August 25, 2026

                Good morning to you all, please be careful if you go out in the heat today.

                Yesterday was an ok day, I did go to the store to get some grocery items and that is about all I did. Our cleaning lady did a good job. My favorite wife and I sat outside in the heat with the big ole fan blowing on us. I assume neighbors wonder why we sit outside together most afternoons and there is a reason. This is time together when we are away from the TV and napping in our chairs. We actually talk to each other when we are outside. The neighborhood is always quiet but, on the occasion, when someone drives by we usually acknowledge them with a wave. It is time together and we often discuss the past. (I have made that comment before and felt as if I needed to say it again today.)

                It has been so hot and dry that I ran the lawn sprinklers yesterday afternoon, and they are scheduled to run again this morning.

                Today I get to go to the doctor for my annual checkup. Also, today my favorite grandson is scheduled to go to the DMV to take his driver’s test. When I call him my favorite grandson, he reminds me he is my only grandson. That is true, and he is still my favorite.

                I guess I should stop and get started. We pray that you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. You are in our prayers.

                Don the Ford

August 24, 2026

                A bright and cheerful good morning to you and may your day be filled with happiness.

                Yesterday was a normal day for us here at the Ford homestead, we did as usual go to the cracker store for lunch. On the way to lunch I said to my favorite wife, “there will be two handicapped parking spaces available when we get there and there will be a car parked in between the two handicapped spaces”. My favorite wife gave me the look, as I do often speculate as to whether we will get a handicapped parking space or not, while on the way anywhere.

Then I looked at the clock in the car and it was 10:58 so I said, “if we get there before 11:00 the handicapped spaces may be different”, I should slow down, but I was too close to slow down so I drove around the building to the handicapped parking spaces. There were three spaces, so I pulled into one and then I looked at the clock, and it was 11:00.

Since we were in the third space there were two left and there was a vehicle parked in between the two spaces, it was 11:00.

I was correct when I said that there would be two handicapped spaces available when we arrived with a car in between them. Most of the time my parking predictions are wrong.

Today’s big events, take Alex to school, go to the grocery store for a few items, the cleaning lady will come to the house, and we will see if anything else happens.

I did have problems with accessing the blog yesterday, but later I was able to make things work.

I am stopping for now and I pray that we all have a blessed day, and that we stay safe in all we do. We are keeping you in our prayers.

Donnie the Ford

August 23, 2026

                Good Sunday morning to you, it is supposed to be extremely hot today so be careful if you go outside.  

                As most everyone knows, my favorite wife and I set outside most afternoons, and while we are outside, I have noticed that there is an occasional leaf floating high in the sky and they have a tendency to fall in my sight. I have a photo of one of those leaves, and I have a photo of a tall tree that these leaves sometimes fly over before coming to the ground.

               My questions are; where does the dried-up leaf come from, and how does it get that high in the air?

                Yesterday’s main events in chronological order: we went to Arby’s for lunch. We went to the hardware store where I purchased $45.00 worth of items all for my favorite wife, I got nothing. Back at home after a rest period, we went outside to set. A friend came over to sit with us and brought a bottle of wine, which she and my favorite wife consumed. Main topics of discussion was the heat, the need for rain and our aches and pains.   

                Different topic, as I had noted on the 21^st, Tres had received some chew sticks and he enjoyed them. Well, yesterday I decided to give him one, so I took him out in the back yard and gave him the stick. He seemed very happy as usual, but he did not start chewing on the stick, instead he started walking around the yard with the stick in his mouth. I stepped inside and watched him. He was trying to find a place to hide the chew stick. It took him some time, but he did go to a flower bed and dug a hole and then covered the chew stick with dirt. I guess it is saved for a later day when he is hungry.

                Today we will likely go to the cracker store for lunch. No big plans other than that for today.

                Note: our son Patrick and his wife Karla bought a new pickup truck yesterday. The old truck had lots of problems, and it was about 13 years old.

                Ok, that is it for now my old body needs to rest from all this data entry. We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. Yes, you are in our prayers!

                Donnie the Ford

August 22, 2026

Good morning to all, we are expecting another hot day so be careful if you go outside and work.

                Yesterday started in a normal fashion with coffee and taking Alex to school. Back at home I did rest before my bible reading. My favorite wife and I went to the bank to cash the check we had received (a little over $100). Now that we had some money to spend, she allowed me to take her to the store as there were a few items that she wanted to purchase. Leaving that store we went to another store for a couple more items. It is so nice when you have money to spend.

Store hopping finished we went to a restaurant that we had never been to before. We went to this restaurant because a lady who use to be a wait staff at our regular restaurant and whom we considered a friend, had changed jobs and we wanted to see her. This restaurant has Sea food and Mexican food. Lunch was good, the wait staff were good, and we did get to visit with the lady friend.

Back at home I again rested for a while before I started reading a book by Charlie Kirk. This book was given to us by a good friend, and I believe it is going to be very interesting.

We set outside yesterday afternoon in the 104-degree heat with no visitors and nothing exciting happening, heck even the drones were not flying over.  

Today, the yard man Alex is scheduled to come over and mow. I have no other plans at this time; we will need to wait and see what happens.

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

Donnie the Ford

August 21, 2026

                As usual we are starting with a good morning here at the Fords homestead and we hope your morning is also starting off as a good morning.

                What were the events for the Don yesterday? We all know he took Alex to school and that he rested for a while before starting his bible reading. After the bible reading was completed and lunch served, the Don decided to go out in the back forty (aka back yard) and remove the dead vines from the number 3 bed. Yes, it was hot (103) as the Don ventured forth to work in the heat, I should note he was working in the shade of the tree.

                Now for some reason the Don went to a flower bed and started removing weeds and dead flowers from the bed. This took a while and the Don did take a break to get a glass of cold water to sustain his ole body in the heat.

                When he finished the flower bed he then headed to the number 3 berry bed and proceeded to remove dead vines. I should note that there were more small trees and odd plants than there were dead vines, but there were plenty of dead vines too. I was able to clear maybe a fourth of the berry bed before heading into the house to cool down.

                I was allowed to take a shower and get dressed so we could go to our early supper. We go early on Thursday to beat the crowds. Food was good and our server was even better.

                Back at home we sat outside for a while before walking down to one of our neighbors and good friend’s house. We visited for a while and then we returned to the Ford homestead where a delivery driver from Amazon delivered a package to us that we had not ordered. We sat outside and we opened the surprise package. It was for our dog Tres, and it was natural dog chews, I call them chew sticks. Tres took one and found a place to lay in the grass and chewed away. Tres says thank you for the chew sticks.

                Let us see what our plans for today may be. We have a check that came to us and it needs to be cashed; we could use part of that money for breakfast or lunch out. As usual we have no definite plans so we will just wait and see what happens.

                I should stop and get started, we hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do. Let us pray for our friends and families.

                Don the Ford

August 20, 2026

                Good morning, the sun is up, I've taken Alex to school and made it back home safely. I'm sitting here entering data into this computer. I really should be outside pulling some weeds while it's still halfway cool but I'm in here at the computer.

Today is Thursday and our big plan for the day would be, go out to supper this evening. The couple the lives at the end of the street go to supper with us occasionally and that provides us with some interesting conversations about the olden days when we had kids and we used to go fishing and hunting and things like that.

As You may be able to see we have a very interesting day planned, not.

I am going to stop for now we hope everyone has a blessed day that we all stay safe in all we do and that we are nice to at least one person.

Donnie the Ford

August 19, 2026

                Is the morning starting off good, I guess it depends on how you look at it. I got up earlier than I wanted to, due to the dog. The TVs are not working, and I have a cup of home-made coffee as I begin to attempt to enter data on this computer. Under normal conditions I would turn the TV off while entering data, so I guess it is a Good Morning, but I don’t like the TV being off unless “I” want it off.

                I have drunk my cup of homemade coffee, so I guess I should concentrate on this data entry. I am attempting to see if I or we did anything yesterday. Nope, we did nothing that would be interesting to anyone.

I dropped Alex off at school and then I had an hour before my appointment at the blood taker, (aka doctor). I attempted to turn in across the traffic at the doctor’s office but was unable as the traffic was backed up from a traffic light. I drove down the road and found a place where I could turn around and head back to the doctor’s office. Arriving early, I waited in the car for a while. I did get into the doctor’s office, and they did remove blood from me, that wasn’t very interesting.

Leaving the doctor’s office I did go to the gas station and got gas. In the olden days there were both gas stations and service stations. They both sold gas, but the service station would also work on vehicles.  

Gas in the vehicle, I went to the Star coffee place for a cup of coffee. Coffee in hand I drove to the bank, and they were not yet open. I waited for about 5 minutes and they open the doors. I went inside and they could not help me as the computer was messing up. I left the bank and went home.

At home I rested for a while and then I did my bible reading. A little before lunch I went back to the bank, and they were able to help me; the computer was working.

The rest of the day was a do-nothing day. We sat outside for a while. We like being outside as it gets us away from the TV and we communicate better with less distractions.  I did get to water the flowerpots and provide some water for the birds.

Today: I should go to the store and get a few items. Oh, the TV did come back on. I need to get ready to get Alex and take him to school, so I will stop for now. We hope you have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Don the Ford

August 18, 2026

                Good early morning to all, we hope all have a blessed day, and that we all stay safe in the extreme heat.

                Yesterday was a normal day with no exciting activities. I did a couple small projects in the yard, and we did set outside with the big ole fan blowing on us as the heat was 103. We did allow ourselves to get a to-go supper from a local restaurant and it was good.

                Today I need to take Alex to school on time and then drop by the doctors office and let them remove some blood from my ole body. They are not vampires, at least I don’t think they are, the blood is to be reviewed prior to my visit with the doctor next week. I am not supposed to eat before the blood removal. After my visit to the vampire office I mean doctor’s office, I will attempt to drop by the Star coffee place and get a cup before heading to the bank. I have a couple things I want ask them about.

                Wow, I am done with this article and now I will rest or maybe I will get dressed. We hope you have a wonder filled day and that you are blessed in all you do. Please stay safe in all this heat.

                Donnie the Ford