September 28, 2026

                Good morning to you on this Monday morning.

                Allow me to explain what we did yesterday, which was nice and relaxing. We did go to lunch, and we did need to wait to get seated and that was not relaxing. We did go about 30 minutes later than usual but it did not help us get seated any earlier, we will not do that again.

                We returned home and at about 2:00pm we went to the front porch and sat. Setting outside gets us away from the TV and we have more direct conversations. Now I should note that I took my book from Charlie Kirk and I read it a large portion of the time that we sat out. I am not a good reader and I have never been. If I read slowly and stay focused I do well, but if I hurry, I miss read words and these words are usually the smaller words which can make the meaning of a sentence completely wrong.

                The Weather was hot but not too hot and there were breezes most of the time. Very little traffic and there were not a lot of drones flying over. One of our discussions was about the book I am reading. The main subject of the book is the Sabbath and why it is not only religious it is also good for one’s mental and physical health. There are many topics in this book, and I do find it very interesting.

                I did get Alex to school on time today; he does go to take his driving test this Wednesday and then if he passes, he should be driving himself to school.

                I do go to rehab today and we do have bible study this evening. There is a fellowship this evening and that means we need to be there an hour early to have some pizza and some social time with the group.

                I guess I should stop now, we hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. As usual, we will keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

September 27, 2026

                Good morning

                It is “Sunday” and I wonder why they named it “Sunday”. Was it because the sun started shining that day, so it was named Sun Day.

                Speaking of the sun, there was a full moon last night and it was known as “the harvest moon”. My favorite wife and I did set outside and observed the rise of “the harvest moon”. We do not usually watch the moon rise, so the evening was doing something we don’t normally do.

                My favorite wife allowed me to take her out for lunch yesterday. The food and service were good, and we enjoyed the time together.

                Alex did get the yard mowed and trimmed, not everything needed to be mowed or trimmed due to the drought. I removed some of the dead from the number 2 berry bed but there is still much more to remove. Yes, I did have some blood on my arm from the stickers.

                 As we sat outside yesterday afternoon the weather was good, the temp was comfortable, we did not need to run the big ole fan as there was a breeze most of the time. We both noticed that the neighborhood was even quieter than usual with only a bird or two chirping. There were almost no vehicles driving on the street and a couple did walk down and back up the street pushing their baby carriage.

                No big plans for Sun Day other than we will likely go to the cracker store for lunch. I may wait and go about 30 minutes later than usual in an effort to mis part of the crowd. We have noticed that about 30 minutes after we are seated the number of people in the building seems to be less. Less people might mean we get a quicker table, so I might go a little later.

                Again, we say, we hope you have a blessed and safe day, and we will keep you in our prayers.     

                Donnie the Ford

September 26, 2026

                We made it to another Saturday morning and we want to say, “good morning to you”!

                What did the Ole Fords do yesterday? Well, we did go to the store to get a couple items that my favorite wife wanted and then we returned home where we ate our leftovers from Thursday nights meal at the restaurant.  

                After a short rest period, you know I need a rests period after each meal, I then went to the store to get a few grocery type items. Items procured I returned home where I attempted to do my daily bible study. This was one of those days that I did not seem to have all the answers. I then decided to read from the Charlie Kerk book, I am a little more than halfway through it. I usually sit down to read and then something interrupts my reading, you know, like I need to vacuum the floor…

                Later we sat outside with a friend, and it was a nice afternoon. Heck, the temp was nice enough and there was a breeze, so we did not need the big ole fan blowing air on us. It seemed as if we were watching the sky yesterday and there were some odd clouds and a trail from a jet flyover left a trail. Not either of the photos are as good as what we saw in the sky.

  

                The jet trail at first looked like a rocket launch then it kept getting wider and it was looking like a road as it got wider in the sky. You need to be there to really enjoy yesterday’s sky.

                We did learn from our friend who has been coming over most Friday afternoons that she will no longer come over on Friday to sit outside with us. It seems as if it is difficult for her to drive over here due to all the traffic, you know, people getting off from work and school being out that time of day. She has decided to come over on Saturday afternoon as there is less traffic.  

                I have asked Alex to come over and do some yard work today so I will need to go get him. There is some mowing and trimming of the grass and the big job is removing dead from the # 2 berry bed.

                Well, I guess that is it for now, we pray for a blessed day for all and that we stay safe in all we do. We will keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

September 25, 2026

                It is still dark as I wish you a good morning and our lawn sprinkler is running. They say we have a much better chance of rain next week.

                 Have now returned from taking Alex to school and the sun is coming up.

                Yesterday I was able to water the three berry beds yesterday morning, they look bad and need a good rain to help them live. Watering helps, but we need the rain.

I did get to the rehab yesterday afternoon and all went well.

We went out to supper with our neighbors from down the street, supper was good conversations were nice after eating we returned home with some leftovers which I put in the refrigerator. We then headed over to the school for the concert. The music was good and we enjoyed it. We were able to make it home safe and sound after the concert.

                Today's possible events, I might go to the store for a few groceries, I might take my favorite wife to the store for a couple items that she needs. I should have leftover food for lunch today.

                If it were to be cloudy later today, I might attempt to start removing the dead vines for the number 2 berry bed. If not, I might be able to talk Alex into doing the work on Saturday.

                We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. We will keep you in our prayers.

                Don the Ford

September 24, 2026

                Hello and good morning to you!

                Big events yesterday were; getting the oil changed in the Fords new Chevy. This was the first time the oil was changed, and it was a free service. It took almost two hours to change the oil and rotate the tires. After that time sitting and waiting, I decided on the way home I would get my hair cut. The hair cut was completed in less than 5 minutes.

After the haircut, I did stop and got some food for lunch as I headed home. I did almost nothing the rest of the day and my wife was going through some old items most of the day. We did set outside and the weather was not as hot as it has been and there was some breeze blowing which helped. It did seem as if the birds were all flying everywhere and making a lot of sounds.

Today at about 2:00 this afternoon I get to go to rehab for my foot, then arriving back at home we will be heading out for our early supper with friends, then after supper we will go to the concert at the high school as Alex will be performing. As you can see, it is a quiet morning and a busy afternoon.

Each morning when I leave the house heading over to get Alex the sun is not yet up and the sky is often beautiful with various shades of pink against a very bright blue sky. I have taken photos, but they do not seem to show the real beauty of the morning sky.

We hope you have a blessed and safe day. We will keep you in our prayers.

Donnie the Ford

September 23, 2026

                We hope everyone is having another good morning.

                Yesterday we did go into Waco and again shopped for a dress for my favorite wife, and again we did not find what she was looking for.

We were able to have a sandwich for lunch, and we dropped by the small grocery store where I purchased some cookies for the dog Tres, I also got some Brockley. We like a Brockley salad here at the Ford homestead.

Back at home I worked on the paperwork that had covered my desk. I paid a couple bills and reviewed the insurance bills for the home and car. I called the insurance place and asked why my bill was so high, and they said because you have a claim.

I also had a bill for $25.86 from our doctor so I called about that and found out it was an error and I did not need to pay it.

I did get a photo of some acorns that I removed from the walk (20 just on the walk), they are large acorns even though they do not look too large. These along with other acorns fell the other day when we were supposed to get some rain and all we got was acorn rain.

                I have gotten Alex to school, and I have an appointment to get thew oil changed in the Fords new Chevy this morning, so I need to stop and get started. The appointment is at 9:00am and that is when I usually start my bible study homework. Wow, I will be off my normal schedule.

                Have a safe and blessed day, be nice to the old people and we will keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford

September 22, 2026

                Good morning…

                There was some rain in the area yesterday, but we did not get any at our house. We did get the wind, and we have a few sticks in the yard and when the wind began blowing, we had some acorns rain down from the trees.

                I did go to the rehab yesterday, and they made me work my ankle a lot. Heck, I have a list of things I need to do here at the house for my ankle. There is never any rest of us ole senior people.

                As I was leaving to go to bible study yesterday evening, I noticed the air conditioner truck pull up in front of a good friend’s house. I thought “he will not be at bible study tonight”, but he did get there, he was a little late.

                Bible study went well but I do not like the room our class is in. We have too many men for this small room. There is no space between the chairs at the tables and I do like a little extra room in the classes. Other than that, the class was good. During the lecture we usually take a few notes, and I quickly learned I had lost the pin which I had brough with me, so no notes were taken by me.

                Back at home after the bible study, my favorite wife and I did have a bowl of ice cream before I headed off to bed.

                Today I need to take Alex to school, and I have a bunch of papers here on my desk that I need to go through and take care of. I will not comment on the fact that Fall starts today.

                Have a safe and blessed day, and we will keep you in our prayers.

                Donnie Ray the Ford

September 21, 2026

                Good morning to all we hope your day starts well. School is out today so I will not need to take Alex to school.

                Yesterday was a nice day, we went to the cracker store for lunch, and we did need to wait for a table. I believe if we went about 30 minutes later, we would not need to wait to be seated as the crowd seems to dissipate about 11:30.

                Back at home we did very little in the way of work I didn’t even wash the clothes so I will do that today. We sat on the front porch for a while as I wanted to read, and I like to be outside. It was hot and I did get to read, but after a while I became sleepy and we headed back into the house. About 4:30 we again went outside and sat, this time at the driveway with the big ole fan blowing.

                The smell of something dead was still in the air. I did check in our plants to see if there was something dead in them, but I found nothing. The dead smell would come and go with the wind. We are not sure where the smell comes from, and no, it is not from the trash container, I checked.

                Let’s look at today: I have an appointment with rehab today for my ankle and we have the cleaning lady coming to our house, I need to get the clothes washed and it is also Bible study night. Seems like lots to do.  

                We hope you have a blessed and safe day, and we are keeping you in our prayers.

                Donnie the Ford