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

May 10, 2026

                Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers and a good morning to all.

                We did Celebrate Mother's Day yesterday here at the Ford homestead, and we did go into town for lunch. Lunch was very nice and we enjoyed the conversations with each other.

My favorite wife received flowers from David and Claire and family.

My favorite wife also received a few butterflies to place in a flower bed that are powered by the sun and glow at night. We enjoyed the time with family.

Another event from yesterday, our favorite grandson was happy and smiling yesterday, and we have a photo.

It seems as if he became happy after finding out that he was the recipient of an ole Chevy Truck. Yes, we presented him with “The Ford’s ole Chevy”, photo to follow.

                Alex will be able to get his driver’s license next month, and I will not need to take him to school next year. Oh, by the way, it is still “The Ford’s ole Chevy” as Alex is the owner and a “Ford”

                Yesterday was a good day for the Ford’s, and I did wait until this morning to give my favorite wife a Mother’s Day card.

                Today’s plans, try to get my printer working again. We attempted to print some forms off that will be needed for transferring the title from us to them and for some reason the printer said no I'm not going to work. I tried to print some other forms that I knew that I have been able to print in the past and I couldn’t print them either. So, my goal for today would be to figure out how to make the printer print.

I guess I will stop and start working on the printer. We hope you have a good day be safe in all you do, be nice to all mothers.

Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 9, 2026

                Our morning is starting off as a good morning; I did get to sleep almost 20 minutes longer than usual. Yes, I got up about 5:20am. Alex is mowing the lawn since it isn’t raining.

                I will need to get Alex back home in time for him to get a shower after all the work so he will be clean and able to enjoy our family lunch today.

                We are supposed to go out for lunch as a family today in honor of Mother’s Day. My favorite wife got some flowers from Patrick and Karla.

Yesterday was a normal day with nothing to do, and my knee is still bothering me. I guess it is a team problem now, my favorite wife is recovering from her knee injury, and I am complaining about mine.

                Yesterday was Friday and our friend who usually comes to visit on Friday afternoon did come. There were some interesting conversations about the bible, and one discussion was about “The Mark of The Beast”. I have written a short article on that subject in the past and if I can find it, I might enlighten the public of my thoughts on the subject.

At one point our friend pointed out that our friendly green lizard was resting on the back of the ole rocking chair, I have a photo.

I am not yet sure where we will go for lunch today, but I know it will cost more than $15.00. Wow, if the food is good and the conversations are enjoyable the price of the food will be worth it.

                I guess I should stop and get started, 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 8, 2026

It is a good morning, and I did get Alex to school on time and in a safe manner.

I should go to the store today to get a few items. On Saturday Patrick and Karla are coming to our house and we will go out for lunch to celebrate Mother’s Day. Yes, Dave Claire and Alex will also be going to lunch with us.

It was pointed out to me that I may have made an incorrect statement in the previous post. It seems as if I stated that Tres was on the Ford’s ole recliner, but it was on the Ford’s ole couch. One mistake and someone points it out to an ole person (that person was my favorite wife).

My knee is still hurting and since I can’t do much, I am getting more time at my desk reading the bible.

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 7, 2026

                Good morning from the Fords in Hewitt to “you”, and no one else.  

                Yesterday’s event; well, not much to discuss, did get a cup of coffee and I did take Alex to school, he only has a few days left, and I believe school is out for the summer. We did go to the rehab, and my favorite wife did very good. After the rehab visit, we did purchase some food for our lunch and took it home with us, lunch was good.

                I did go out to get the mail from the mailbox, and the weather was very cold and very windy. Now what is very cold? When you have been use to the upper 80s as daily temperatures, a temp of 60 is very cold. There was no sitting outside yesterday.

                The cold weather has given me more time to read from the bible and I do enjoy that. I have learned not to be in a hurry when I read and to take the time to think about what is being said. I can read the same verse a couple times and get a better understanding.

                Things here in the house have been more or less lazy, you know take it easy and rest a lot. I have a photo to share with you.

             Well, I see that Tres was taking it easy so I think I might do the same thing but, in the Ford’s ole recliner and not on the couch. We hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do, if we do anything.

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 6, 2026

We have a cool misty good morning today.

                Nothing new today we do have a rehab visit later this morning. I did get Alex to school on time and safely. He said they have 3 weeks before summer break.

                Why do they have summer break now days? If they didn’t have summer breaks most of the teaching staff would probably leave and get a real job. If they went to school year-round, they could finish in three years.

                My favorite wife and I sat on the front porch yesterday and as we sat there, she removed unwanted decorations and cleaned up things. She allowed me to sweep some things up and carry them to the trash container.    

                It is time for me to relax for a while, then I can do nothing later. Have a good day, 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 5, 2026

It is morning and I am awake, so I guess that makes it a good morning.

Yesterday I went to the store to get a couple items. My knee is hurting again; I assume it is from the mowing I did Saturday and Sunday. When I was at the store, I was using the shopping cart kind of like a handicap walker, it helped me walk without my knee hurting too much. I see a lot of ole people at the store leaning on the cart handle as they shop, I didn’t lean on the handle, I just held on.

Back home the back yard still needs to be trimmed, and the ditch is getting overgrown with weeds again. All the flower beds and berry beds need to have the weeds removed. Speaking of berries, they are starting to turn red and that means someone will need to be picking berries daily in the very near future.

    The cleaning lady did not show up yesterday, so I had to do the cleaning, heck I even washed the dishes. In truth, there were only a couple dishes. My favorite wife and I sat outside during the evening, and the birds were mostly quiet. We believe the babies are now mostly gone.

                Well, I guess I should stop and go get Alex and take him to school before I kick back and rest for a while on the Fords old recliner. We hope you have a good day and please be nice to old people while you are staying safe.

                Mr. Donnie the Ford

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

NARBNL

May 4, 2026

                Wishing you a good morning and a very nice day.

                Yesterday was not a typical Sunday. We did go to the cracker store my favorite wife had lunch and I had breakfast; food was good service slow as we were told there were few staff working. We did have enough points to get the price of one drink removed from the bill.

                Back at home and after a short rest I decided to mow the back yard. My knee was hurting but the work needed to be done. I removed the tarp from the riding mower and brought it to the front of the ole shed where I checked the oil, added gas and checked the air pressure on the tires. If the tire pressures are correct the mower mows more evenly which makes the yard look better. Mowing while on the riding mower does not require any work from my right knee. The grass was so deep that I did go over some places multiple times trying to Mulch up the clippings. I did not do any trimming as that would have meant I would have to be on my feet, and my knee would not have liked that. The yard does look a whole lot better with the grass cut and some of the grass was 6 to 8 inches tall.

                I also took the Ford's old Chevy truck and cleaned everything out of it all of my possessions. It is our intent to get rid of the pickup truck, so I was taking everything that I did not want to go with the pickup truck, out of the pickup truck, and you wouldn't believe how much stuff I found. One of the things that was in the pickup truck and has been there for several years was a film cartridge.

Inside The film cartridge was a $20 bill and $5 in quarters total $25. I had went to the star coffee place several years ago, ordered my coffee got up to the drive through window and did not have my billfold or any money with me. At that point I told myself I will keep some money in the pickup just in case I forget my billfold again. I then took a $20 bill put in the old film cartridge and put a bunch of quarters in there and it's been there for several years just waiting never being used.

                Well, I got everything cleaned out, threw some stuff away that was not needed, and have some stuff that I don't know what I'm going to do with yet, but I'll find a place I guess.

                During all that work my favorite wife was sitting outside trying to enjoy the weather. The people next door have a new gas-powered scooter, not the type that can be licensed but more of a scooter you would ride off road. Well, they were riding it up and down the street all afternoon. I would say it had our attention more than the birds that we usually watch.

                Later the TV was explaining everything that was happening. It was similar to providing info for a blind person who was listening to the TV. I could not get it stopped so I turned it off and do not plan to watch it until we get back to normal use.

                Today’s events, I need to go to the store and get a few items after I drop Alex off at school, we did not have any ice cream last night and that was disappointing. We also need some other items. The cleaning lady is scheduled to come to our house today.

                Well, I guess I should stop for now. 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