decided to have and early supper which made up for no lunch.

                Back at home we did sit outside and there was a nice breeze, but we still had the big ole fan running.

                Wow, old people have a lot to do. I am stopping this article, and I wish you a blessed day as we all stay safe in all we do. We should all continue to pray for others.

                Don the Ford

August 10, 2026

                Well, I hope you are having a good morning, the day seems to have started off nicely except for my sleep time. It seems as if I was awakened at 4:00am and at that time I did allow the dog to go outside for a while. I sat on the Fords ole recliner and waited for him to return to the door.

                The dog back in the house, I attempted to go back to sleep but that did not happen. I kept hearing the dog make noises and he came back to the side of my bed, so I got up thinking that he wanted to go outside and stay. I staggered into the front room and went to the door, but he just lay down on the floor and looked at me. It was 4:30 so I just sat there in the ole recliner attempting to dose off to sleep but that did not happen. I later assumed that the dog was wanting me to feed him, so I did.

I had a cup of homemade coffee and sat there in the ole recliner with the so-called news on.

                At about 6:30 I woke my favorite wife and told her I was going to get Alex to do the yard work. I have a photo of something that is trying to grow at the stump of the pecan tree that we cut down. I asked Alex to mow it down.

The yard work was completed and Alex helped me wash the dog.

                I did get Alex home safely and we discussed school starting this Wednesday and what time I will need to pick him up. Also, On the 25^th he goes to take his drivers test and when he passes it, he will then drive himself to school.

                Todays big plans: we want to go into Waco to a grocery store and get a couple items but we will need to wait until the cleaning lady gets done cleaning, probably about 2:00pm.

                That is all we have for now, have a blessed day and be kind to all old people and stay safe in all you do.              

                Donnie the Ford