May 18, 2026

                I did get Alex to school on time and that helped make it a good morning.

No plan for today, the cleaning lady is supposed to be here today, and I need to wash the clothes since I was distracted by the things I was doing yesterday.

                Now before you ask, we did go to the Cracker Store for lunch, and we did take our favorite grandson with us. Part of the discussion was about his girlfriend whom we have never met. It was suggested that on a Sunday we could pick Alex up and then go pick up his girlfriend and we could have lunch together. Evidently his girlfriend is not allowed to go out on dates so we thought that we could be chaperones for a lunch date.

                After our lunch and a nice rest period I went out to the garage and began sweeping it out. This was a more detailed sweeping, and I moved a lot of things around in order to get more of the dust, dirt and dog hair.

                I did get the trike out and rode it a few minutes, just to be sure it would still run.  

I did look for and found the title for the Fords new Chevy and I want to secure it with the other paperwork. We have an old safe and it is used for all the paperwork like tax forms birth certificates etcetera. This is not a safe for money; we let the bank take care of money.

                We set outside yesterday afternoon with nothing interesting happening.

                I should stop for now, we hope you have a good and safe day while you are being nice to old people.

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 17, 2026

                Hello and Good morning to all.

A quick look at yesterday’s events: I was able to get Alex to come over and mowed the yards. As usual he did a good job. I have a photo of a mushroom that I find interesting. In the photo it had been knocked over, but it was standing on the stim and it looked like a ball in the grass. The ball was about 3 inches across.

I finished reading Revelation yesterday, during the time Alex was mowing and as usual I have thoughts and questions.

When the work was over, we went to the sandwich shop where we had lunch. The sandwiches were good as usual and then we took Alex home.

Returning to the Ford homestead we were able to rest for a while. Rest completed we then headed back into Waco to the cheap store where my favorite wife purchased a few items. We did have a 10% off coupon.  

We then returned home and we sat outside for a while. The weather was good and the neighborhood was quiet as usual. The only noise we had was when the neighbor drove by in his truck and Tres began to bark. Tres barks every time his truck goes by.

As we sat outside, I noticed a new bloom, photo to follow.

This is the first bloom on this plant and as you can see it is various shades of pink.

Big plan for Sunday; go out to lunch at the Cracker store, we will also take Alex along as he's at home by himself last night due to his parents being out of town. We are not sure when the parents will get back so we thought we'd take him to lunch with us.

Comment: I think it is odd how some of my memories are from things that were not seemingly important at all. I recently told my wife of a memory that I have almost every time I comb my hair. About 68years ago when I was about 10 years old, I was at my nephew Paul’s house. Paul's mother told us to go and comb our hair because we were going with her to town and she wanted us to look good. We went into the bathroom and started combing our hair and I noticed that Paul was combing his hair all straight forward and I started laughing. He wanted to know what I was laughing about, and I said the way you're combing your hair. He told me that his mother had told him always comb his hair straight forward first, then you can comb the part in it easily. I remember that almost every time I comb my hair and yes now, I usually comb my hair forward 1st and then part it.

Old little memories for some reason hang around.

I guess I can stop for now and take a break from all the data entry, we hope you have a good day and please stay safe in all you do.

Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 16, 2026

We made it to Saturday, and it isn’t raining so we wish you a good morning. Our plan for today is to have Alex mow the yards. His big plan for the weekend is to get his pickup truck all cleaned up.

My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday, and a friend dropped by for a visit. When she was getting ready to leave another friend arrived, so we had good conversation yesterday afternoon.

Now I do have a photo from last night and I will share it with you. The photo is of Molley, I had gone into the bedroom and she followed me. For some reason she decided to get on top of the desk which is located at the foot of the bed, and I took a photo.

                I am going to try to avoid getting a coffee from the star coffee place. I need to be able to create a cup of coffee that I like here at the house and save some money.  

Well, I need to take a break from all this data entry and get some rest before getting Alex. 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

May 15,2026

Good morning to you all.  

                Yesterday errors in my post were irritating too me so I am not posting much today.

                If you want to stay on the mail list to receive this post from me please let me know by next Saturday the 23^rd. I do not want to be a bother so, if I do not receive a reply by Saturday May 23, I will take you off the mail list.     😊

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 14, 2026

It is a very nice morning here in Hewitt, so we wish all a good morning.

I got a real cup of coffee, and they have raised the price by 6 cents. Alex made it to school a little earlier than ususl and we were not sure why. Did I drive too fast? Back at home I was able to rest before starting on this demanding digital work.

Bible and Revelations; as I have stated in the past, “I like to read and consider verses from Revelations”. One of the statements is about opening the sealed book, “there was no one worthy in heaven, no one on the earth, or under the earth to open the book”. Now what gets my attention is “or under the earth”. I have heard comments in the past that there may be an open area inside the earth where people or beings may live. Could that be the reason for the comment, “or under the earth”? The common thought would be, that under the earth was referring to the dead, Maybe, but in this situation I don’t think so. What do you think?

We went to rehab yesterday, and all went well for My favorite wife. There were discussions with others who were sitting in the waiting area where I sat, and when I noted that I had lived in Cape Girardeau Missouri, that was the hometown for Rush Limbal, there were several comments about Rush.  

My Favorite wife and I Sat outside enjoying the quiet time and the birds. I have a photo of one of the small birds that was checking the driveway for bugs. These little birds are not afraid to get close to us as we set there.

We also noticed that there was no clouds in the sky yesterday afternoon and I have a blue-sky photo. I said there were no clouds in the sky, and all you see is the bird.

                I was allowed to cook a pizza for supper yesterday afternoon, and I burnt my thumb getting the pizza out of the oven. I should note that the pizza was frozen and not something that I made but it was very good.

                After supper I was allowed to clean up in the kitchen and wash the dishes.

                 After supper I went outback and looked at the black berries. The number 1 bed has a couple ripe berries, the number two bed has a couple, and the number 3 bed has several berries ripe. I hate to see berries not used.  

                Back in the house I tried to take it easy before time for our nightly ice cream.

Today I might go to the store to get a few groceries after bible reading but other than that no real plans. I am stopping now so you can get started. We hope we all have a good day and that we all stay safe.

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 13, 2926

                Wow, it is the 13^th, but not Friday the 13^th, so we hope you have a good Morning and a good day.

                Yesterday was like all the previous days, nothing new. I did get the coffee, and I did take Alex to work I mean school.

                At home I started reading the bible, that is after my morning nap, and I read a few pages and then I turned the page and I was at Revelations. Yep, I started reading Revelations yesterday and I do enjoy thinking about comments from Revelations and how they might work considering today’s AI and various types of equipment.

                Later, I went out to the front yard and picked up sticks and other debris. My ole knee did not like the fact that it took a while. I was hoping my knee would get better, but it isn’t, so I will be scheduling a doctor’s appointment soon.

                My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday afternoon and we had no visitors. Two ole people all alone sitting there with very little to discuss. The neighborhood was very quiet and there was little traffic on the street.

                Plans for today: My favorite wife has a rehab appointment this afternoon. I need a couple things from the grocery store so I might proceed to the store for a couple items.

                You are right, I should stop now and see if I can get some rest. Have a good day and please be safe in all you do.

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 12, 2026

A Good Morning to all, yes, I have also included you in this Good Morning!

                Yesterday was a good day. I got a cup from the Star Coffee Place and was able to drop Alex off at school on time. I did rest for a while and then I began my bible reading. Our lunches were leftovers from the meal we had on Sunday at the Cracker store, and the food was still good. My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday afternoon and shortly after we sat down a vehicle pulled into the driveway. The Lady in the vehicle happened to be an ole friend of my favorite wife. She sat down and began to talk about all the old times that she and the neighborhood have seen. This nice lady visited for a couple hours. Her and her husband leave Texas every summer and go out west in their motorhome. I do not remember where she said they were staying but she said it was at an elevation of about 7000 feet and the summer weather is nice there.

                Today I have no plans other than getting a cup of real coffee and taking Alex to school. I might attempt to get out back and look at the black berry beds to see how many are getting ripe. The problem with harvesting these berries is that they do not all turn ripe at one time. It is a couple weeks of daily picking the berries and I am sure I will not be doing that unless my knee recovers too normal.

                Also, the front yard needs to have the debris removed as the rain Tuesday night came with some wind.

                Well, I should stop doing this and do nothing for a while. We hope you have a productive day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Remember to; “love your neighbor as yourself”.  

(Mathew 22:37-39)

 

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 11, 2026

                It is a good morning after the rain last night. Waco airport reports having 2.25 inches of rain while we here at the Fords Homestead received ¾ inch in the Ford’s new rain gage. ¾ inch is ok, we are not running our lawn sprinklers if we are getting some rain and that saves money.

                I did get Alex to school safely and on time this morning he said This is the last full week of school this year. Next week they will be taking tests and going to school for half a day.

                He parked his pickup truck here at the Ford house underneath our carport last night just in case there was some big hail which I do not think we received.

                Sunday was a little different than our normal Sunday. We usually go to the cracker store for either breakfast or lunch at about 11:00 AM but yesterday being Mother's Day we decided we would wait and go about 1:00 PM hoping to miss some of the crowd. We did not miss the crowd when we checked in, the lady at the door checking us in said it would be probably 40 minutes before we were seated. We found a place to stand and wait, and I checked my text message from our check in and the text message said it might take 70 minutes before we were seated. The good news is for some reason we got seated in about 10 minutes.

                Our service was excellent, the food was very good, we enjoyed our time there and we made it back home safe and sound. Back at home we decided we would sit outside and enjoy the warm humid air. While we were sitting outside my favorite wife decided to go to one of the flower beds and pull some weeds. Now she has a Walker that she used to get over there and then she sits on the Walker’s seat and pulls weeds. She filled up a 5-gallon bucket with weeds that she pulled.

                Speaking of walkers, we received a new one yesterday and yes, I have a photo.

                The new Walker has bigger wheels which will allow my favorite wife to go out in the yard if she wants to and go through the grass without any problem. With my crazy knee hurting like it has been, using a Walker in the house is more comfortable than using a cane. So now we have 2 walkers with wheels, and we can both use them in the house or around the house until our knees get better.

                We have no big plans for today just set around and be bored. We hope your day is fun and not boring, and that we all stay safe and all we do.

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL