May 25, 2026

Good morning to all, we'd like to wish you a happy Memorial Day. I did get the Flag properly installed on the pole at half-mast.

                Yesterday defined: I had decided that I would try to pull some weeds out of the flower bed out front. I used the yard seat to sit on it, and I could bend over enough to pull the weeds. There were a bunch of weeds in that flower bed, and it looks better. I did not get them all, I never get them all.

As soon as I finished pulling the weeds I headed for the shower knowing that there would be chiggers all over me. Once I got cleaned up, I went back outside and sat with my favorite wife who had been working in the garage looking through some old things that she was trying to decide if she wanted to get rid of anything or keep it.

                I now have a Couple photographs for you to look at. The first was taken yesterday the second was taken today and it's of an odd mushroom plant growing in the backyard.

                It's difficult to see the second one is almost twice as big as the first. If Alex doesn't mow it down today, I'll try to get another photograph tomorrow.

                Now that I have mentioned it, Alex is supposed to come over today and do our mowing. I had talked to him yesterday afternoon late at 6:00 and I asked him if he wanted to come over yesterday afternoon and do the mowing so he could have today completely off, but he decided he'd rather do it today.

                My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday afternoon we did have the big fan running as there was very little breeze. We did not get any of the rain or storms last night but they're saying we might get some this afternoon late or tonight.

                Have no big plans to do anything today other than get Alex over here and that's about it. We hope you have a good day that you stay safe and all you do and that others are nice to you while you’re nice too then.

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 24, 2026

We are starting a good Sunday morning, and we hope it is also a good day.

                Yesterday was a do-nothing day for me, I did go out in the back 40 to review the berry beds and I have photo. We believe Claire is going to come over and pick berries, she does make a good black berry cobbler.

                My favorite wife went through a bunch of clothes, and she ironed a big bunch. While she was doing that, I went into Waco to get us some lunch. Back at home we ate lunch and she then continued ironing the clothes. I then took a break in the old recliner. While I was on break, I did get a selfie of me for your enjoyment…

                I did have a stuffed puppy to hug on while I rested. Thanks for noticing.

                When she finished the ironing, I was allowed to help her put things away like the ironing board, the iron, the extension cord and all the extra hangers. 

                We then went outside and rested. As usual the neighborhood was quiet and even the birds were not making noise. Speaking of bird noise, why do some birds make noise during the night? Is it because they have new eggs?

We did have the big ole fan blowing some air as there was no breeze yesterday as we sat out there. After our rest period we reentered the house and I had a sandwich for supper.

Different topic: we have asked Alex to come over on Monday and mow the yards if it isn’t raining.

Today we will likely go to the cracker store for lunch and after that we have no plans. I guess we could go to the cheap store but I don’t have much cheap money to spend.

Memorial Day is coming, please thank any military person or retired military person for their service.

I guess I should stop and do nothing, have a good day and 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 23, 2026

                We are experiencing a bright and shiny good morning here in Hewitt Tx. This bright and shiny good morning is after a night of Thunder, lightning and rain. We here at the Ford homestead received just a little over 1/2 inch of rain last night and we listened to the Thunder as it went through. Naturally, our dog and cat do not like Thunder, so Tres comes in and gets on the bed, so the whole bottom of the bed is taken up by the dog which meant me and my favorite wife had uncomfortable ways to lay for about 2 1/2 hours until the storms got gone.

                Our plan for the day was to have our yard man Alex come and mow our yards but being wet after the rain we will not do that. Since school is out, we assume that we will be able to get him to come over on Monday and do the mowing, that is if it isn't raining.

                Different topic: I for some reason this morning was thinking about olden days, and a thought which came to me was about having a pot in a person's house at night when they didn't have an indoor toilet. I am sure that most young people have no idea that the pot was a normal thing in the olden days. 

                Many years ago, when I was probably about 8 years old maybe 9, we lived on South Benton St. there in Cape Girardeau, our house and most of the other houses were close to the street and then the backyard was big enough that you could have a garden in it. The house next door to us was sitting at the back of the lot and their garden was in front of their house. To make this story a little bit shorter they had running water in the kitchen, but they did not have an indoor toilet. Their outhouse (aka toilet) was behind their house and at night they did have a pot in the bedroom in case anybody had to go (aka urinate or defecate) during the night. I might also note that the bedroom was for mom, dad, a girl my age, a boy a year older than me, and another boy about three years older than me, all in one bedroom. That's enough of the old memory let's go to something else.

                Yesterday was a normal day: the weather Was good we did set outside for a while a friend came over and sat with us and we talked about all kinds of things including the Bible. I did have the big fan in the garage blowing air out to us at times when there was no breeze.

My favorite wife was going through some items yesterday when she found a shirt that she wore as a little girl. When I say little, she may have been 6 years old when she wore the shirt.

                The shirt has the Bunny on it, and it was an advertisement for Bunny bread, which was a bread company in Missouri back in the 1950s. It is difficult to see but her name is on the shirt below the word Bunny.

                Today: I have no big plans since we had rain. I hope I can take a shower in a little while and clean up, we might go into town for lunch but other than that there are no big plans. I do have a photo of a couple of blooming flowers. I know I've been showing you these too often, but I like them so I'm going to post them anyway.

These flowers bloom in the flower beds that are full of weeds. Yes my knee seems to be getting better but I don’t want to try getting on my knees and pulling weeds until I am reasonably sure it will be ok.

Notice: I want to say thanks to those who have responded, and you all will stay on the mail list for these posts. Thanks also to those who have not responded, and you will be removed effective tomorrow 05/24/2026.

If you know of anyone who wants to be on the mail list, have them send me a note with the email address.

I will attempt to stop for now, we hope you all 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 22, 2026

Another good morning to all, and we hope all have a good day.

This morning I went to the Star coffee shop and placed my order as I went through the drive through. I arrived at the window and offered my ole gold card but the person at the window would not take it saying, it is free, the car ahead of you paid for your cup. Wow, what a way to start your day, free coffee.

                Yesterday I ventured into the front yard to collect some debris that had fallen from the red oak trees. I did review the weeds in the flower beds and they looked awful. We got some rain last night so I might attempt to remove some of the weeds today. I have a device that I can sit on which might allow me to pull some of the weeds. If it rains the weeds will come out easier and an ole person might be able to accomplish the mission, “senior weed puller”.

                While I was outside, I noticed an open seed pod on the Plumeria. This was the first time I had seen the pod open and the seed were there. You guessed it, I have a photo.

                I was able to get Alex home from school yesterday; I left the house at about 12:00 and they got out at 12:40. I was surprised how many people were already there waiting for their kid. I was able to find a parking space near the main entrance. I did get to play solitaire on the ole tablet while I waited.

                School is out at 12:40 again today and this is the last day of school, and summer break is here.

                My favorite wife and I did go out for date night yesterday, even though it was late afternoon                 and not nighttime. The food was very good, and it was raining when we left the restaurant. We                 did receive ½ inch of rain.  

                Well, I need to stop and take a rest period (aka Nap). We hope you all 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 21, 2026

Good morning, we are again without any rain, they are saying we should get some rain this afternoon. Maybe I should turn the lawn sprinklers on, it would rain if the sprinklers were on.

                                     

                 Yesterday was a normal day, nothing unusual happened. I did read from the bible as usual, before my favorite wife allowed me to take her to the rehab. We left there and we headed over to the high school to get Alex. It is difficult to explain how many vehicles were in line in front of us at the school, as school was only half a day due to final exams. We eventually got Alex and took him home.

                 Then we headed over to the cracker store for a quick lunch. When lunch was completed we went into Waco as my favorite wife wanted to go to a store. When we arrived, the owner started talking with my favorite wife and the owner talked about everything. We were able to finally get out of the store and back in the Fords new Chevy. Back at home we rested for a while before heading outside. Our time outside included a couple of things like the photos above.

                 While sitting outside a thought came to me, and yes, I have thoughts. I was thinking about God existing forever, and that being the case, does God change as time passes. Does his knowledge increase or not?

Everything we know evolves as time passes. With electronics it may only take a year or two to evolve, it may take thousands of years or more for living animals or plants, but things do evolve. Evolution does not mean God isn’t involved, God is involved in all things.

If something has no end like the universe, what happens when it evolves. Once it's evolved, it is not the same, so does evolution equal an end and a beginning?

My story about the beginning and end of time has comments that I consider as evolution.

                 Today will likely be another do nothing day, as my plans are to do nothing. We hope you have an interesting day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

                Mr. Donald the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 20, 2026

                Good morning to all, I checked the rain gauge this morning after all the storms and Thunder and lightning last night, and we got less than 1/4 inch of rain. They're saying that some of the areas within 30 miles of us got multiple inches of rain, but not us.

                I was able to get Alex to school on time safely and as I was heading out of the driveway, I turned the radio on. XM radio Fox News had commercials on, and yesterday I heard 14 minutes of commercials with no news when I left the house, I decided to see how many minutes I would hear today. Guess what, I got another 14 minutes of commercials with no news. The commercial today started at 6:55 AM and ended at 7:09 AM. Now they may have started earlier than that with the commercials as I turned the radio on at 6:55AM.

                Wow, I must not be a smart person, I pay to hear XM radio and I get the commercials.

                Yesterday’s events: my favorite wife worked 10 hours in the bedroom sorting through clothes. We have a big old chest which I purchased years ago at a shop that sells antiques. This chest is very big, and I would say it is more of a big wooden box than a chest. My favorite wife keeps it full of clothes. In the summertime she has winter clothes in it, and in the wintertime, she has summer clothes in it. Anyway, she Worked all day at taking clothes out and putting clothes in and I would say that she is almost done.

                Today’s events: we will be going to rehab this morning and then after that when she gets out of rehab we go pick Alex up from school. They are doing finals and they get out for half a day. School ends this Friday.

                Interesting fact: our dog can be laying on the floor when I sit on my recliner. He looks at me to see if I lean back in the recliner, and if I lean back almost every time, he sees me getting comfortable, he jumps on the couch and he gets comfortable. If I don’t lean back, he stays on the floor.                Dogs be smart?

I have a photo which Alex took of a lizard that we call Liz. This lizard hangs around a lot on the side of the house and runs across the driveway. There is likely more than one lizard in the area. We only see one lizard at a time.          

I guess I should stop for now, we hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do, and be nice to somebody.

            Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 19, 2026

                Good morning to all, we have a cloudy start to the day. Alex made it to school on time this morning and I am now back at home entering data on this computer.

Yesterday’s events in chronological order. My addiction got the best of me yesterday and I did get a cup of real coffee from the star coffee place. I was wanting to stop spending money there and I had hoped to find a coffee that tastes good that I could make at home. Coffee Addiction be bad.

Back at home I rested for a while then I started my daily bible study. I almost always find something interesting in my reading.

I needed to wash the clothes but with the cleaning lady coming I decided to wait until she had finished them, then I would start. The washing of the clothes started at about 3:30 and that is about the time my favorite wife went outside to sit. I had my chair there also but I was going back and forth working with the washer and dryer so I was not getting much down time. Many of the items needed to be put on hangers, some needed to be folded, the process took almost 3 hours to complete. Back in the house I did create supper while I was finishing the last load from the dryer.   I WAS GOING BACK AND FORTH  

After supper I put the clean sheets and pillowcases on the bed and then I was allowed to take a much-needed shower.

Rest first then I was allowed to get a couple bowls of ice cream for my favorite wife and I.

Today’s scheduled events: go to the grocery store and then rest.

Wow, what a day for an ole senior person. I am attempting to stop for now, we hope you have a wonder filled 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 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