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Saturday, August 30, 2025

August 30, 2025

                It seems like a good morning here in Hewitt, I haven't had to do any work so that makes it a better morning.

                Yesterday's events: Mostly normal things occurred yesterday, no hard work to do, I went to the store and purchased a piece of clear plastic 2 foot by 4 foot and brought it home and found out that it was a little too big for what I needed. It is about 1/4 inch too wide and about three- and three-quarter inches too long. Now I'm pretty sure I can take the three- and three-quarter inches off the bottom fairly easy without breaking the big sheet of plastic but taking the quarter inch off the side is going to be very difficult but I, being almost a magician, might be able to do it.

                It was hot yesterday afternoon, and my favorite wife and I sat outside. Our friend who normally comes over on Friday could not come as she has been exposed to the covid virus and was told to be confined for about a week.

                Looking forward to today's events: Our yard man Alex has agreed to come over and mow the yards this morning I will pick him up about 8:30 and we'll go get a cup of coffee and then come back to the house and he'll get started working about 9:00. Work completed we will probably go into Waco to the lunch shop and get a couple sandwiches for lunch and then all things working properly we will take Alex back home.

                Different topic: as usual I have found another item that I did not even know I had. I am not sure when I purchased this item or why I purchased the item but as I happened to look in a drawer here at my desk, I saw a pink colored wire and I thought "what is that" so I took it out and looked at it. It appeared to me to be a light. I connected it to my computer, and it is a light. I don't know why I would have that, but I do. Yes, I have a photograph.

                There is no telling what a person might find if they took the time to go through each drawer and all the cabinets and stuff here in this so-called office area. There is lots of items and old items. Many years ago, when the GPS was just getting started, I purchased a portable GPS to use on my motorcycle, and I still have it. Does it work, I don't know.

                Well, I guess I'll call it quits for now and start getting ready to go get the yard man we hope you have an excellent day, and you stay safe and all you do and that everyone is nice to you.

Finder of lost items or odd items

 Don the Ford

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

Friday, August 29, 2025

August 29, 2025

We hope you are having a good morning and starting a good day.

Did I do anything yesterday? No, I did not do much of anything. I did work with the computer trying to remember how to download the questions for the bible study. I have the book with all the notes and questions but when I hand write or print the answers, I often have a problem reading them when we are in the class. When I download the questions, I can type the answers and then I can read them in the classroom.

            At Bible study in the past, we would go to the big meeting room and here the announcements, then we would go to our classroom for our discussions. After the discussions we would go again to the large meeting room for the lecture. This year we go to the small classroom have our group meeting them we will go to the large meeting room for the lecture.

            I did not do much of any kind of work outside yesterday. I pulled the few weeds out of the Jasmine that I had missed the day before and other than that, that was about all I did outside yesterday. My wife and I did go out for supper last night and that's usually the food was good, and the service was good. Back home we decided we set out for a little while it was 100° Yep that's hot, I had the big fan on which provided us with a pretty good breeze. We did not have any visitors come by and talk with us yesterday we just had to sit there and think of things and talk about ourselves.

            I need to get going in a little while to go get Alex and try to get him off to school and in that process, I will probably pick up another cup of coffee. Maybe this one will also be free? My big plan for today is to go over to the hardware store and see if I can get a piece of 2 by 4-foot clear plastic. If so, I'm going to try to replace one of the pieces of the very old hot house roof.

            I found an old map in the garage it's from 2002 and it covers the United States and Mexico. I used to use that map when we traveled, that's before the GPS became available. A map that's over 23 years old maybe I should keep it. It may be worth money in the future.

            Well, I will stop now and get my body ready to go get Alex and take him to school. We hope you all have a real good day, a safe day, and be nice to everyone you're around, especially us old people.

Don the Ford

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


Thursday, August 28, 2025

August 28, 2025

                It is a good morning here in Hewitt, but not where those kids were shot. Some people be crazy.

                They have activated the national guards in DC to help reduce the crime in the city. Many years ago, I was in the National Guard, and I look at this from the point of view of being in the National Guard. Each one of those national guard soldiers has jobs, not just military but jobs, and I wonder how their employers are doing while they are there at the city on duty away from their normal work.

When I was in the National Guard a lot of what we trained for was riot control due to the Vietnam War and the protests that were going on.

Topic change: Yesterday I pulled weeds from the Jasmin beds; I did miss some and may need to review that work today. After crawling on the ground through the Jasmin I took a shower to get rid of any chiggers.

We sat outside for a while and the hummingbirds were back. I have a photo of the Hummingbird that has been addressing our flowers as we set out on the front porch, photo to follow.

I also have a photo of some flowers that are blooming. This plant has a bunch of blooms at the same time on one stem, and I thought it was interesting.

Today's plans: I need to make some copies of a document that I had notarized, if I can remember how to use the printer. Different topic: We hope to have supper out this evening.

I need to get going and get my morning coffee from the Star Coffee place, I mean, I need to get going and get Alex and take him to school.

I am back, I did take Alex to school and on time, I did get a cup of coffee, it was free. I ordered a small cup, and they made a medium cup, the lady said we got the order wrong, so it is free.

I will attempt to stop for now, we hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Free stuff be good, Don the Ford

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

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

August 27, 2025

                Good morning

                Yesterday's events: As usual I did get Alex to school on time. Back at home I decided to get a 20-minute nap and then do my daily reading from the bible. Reading completed I then decided to go to the bank to get a document notarized. They do it for free at my bank since I do have an account there. Completing that task I decided to go to the hair stylists and get my hair cut. It seems as if each month when I go to get my hair cut, they have raised the price a dollar. Use to be, old people could get their hair cut for $15.00, it has gone up to $19.00 now. What happened to the olden days when I could go to get my hair cut for a dollar, that was about 65 or 70 years ago when I was a kid.

                Hair cut complete, I returned home and kicked back in the Ford's ole recliner for a short nap. After I completed the nap, I decided to go out into the garage and continue doing some cleaning. I put in a couple hours and accomplished a slightly better organized and clean area. I did toss out some items and found some items that I had forgotten were there.

                I completed cleaning, I did get my container of ice water, and I went to the front porch. As I sat on the porch, I noticed a very nice breeze which made the after work resting feel very good. There were several hummingbirds, that is one at a time, trying to get something from the blooming flowers. Later my favorite wife came out and sat on the porch with me. It was another quiet afternoon.

                Today's plans, after getting Alex to school, I may attempt to remove some weeds from the Jasmin bed. There is some grass and some small trees popping up.

                I guess I will stop for now, we hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Weed puller, Don the Ford

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

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

August 26, 2025

                Good morning to you and we hope your day is starting nicely.

Yesterday's few events: I was able to get Alex to school safe and sound. I also got a cup of coffee before I went to pick Alex up. I got back home, and I went to the recliner to rest. I usually do rest, aka take a nap, for about 20 minutes before I go read the bible. After a nap I can stay awake when I'm reading.

I unexpectedly received a phone call from the Doctor's office saying, "we know you have a 4 o'clock appointment for today but if you want to come earlier you can", can you come in right now?" So, I jumped up and headed out to the Doctor's office.

Arriving at the doctor's office, I sat there waiting for a while. Finally, they got me in, and the doctor looked at me and said, "we can't take them stitches out yet, we'll have to do you next week." So now I have got to go back next week to get the stitches taken out. 

I came home and started cleaning the garage. I cleaned about 4 or 5 levels of shelves and work bench. The photo is before cleaning.

            I found a couple items when I was moving and cleaning so, I will provide a photo or two. Whose microscope was this?

 


 

 
            Another photo is of old tools. They were our parents or grandparents.

I also swept all the floor, and I used the blower to help remove some of the dust. It's going to take a while to do that hold garage.

My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday afternoon, there were a few neighbors who passed by, and we waved at them, but no one stopped and talked.

            I have no plans for today, we will see what happens after I drop Alex off at school.

            I am stopping for now, we hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

Cleaning person, Don the Ford

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

Monday, August 25, 2025

August 25, 2025

                Good morning to you from us in Hewitt TX. We hope you have an excellent day.

                Let's review what we did yesterday, we went out to lunch at the cracker store which is now being talked about on TV all the time. The food was good, the service was also good, and we enjoyed our meal.

                Returning home from lunch we rested a while then we brushed the dog to get rid of a bunch of loose hair. He is shedding enormously so we wanted to clean as much off as we could then we washed him, and he smells better now. I cleaned up the area of the loose hair that we had brushed off of him, then we all went to the driveway and kind of kicked back and relaxed later in the afternoon.

                We did not have any friends come over during our happy time yesterday afternoon, it was quiet, very little traffic on the street just a super quiet afternoon.

                Big plans for today are to get Alex to school safe and sound this morning and on time.  I might attempt to stop at the star coffee place before picking up Alex this morning. This afternoon I must go out to the skin doctor to get some stitches taken out. I kind of hope that all goes well without too much pain.

                Well, I guess that is all for now, we hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

Dog washer, Don the Ford

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

Saturday, August 23, 2025

August 23, 2025

                Allow me to start out with a good morning to all, we hope everyone has a very good day.

                Yesterday's events: yesterday I went outside and decided to dig a hole and plant a flower that my wife wanted planted. First, I got on my knees and maybe after praying a little bit, I pulled weeds out of the flower bed. Did I get them all, no but it does look a little better. I then decided to get the shovel and start digging. I had Removed several shovels full of dirt when I ran into some roots, but it started to rain. Naturally I put everything away, then I went and sat on the front porch and enjoyed the time as I watched it rain. Photo to follow.

Knowing their roots are there, my next plan when I start on the hole again is to move over about 5 or 6 inches and see if I can get away from those roots.

Topic change, squirrels: I have two events of squirrels that I would like to relay to you, and the first one is I understand that a squirrel can jump out of a tree easily from 10 feet high and not hurt itself. My favorite wife and I were sitting on the front porch when we heard something hit the ground in front of us. It was a squirrel. There had been two squirrels up in the tree running after each other and this one fell out. The estimated height that it fell from is about 20 feet. The squirrel got up, ran across the yard to another tree and went on up the tree.

The second story about a squirrel: yesterday as we were setting out on the front porch after the rain. There was a squirrel who appeared to be a younger squirrel in the neighbor's yard, and it was playing. By playing I mean it was jumping up in the air doing flip flops rolling around it would pick up a little piece of stick and grab it and throw it and then jump up like it was something chasing it and it would run around and jump and turn circles flip flops and it did that probably for 15 minutes. We have a lot of squirrels in the neighborhood, and we wish most of them were gone as they are eating the pecans off our pecan tree.

Security by the dog Tres: Even though our dog is fairly friendly, he seems to be mean because he's big and his bark is loud. Yesterday afternoon as my wife and I were sitting outside attempting to enjoy a quiet evening, there were 2 fellows walking down the street (one on either side of the street). They appeared to be going to each house, and we assume attempting to sell something. When the fellow on our side of the street walked from the other house towards our driveway where we were sitting, I looked at him, I shook my head no, and then let my dog start barking at him. He did not attempt to come in the driveway he walked on down the street. Guard dog be good.

Today's possible events enumerated: I plan on going out in the yard this morning and picking up some of the debris out of the backyard, I've already picked it up out of the front yard in preparation for our yard man Alex to come over this afternoon and Mow. Alex had something going on this morning. I think him and one of these buddies were going somewhere to do something so he decided he could come over in the afternoon. My favorite wife and I will probably go into town get our sandwiches at the sandwich shop as usual on Saturday. We may even stop at the booze emporium on the way home and pick up a bottle. We will likely stop at the cheap store and review their inventory then returning home I will go get Alex and bring him over and let him mow.

Well, I guess I will stop now we hope you have a good day and please stay safe and in you do.

Dog protection.  Don the Ford


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

Friday, August 22, 2025

August 22, 2025

                It appears to be a good morning here in Hewitt we did get a little rain yesterday. I haven't looked at the rain gauge this morning but yesterday afternoon it was showing about 1/8 of an inch of rain.

                We didn't do a lot yesterday; we did go out to lunch with a friend for her 84th birthday. Lunch was good conversations were lively we all had a good time. Later in the afternoon my favorite wife and I did sit outside on the front porch as it was thundering and sprinkling a little rain so we decided to sit on the porch where it might be dry. The neighborhood was very quiet as usual, no traffic, no birds, but several cats crossing the street from one neighbor's house to the other. Both of those neighbors feed the cats, so they'll go from one house to the other and back. There seems to be about four or five kittens and an adult or two.

                Today I need to take Alex to school on time this morning. I plan to do it a little differently than usual. I'm going to go to the coffee place and get a cup of coffee before I pick Alex up. I will be doing this to avoid a bunch of traffic that I got into yesterday.  Once I arrived at the Star Coffee place yesterday the traffic was wrapped around the building, and it took probably 15 minutes to get One Cup of coffee. No, I don't get out of my truck and go inside and get the coffee, yes it would probably be quicker, get off my case.

                It is very possible that my Favorite wife and I might go out for breakfast this morning as we did not go out for supper last night. Depending on how things go today I might actually get on my hands and knees and pull some weeds although it may be too wet, I'll have to look and see.

                I guess I will stop for now, we hope you have a very good day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Breakfast 😊Don the Ford


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

Thursday, August 21, 2025

August 21, 2025

                Good morning to everyone we hope your day is starting off well the sun's not up yet but I think we're going to have a nice day.

                Yesterday's events: Well, the day started off a little later than we had been starting, since I no longer needed to take Alex to football practice, I needed to get him to school about 8:00. He has dropped out of football and taken another class which I think is something along the lines of Professional Communications. I probably have the title wrong, but it has to do with communicating in a professional manner. After dropping Alex off at school, I decided I would attempt to drive through all the traffic up Hewitt drive to the star coffee place and get a cup. Traffic was crazy as school was getting started and everybody were taking their kids to school or going to work. I got there to the star coffee place and got a cup and was amazed on the way home, traffic had reduced to more or less normal.

                Back at home I started my very small post yesterday as I still had that large bandage on my face and it would get in front of my eyes which made it difficult to look down and see things down on the left side of my eye.

                I did take it easy during the rest of the day as I had an appointment, or I thought I had an appointment, to go to the doctor to get that big bandage removed from my face. I had gotten ready to go a little while ahead of time and was sitting here at the house when I got a call from the doctor and she said, "I tried to call anybody that's had surgery within 48 hours to see how they are doing". I said, "well I'm supposed to be out there at 1:00 for you to remove this bandage from my face and review the incision". The records did not show that I was supposed to be there, so she said, "why don't you come on out right now". I got up got out of the house and went straight on out there.

                Arriving there at the doctor's office I learned that my schedule for today had been deleted due to somebody who has the same name as me, and who had been there after me. One of the ladies went to my file instead of his file and took the appointment off.

                The nurse got me into the room and removed the bandage from my face, along with the item that was stuffed in my nostril. She removed it and I could breathe again, "nice". The doctor came in and checked me out and said it looked good, and she wanted me to come back on Monday so she could remove the stitches. I now have an appointment for Monday.

The new bandage they put on me is very small, easy to handle, I can look down and see things on the floor I can read now so I'm in a much better mood.

My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday afternoon for quite a while even though it was threatening rain, we did not get the rain we enjoyed the quiet neighborhood talking about oddball things. And that's my story about yesterday.

Plans for today; our big plans for today are to try to take it easy and we hope to go out to lunch with some friends celebrating one of the friend's birthdays. I will attempt to get Alex over to school on time this morning safely I hope, and I will probably procure a cup of coffee on my way home. I started working on this posting yesterday afternoon, and I don't have a lot to add this morning.

I'm going to call it quits for now, we hope you have a real good day and that everyone stays safe in all we do.

Complainer… Don the Ford


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

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

August 20, 2025

                The day seems to be starting off good so we will wish you a good morning.

                Yesterday was kind of a do-nothing day since I've had my surgery on my nose for the skin cancer. I have been sitting around with a bandage on my face doing nothing but complaining about the bandage on my face. I do have an appointment to go to the doctor today for them to remove the bandage and check everything out and see how it looks. This bandage makes it difficult to do many things including reading. We have put additional tape on it, but it is not stable.

                I did take Alex to school early yesterday as he was still in football but today, he goes in at the normal time, which is around 8:00. He decided he was not interested in football, so he quit. I don't know what class he's taking in the place of football. I guess that puts me off the very early morning schedule and back into my usual old person schedule.

                I will stop now and hope that you have a good day and that we all stay safe and all we do.

Don the Ford

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

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

August 19, 2025

                Good morning to you, we hope your day is starting off well and we hope it finishes well also. I did get Alex to school on time this morning And I did get a cup of coffee and came home. As you should understand I am sitting here in front of this computer attempting to put together today's blog.

                Yesterday's events were mostly based on my going to the doctor allowing them to cut on me, bandaged me up and sent me home. The rest of the day's events were based on me complaining about them cutting me up and the pain and aggravation of the bandage that I have. This bandage is very difficult to keep in place. It's big for a small area by my nose. I am supposed to go back to the doctor tomorrow, that will allow them to remove this bandage, check everything out and then put a new bandage on, if this bandage lasts that long. I'm probably going to have to re-tape it myself to keep it in place until tomorrow. I could continue complaining about this but that's for me not for you, I will change the subject.

                Allow me to talk about something different. I had stopped Talking to the computer when I looked at the TV monitor to see what it was saying. As I watched the TV, the computer was putting down all the words that the TV was saying so I had a large paragraph with information that I didn't implant into this computer. Yes, I deleted that and we're back to me now.

I've asked Alex if he was going to be busy Saturday, he said he didn't think so. I have asked him to consider coming over and mowing both the front and the backyard which will cost me money, but it will make me happy that I don't have to do it.

I have a photo of a flower. This is the first bloom on this plant and yes, it's like some of the other photos that I've shown you, but this is the first time this plant has bloomed.

                Well, I guess I'll stop working on this blog and sit in the front room and complain about my bandage. We hope you have a good day and please stay safe in all you do. Please be nice to old people with bandages.

Bandaged person… Don the Ford


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

Monday, August 18, 2025

August 18, 2025

                Good morning to all even though the sun's not up yet, yes, I did get the boy off to football practice early this morning, he is planning on quitting playing football.

                Sunday was kind of a normal day. We did go out for lunch, and we did do a little shopping after we had eaten lunch and we did goof around here at the house taking it easy along with sitting outside yesterday afternoon enjoying the quiet neighborhood.

                Plans for today are not really great. I go to the skin doctor so they can cut on me and try to remove another skin cancer as they call it. She usually does a really good job, hopefully she does a good job again. This isn't the first time they've cut on me.

                Well, I guess that's all I have to say. I should clean up and head over to the doctor's office. We hope you have a good day and that you stay safe in all you do.

Surgery… Don the Ford


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

Sunday, August 17, 2025

August 17, 2025

                Good Sunday morning to one and all, we hope you all have a very good day. Today's posting will be a little different from normal. We are going to talk about Friday, Saturday and then Sunday.

                On Friday morning I picked Alex up take him to school at the normal time and when we arrived at the school Alex said, "I forgot we're not supposed to be here for 30 more minutes". 

Back at home I sit down and begin to read from the Bible, and I finished reading about 9:30 that morning. I then decided since it was still cool outside and early morning I would go out and trim the backyard with a string trimmer preparing it for mowing.

                Trimming finished I Decided that I would mow the back 40. Now I had not planned on mowing but since it was still morning why not get it done. When I finished mowing, I went inside the house and rested for a while letting my old body recover from all the work.

                Our neighbor lady came over and asked if we would keep an eye on her house while they were going to the funeral of her husband. My favorite wife and I did watch the funeral online from our house and we kept an eye on her property using our security cameras.

                Later in the afternoon we sat outside, and a friend came over, yes we do have a couple friends and sometimes one will come over and visit us. As usual we had a lot of good conversations talking about politics and everything else you can think of including the Bible. All the discussions were finished, our friend left, and we came in the house for supper and now you know our Friday's events.

                Allow me to start on Saturday's events; Saturday morning a little before 8:00am I headed over to David's house where I had parked my trailer a couple days before. He had loaded it with some trash and with some limbs from the trees which we needed to haul off to the dump. On the way to his house, I stopped at the star coffee place and procured a cup of coffee. Arriving at David's house I connected the trailer to the pickup truck, and we put some straps on the items on the trailer to keep them from falling off when we drove.

                We arrived at the dump site got checked in. We got everything unloaded and I spoke with Juan, the fellow that works at the city and he asked if they had come and fixed the ditch behind my house yet, to which I replied "no". He asked me to talk to the lady down at the gate and set up an appointment for his team to come to our house and fix the ditch.

We drove home to David's house he got out and went in then I drove on back to my house where I was able to back the trailer into the backyard and get it in place unhook it from the pickup truck and then get my truck back out of the backyard safely.

                I then proceeded into the homestead where I was able to take a shower, get some clean clothes on and kick back in my recliner and rest for a few minutes before our families arrived. We all then headed into town to one of our favorite restaurants for a nice lunch which was celebrating my birthday.

                Launch completed we headed back home where we sat around and talked with Patrick and Karla for a while before they headed back to their home down near Austin. Later in the afternoon we went outside and sat for a while. There was very little traffic, no birds hanging around, it was just very quiet.

Sundays plans: we will likely go over for lunch at the cracker store, and I know my favorite wife has a couple things he wants to do after that, AKA shopping, then we'll head for home and take it easy the rest of the day.

I will stop for now. We hope you all have a real good day and be safe in all you do, also enjoy some time with your family.

Fords be busy… Don the Ford  


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

Friday, August 15, 2025

August 15, 2025

                Allow me to say good morning to all and we hope you have a very nice day.

                This morning, I started off a little odd and I will tell you about it. I went over to get Alex at our usual time, he came out got in the car and we drove over to school. When we arrived at school he said oh, I forgot, we weren't supposed to be here until 6:45, that is 30 minutes later than usual. We drove through the parking lot and on up to the Star coffee place where we got a couple cups of coffee and then started back towards the school. Arriving back at the school we found a parking place and sat there for a few minutes then he decided he'd go on in as it was almost time to start.

                I asked Alex if he had a scrimmage game tomorrow or practice tomorrow and he said he did. I then said so you're not going to be able to go out to lunch with us tomorrow and he didn't say anything. I asked how he was going to get to the scrimmage game, and he said his parents would take him. I then said so your parents aren't going to be able to go out to lunch tomorrow either and he had an odd look on his face. I had assumed that our family would all go out to lunch tomorrow to celebrate an old person's birthday. speaking of birthday, I have a photo of the birthday cake, it is a cheese cake.

                Yesterday Events weren't very exciting, we kind of hung around the house did very little. We went out to supper, and it was good then after supper we went and bought a present for our neighbor whose husband has passed away, then we went to the viewing for our friend.

                I really don't have any big plans for the day. The backyard might need to be mowed. I'm not sure if I want to mess with that or not, but I will find something to do.

                I did get the new computer working yesterday I finally decided to hold the on and off button down for a while and it shut itself down. Then I started it back up and it's working just fine as a matter of fact I'm using it right now.

                Well, I think I'll stop for now we hope you have a real good day, stay safe in all you do and be nice to old / all people.

Don the Ford

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

Thursday, August 14, 2025

August 14, 2025

            I would like to say good morning to all, but is it? I started the new computer and for some reason it came to a halt and I can not get it to respond in any way. Ok, it may not be the best morning as I must enter any data by the ole key board, but I still want to wish you a good morning.

            The new computer seems to be locked in some mode and I can’t make it do anything including shut it off.

            Let’s stop thinking about the other computer and see what I can provide that could be interesting, or at least something for you to read.

Yesterday’s events: we did drive to Temple Texas to visit with my favorite wife’s eye doctor, and that all went well. On the way home from Temple we could see lots of dark clouds in the sky. As we came closer to Hewitt (our town) we received a little rain, but nothing impressive. Once we were back in Hewitt it was raining but not very hard. When we arrived at the homestead, I checked the rain gage and we had ½ inch of rain in it. It must have been raining all the time we were gone and it was still raining. Later in the morning I checked the rain gage again and we had a little over ¾ of an inch, nice!

            In the afternoon my favorite wife and I went to the grocery stores to get a few things. Returning home, it was time for us to go outside and relax. Since it had rained, we decided to sit on the front porch rather than the drive way. As usual we had no friends to talk with and we learned that our friends who live across the street have started another vacation. This time we understand they are visiting the national parks like Yellow Stone.  

            I have a photo of some clouds and the photo isn’t as good as seeing it in person. The gray cloud is in front of the cloud that is reflecting the sun light.


            Today’s plans: as I had stated previously, we did get ¾ inch of rain yesterday and it was needed but, it may cause a problem too. I need to get the trailer out of the back yard as Dave wants me to bring it to his house so they can load some limbs and trash on it, and then we would take it to the dump on Saturday. Saturday, we are also planning to go out for lunch with Patrick, Karla, Dave, Claire and Alex, so we need to get to the dump early. I do not want to drive the pickup truck out into the yard, that will make tracks in the yard due to the wet ground. I have another option and that is, get the riding mower out and use it to pull the trailer to the gate where I can hook it up to the truck. Taking the trailer to Daves house is easy, backing it into his drive way which is on a big incline is difficult.

            I did go to the Star coffee place this morning and I got a free cup of coffee; it was free as this is my birthday. On the way home from getting the coffee I stopped at the teller machine and got our weekly stipend. Returning home my new computer basically locked up and it is still not working.

            Since this is Thursday, we will likely go out for supper this evening and later we will go to the funeral home for the viewing of our neighbor.

            Wow, lots to do on a day that I would like to just take it easy. I guess I will stop for now we hope you have a good day and stay safe in all we do.

Clouds… Don the Ford

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

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

August 13, 2025

                We wish you a good morning and we hope you have an excellent day.

                Yesterday's review: I did get the front yard mowed, and it looks good, I did get Alex the football practice and home safe after practice, my favorite wife and I did go out for breakfast yesterday, we did sit outside yesterday afternoon enjoying the warm weather. They had predicted some rain and light storms for yesterday, which we got none.

                Big plans for today are to take my wife to the eye doctor, which is in Temple TX 30 miles away, then come back home and take it easy the rest of the day. There is one project I need to do and that is to dig a hole and plant a flour. Now the hole would be about as big as the flowerpot that it's in so yes, that's work. Maybe I'll be able to do it, maybe I'll just have to take it easy.

                Well, I guess I will stop for now, yes this is another short post. We hope you have a very good day and please stay safe in all you do.

Senior person, Don the Ford


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

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

August 12, 2025

                Good morning to all. I sat down here at the old computer a little before 6:00 AM and I'm thinking I do not have a lot to say. Thinking about yesterday, I went out and watered the potted plants and as I was getting close to the end I decided to re-pot a couple plants that my wife has been wanting to see repotted for some time. These are big plants, and she feels like they needed more room for their roots, so we give them bigger pots. I was able to get them repotted without any damage to the flowers and without her knowing that I did it. I also completed watering all the plants.

                We sat outside yesterday afternoon I tried to use a couple different fans other than the big fan and they worked OK but the big fan moves air better, but it makes more noise, so who knows what we'll do today.

                I have suggested that my favorite wife and I might go out for breakfast this morning. We haven't totally decided on that yet, but I think there's a good possibility. I will need to pick Alex up at school from football practice an hour later today as they are doing a fund raiser.

                When I return home from dropping Alex off at his house today, my plan is to mow the front yard. Yesterday afternoon as my wife and I were sitting outside some lady stopped at our driveway rolled her window down and said, "your yard really looks so nice, it's so pretty" and she asked who does your yard work. I said I do it myself then she said again, "it's pretty" and drove off. When I look at yards up and down the street our grass is probably as pretty as anybody's but our neighbor down the street has a bunch of flowers in his and it really looks nice.

                Another yesterday event: I noticed while sitting here in my office a German shepherd about the size of ours out in our yard checking things. I thought "whose dog is this running loose". The German shepherd left our yard and went on down the street and a friend down the street called and said there's a German shepherd out and I thought it was yours at first, but I can tell it's not your dog, I wonder whose dog it is. As we were talking on the phone he said, "some lady just pulled up in a white car opened the door and the German shepherd jumped in and she's driving off". I looked at the camera and I said yeah, I see her driving up the street right now and guess what, she's driving into the driveway at the house on the corner where the new people live.

Later in the day that same German shepherd was out again running loose and again we saw the lady in the white car drive down the street open the door the dog jumps in, and she went back to her house on the corner.

                Well, I guess I will stop aggravating you with my words. We hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do and be happy.

Another German shepherd?

Don the Ford


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

Monday, August 11, 2025

August 11, 2025

                It is a little before 6:00 AM here at the Ford homestead I have already dropped Alex off at football practice went and got me a cup of coffee and I'm back here at the house sitting in front of the computer talking to it. I have noticed that when dictating to the computer you must be careful and read the words afterwards because it does not always understand what I say. Even though it's still dark outside I want to wish each of you a very good morning.

                Yesterday was a normal Sunday, nothing unusual happened, just a lot of sitting around doing nothing.

                No big plans for today, I hope to get Alex home from practice at about 11:15 today, there are things in the backyard that need to be done but I don't know that I'm going to do any of those. I do want to go up to the bank and ask a couple questions.

                David and Alex did come over yesterday for a short visit. My favorite wife and I did sit outside yesterday afternoon with a big fan on and enjoyed the quiet neighborhood.

                With nothing else to talk about I will stop talking, we hope you have a good day and be safe in all you do.

Lazy day… Don the Ford


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

Sunday, August 10, 2025

August 10, 2025

                Good morning to anybody that happens to be reading this. We hope your day starting off well and you have a good day.

                For anybody that reads these posts they know that I did not send one yesterday as my day was kind of busy, oddly enough, old people can be busy. What did I do yesterday well early morning; as soon as it got bright enough to see outside, I went out and started working in the backyard since my grandson, "AKA yard man Alex" had a scrimmage football game so he couldn't come over and do my work for me.

                I went out back first and picked up all the dog droppings, I then got the riding mower out and after checking everything, adding some gas I started mowing the backyard. Backyard mode, I parked the riding mower then I got the string trimmer out and started trimming everywhere that needed it. The entire process took about an hour and a half maybe and then I went into the house wanting to get a shower and clean up a little bit.

                After the shower I started to go in and read my Bible and then I realized that I was tired, so instead of going and reading the Bible I crawled on my recliner and took a nice well-deserved rest, also known as an app. (I did read from the bible later in the afternoon) After the nap was completed, I went ahead and got dressed. My wife and I then headed into town for our Saturday sandwich. Sandwiches eaten, we then headed over to a couple different stores looking for an Angel which my wife could give to our neighbor whose husband passed away. We did not find the Angel. We went to the cheap store where I bought one item and then we came home.

                We sat outside yesterday afternoon, part of the time we had the big fan on, and part of the time there was a breeze blowing and we didn't need to have the big fan on. Nobody came over to sit with us, we were all alone in the neighborhood, it was quiet, even the birds weren't too noisy.

                Possible things we might do today, we probably will go out for lunch or breakfast depending on our mood or what we are hungry for, when we get there. After that, no big plans. We should return home and try to stay restful and relaxed.

                This morning as Tres and I went out front for his check of the front yard I noticed that our yard looked very nice since I had mowed it a couple days ago, and I noticed that our neighbor next door his yard was very nice since his brother had come over and mowed it for him. Two yards side by side both looked really nice. There are other yards in the neighborhood that look nice and then there are other yards.

                Well, I guess that is it for now, I will shut up and let you go rest a little bit. We hope you have a very good day filled with lots of friends or family and kindness, please be safe in all we do.

Sunday! Don the Ford


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