December 22, 2025

                Good morning, we hope you are ready for Christmas as it is this Thursday. When you are enjoying food and gifts with family and friends, also consider the true meaning of Christmas.  

                Sundays events: I prepared a wonderful meal for my favorite wife using the microwave, yes, I do know how to put things in the microwave and then turn it on. Actually, some of the microwave items are good.

                I turned the lawn sprinkler system on as the yard and flowers needed some water. I should note that the yard is almost covered again with leaves so it doesn't seem as if Alex and I did any work removing the leaves Saturday. The trees will soon be done dropping the leaves, I hope.     

After eating I decided I should wash some clothes, and yes, I now know how to use the washing machine and the dryer. I had three small loads of clothes, and they were all washed and dried.

Washing completed, I decided to get the trike out and see if it still worked. I rode it up and down the street a couple times and one time through the front yard. The trike just sits in the garage, and we almost never ride it. It stays in the garage, and I had moved it out of the way as I was looking for an item. I did not find what I was looking for, so, that is when I decided to take it for a short ride.

I did enjoy reading from the bible for a while and I was able to get a nap or two in during the day. Well, I guess I should stop for now and we hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

Don the Ford    

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

December 21, 2025

                Good Sunday morning, we hope you had a good night and that you will have a better day even though it is the first day of winter.  

                Let's see what happened yesterday. My favorite wife and I did get up on time, and I went to get breakfast burritos, as noted in the previous post. The burritos are nice size so we cut the burrito in half, and she takes half and I am allowed to have the other half. We bought two so I cut the other one in half and took half for Alex to eat as we were driving back to our homestead. I kept the last half for my lunch later Saturday.

I went to get Alex at about 9:00am and he ate the burrito. We got drinks, and Alex explained that he needed to get his weight down to 200 pounds before he could register for the Marines. I suggested that in the future he should drink coffee instead of the drink he usually gets as it is a sweet drink with whipped cream on top.  

Back at home we each picked up a leaf blower and started moving leaves from the driveway to the front yard. After a short time, Alex went to the shed and brought the mower to the front yard where he began vacuuming the leaves from the yard.  I continued blowing the leaves from the flower beds onto the yard and he vacuumed.

When we finished our work, the yard looked good but there were a lot of leaves on the street and in neighbor's yards. Working over we started for Alex's house, but I deviated and went to the George restaurant where I found a parking space close to the door. I ordered a to go lunch for my favorite wife. It took a few minutes to get it and then we headed for Alex's house.

Back at home my favorite wife started eating the salad. The salad had onions in it and the front room smelled like onions. The smell did not take away from the taste of the salad.

A friend who my wife refers to as one of her sisters came for a visit and stayed for a while. It is nice to have friends drop by. My favorite wife received a gift, photo to follow.

About 3:00pm we went outside and sat on the driveway, my favorite wife in her wheelchair and I on a chair with rollers. We enjoyed the quiet and warm afternoon, 78 degrees. I did get up from my chair and trimmed a bush that was near to where we were sitting. Working while I was resting, is that possible?

Another friend came and visited for a while, and we had a bunch of conversations mostly about doctors and acks and pains.

Spring has sprung fall as fail winters here, and the leaves have all fallen off the tree, photo to follow.

Well, I guess I should stop for now, we hope you have a good first day of winter and stay safe in all you do.

Don the Ford    

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

December 20, 2025

                I would like to say good morning, but it isn't morning when I am writing this. Yep it is evening as I am sitting here in the Ford's ole recliner with the laptop on my lap. Wow, I guess that is why they call them laptops.

                I did almost nothing yesterday as I sat around here at the house. I did not even leave the house to get a cup of coffee. I did go out and water the plants in the greenhouse, and yes, I usually refer to it as a hot house. Now that I am thinking about it, it was over 90 degrees in the greenhouse today. There are plants that are still blooming in the greenhouse.

                I also watered the black berry plants as they needed it. I might turn the lawn sprinklers on this weekend just to give the yard some water. After all that work I picked up sticks out of the front yard as Alex, and I plan to attempt to remove the leaves if it isn't too windy today.

                A couple friends were supposed to drop by today, but they did not. A friend who had said she would not come today, came by and visited for a while.

                I did some work on the homework for bible study yesterday. Our next meeting will be January 15th; we are on Christmas break. The school kids are now on a break also.

                One of our friends has retired this week; she said she is looking forward to being unemployed. I wonder if she has thought that she will have to put up with I mean be with her husband as he is retired too.

                Today (aka Saturday morning): I have gone to get breakfast burritos for me and my favorite wife, and they were good. I do need to get Alex to come to our house in a little while and we will do some yard work.

                Well, I guess I should stop and get started. We hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do. Keep all your friends, family and us in your prayers.

Don the Ford

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

December 19, 2025

                Well, we have had another cool night here in Hewitt Texas, but we still want to wish you a good morning and an even better day. We are supposed to warm up today, so the cold is not yet here to stay.

                Spring has sprung Fall has fell, and winter is trying to get here. Speaking of fall and things falling, when I returned from taking Alex to school yesterday morning as I pulled into the driveway, I noticed a lady walking her two small dogs coming up the street. I got out of the Fords ole Chevy and walked out to the street with my phone in hand. The lady became close and said to me, "your yard is showing what fall should look like". I said, "I would get my grandson to come over and remove them", and she said, "good luck on that". Photo to follow.

                It appears that about half of the leaves are now on the ground or the street. The wind is welcome to remove then by blowing them into the neighbor's yard but, I think as usual we will be the ones to remove the leaves. Below you may see a second photo of the leaves and the dog Tres.

My favorite wife and I sat outside for a while yesterday afternoon and the leaves were falling on us, but the weather was warm and there was a little breeze.

                I have another photo to present to you, and it is of a lamp that is in my office. This lamp has to do with one of the old Christmas TV movies.

My friend and neighbor have one in the window of his man cave, so that encouraged me to get mine out and present it to anyone who comes in my office (and online).

I needed to go to the hair stylists and get my hair cut. The person who cut my hair was a male, and he was wearing a hat which I thought was not nice and was kind of odd. I like the ladies to cut my hair as they seem to be more friendly, but they all seem to do a good job. I also got a new prescription for my wife to help with her urinary infection.

After sitting outside for a while yesterday afternoon, I went to the store and got a couple items that my favorite wife wanted (aka needed) to get. It is crazy how high the price of everything is. On the way home I stopped at the chicken salad store and got a couple salads for our supper. They cost a little more than usual and when I got home, I checked the food and they both had two scoops of chicken salad in the container, so twice as much salad to eat.

                Today I do not need to take Alex to school, as his dad starts a vacation and it is his mother's normal day off so they will take and get him from school, and I guess I will just stay at home and do nothing.

                Wow, nothing for an ole person to do! I am stopping for now. We hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do, as we pray for others. The Lord will bless you when you pray for others!

Don the Ford

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

December 18, 2025

Good morning to one and all, we hope your day is starting off better than expected.

                We had a tough day yesterday as we were in the emergency room at the hospital for 13 hours. They were loaded with people coming and going. We sat there doing nothing other than waiting for at least 12 of those hours. We wished we would have gone to an urgent care rather than the emergency room. After sitting there all day we learned that my favorite wife has a urinary infection. We now have a 10-day prescription to eliminate the infection. If one problem isn't enough (broken leg) then a second problem (urinary infection) makes life more challenging.

                My favorite wife and I went the entire day without eating any thing or drinking anything, not even a cup of coffee. We were both hungry when we made it home, so I went to the chicken place and bought our suppers.

                Our dog had no food to eat until about 4:00pm when Dave came over and fed him. We were both sure the Tres was wondering where we were and why we were gone.

                Today I need to take Alex to school and then pick him up at noon thirty (12:40pm) and get him back home safe and sound. The physical therapist will be here at about 9:00am to help my favorite wife to do her exercises. I think one of my favorite wife's friends called and plans on dropping by this afternoon.

                Well, I should stop for now, we hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do. Be nice to others and keep all your friends and family in your prayers.

Don the Ford

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

December 16, 2025

                Well, we have Another cool morning although it is not as cold as it was yesterday, but it is jacket weather. I have gone and taken Alex to school this morning I did get him there on time and this week is their finals tests week.

                For some reason, I have been thinking about the use of nicotine and tobacco. In the olden days and I'm talking about 30 years ago I used to smoke a pipe. That was during the time when we could still smoke in the office at work. I quit smoking the pipe and switched to chewing tobacco which means I was addicted to nicotine.

                I find it odd when I see somebody smoking a cigarette, I do occasionally see somebody smoking one of those electric cigarettes or whatever they're called and blowing a puff of smoke or steam out but when I see somebody with a cigarette in their hand, I think boy that's odd.

                Anyone who is using tobacco on a regular basis is an addict. Addicted to the nicotine is just like other people who are addicted to different drugs. Now I quit more than 20 years ago and I'm glad that I did. I know that it is difficult to get out of an addiction even intelligent people have trouble getting out of an addiction.

                First a person must truly want to change, and the addiction keeps them from wanting to stop.

If they decide that they want to stop, they should set a date to stop. It isn't easy to stop.

When the addict decides to stop and have set a date, they should tell all their friends and family. There are a couple reasons for others to know. The addict will be in a bad mood, madder at times than a mashed cat, others need to be expecting this anger.

The fact that others know, they will ask how this person is doing and encourage them and also not get upset if the person is angry. It really helps when others are on your side and asking about your progress.

When a person tries to stop the addiction without informing others, most likely says "I doubt if I can stop" and they will possibly go a day or two then back into the addiction.

It isn't easy! I said when I quit, "if they tell me I have a couple months to live the first thing I will do is go buy me some chewing tobacco." You think I wasn't addicted!

I will stop preaching for now, we hope you have a good day and stay safe In all you do.

Don the Ford  

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

December 15, 2025

                It is a cold morning here in Hewitt, it is 28 degrees at the Ford's homestead, but the so-called hot house is above freezing at 40 degrees.

                I have been commenting on the tree leaves and that they are turning into fall colors. Well, yesterday morning I came to the Ford's old desk and when I looked at the security cameras I was then surprised. There were leaves on the driveway along the garage door and around the swing. I do have a photo for my enjoyment.

                I was able to remove most of these leaves, as I did not want then to blow into the garage.

                Sunday was a do-nothing day as we sat around with nothing to do. When you can't get up and walk around the house and you are basically stuck to a chair, that is a boring day. The TV had nothing worth watching and it was too cool to go outside. I did go to the Cracker store and purchased some food to go.

                I did go out and push the trash can out to the street early this morning and it was a good thing as the trash truck came by early to get the trash. While I was outside moving the trash can I noticed that our flag was hung on the light at the top of the pole. I attempted to use the rope and get the flag unhooked but I could not. That means I will need to bring the pole down to get the flag unhooked. That is not easy, but it is something that I can do.

                I don't need to take Alex to school today so I again have little to do. I might go to the store to get a couple of grocery items but other than that nothing doing.

                I did have some problems with the printer yesterday, but I requested help from our son Patrick, and it is now working again. I still have a problem that I will look into as it does not seem to print the color red as it should. All the ink levels appear to be close to full, wow there is always something to get my attention.

                Our last bible study meeting for this year (2025) is tonight, and I would like to go, but I don't like leaving my favorite wife alone at night, even though she says it is ok.

                Well, allow me to stop for now and I will wish you a good and safe day.

Don the Ford

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

December 14, 2025

                Good morning from the Fords to you, we hope all have a nice day, and think about the real reason for Christmas. The temp this morning is in the 40s but it is supposed to get cold tonight, even below freezing.

                I went into town yesterday and purchased a couple grocery items, and that was possibly the most interesting thing I did all day. A friend dropped by and brought a couple items that she had baked. These items she brought will be eaten after a meal or as a snack as they are sweet. I had some this morning with a cup of coffee.

My favorite wife and I did venture outside to the driveway about 3:00pm where the sun was shining and there was no breeze. It was very warm and the neighborhood was quiet. A friend from across the street came over and sat with us for a while, most of the discussions were about recovery from surgeries as the neighbor had heart surgery.

Different topic: I do have a photo of the orange leaves that are still on our trees.

There are still green trees and trees with red leaves in the neighborhood.

We are supposed to get some freezing weather Sunday night and that might cause the leaves to start to fall. I better cover the outside faucets before the cold weather comes. 

Well, I did help my wife change into a different set of PJs. Yep, she is all cleaned up and looking good.

Today I might go to the Cracker store for our lunch as they have a real good Pot Roast, which both my wife and I enjoy.  

I will stop for now, we hope you have a good day and please stay safe in all you do, as you are being nice to others.

Don the Ford

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

December 13, 2025

                We wish you a good morning and a very nice day. Today is my favorite granddaughter's 19^th birthday, and yes as Alex says, "she is your only granddaughter".

                Today is Saturday and at this point in time I have no big plan. I did a couple things yesterday. I took a list and went shopping for some groceries and there were other items on the list besides food. I did get a couple of frozen items that I thought my favorite wife might like. I guess I could say my wife is picky when it comes to food. I did warm one of the frozen meals and she liked it. I hope the others are also enjoyed by my favorite wife.

                The sun was shining yesterday, and I needed to water the items in the hot house. The temp outside was mid 60s and when I went to the hot house the temp inside was 100 degrees. The sun heats it up better than a heater or heat lamps. I did get all the plants watered even though it was excessively hot inside.

                My favorite wife and I went outside and set for a while in the afternoon sun. It was warm and not breezy, so we enjoyed the quiet afternoon. We returned to the house after about an hour outside and that was when a couple of friends and neighbors came to visit. The ladies sat in the front room talking and I went to the ole office.

                Today, I might go into Waco to get a grocery item, and I would like to go to Arby's and get some lunch sandwiches, but they have done away with the 2 sandwiches for $7.50. The last time I went there each sandwich was $7.50 each.

                I have a photo of some blooms that are in the flower bed in the front yard. Don't look at the weeds, just look at the blooms.

                Well, I guess I should take a break and relax after all this data entry. We hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Don the Ford

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

December 12, 2025

Good morning from us to you, we hope everyone has a good day.

                Nothing exciting happening here at the Ford homestead. We sat outside for a while yesterday afternoon in the warm sun and while we were out there a couple of neighbors dropped by. It was noted that since we are all older people the topics of our conversations were mostly about aches and pains or medicines.

                  Our favorite granddaughter has her birthday tomorrow; she will be 19 years old. We do not know if they have a party planned for her or not but if they do, we will not be able to go.

                I do need to go to the store today and get a few things, I have made a list and hope to be able to find the items.

                Different topic: I get tired of seeing the same things on the TV every day. Now part of this is that when I am doing nothing other than sitting there, I watch too much so-called news and they do repeat the same topics. One channel will show something that is breaking news and later in the day we see the same breaking news. It is only breaking the first time they show it.

                Well, I think I will stop for now and make a cup of coffee then get on the ole recliner and watch the news on TV.

                We hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

                                                Thanks for your prayers!

Don the Ford

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

December 11, 2025

                Good Thursday morning to you, we hope your day is starting off well and that it is an outstanding day for you.

                Big plans for today: I have changed the sheets and pillowcases from our ole bed, I started washing some items in the washing machine, I have vacuumed the floors, and I will need to go to the store for a few items. Wow, who knew The Don could do all those things.

                I took Alex to school this morning on the early schedule. I learned that the school opens the doors at 7:30 and that is the time he is required to be there. He is practicing target practice for ROTC.

                The rehab lady has been here this morning, and she is now gone; my favorite wife seemed to do good with the exercises today.  

                I might go to the George restaurant and get some lunch for us today. I have been thinking some fish for lunch might be good.

                Well, I don't have anything interesting to tell you so I guess I will stop and let you go, we hope you have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

Don the Ford

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

December 10, 2025

                It is no longer morning here at the Fords homestead, so I will wish you a good afternoon. My day started off kind of badly as I had a small problem with vertigo. I did my exercises that the doctor showed me how to do and I got back to normal in a short while.

                Things I have done today: I went to the bank and checked on a couple things then I went to Ollies and purchased some things for my favorite wife (various batteries). She is working on things that have batteries like candles, angels and other devices. She can do that kind of work without getting out of her chair.

                Speaking of getting out of a chair, she is getting much better moving from one chair to another or getting in and out of the bed.  

I also bought her a soft rubber ball which she can use in her daily exercises, and a box of candy which is now close to her chair.

I vacuumed the floors and then I cleaned the vacuum as it did not seem to be getting everything. This is a battery powered vacuum, and it needed a good cleaning. Yes, I went outside to clean it, I may not be very smart, but I knew it would have a lot of crud inside of it and I don't need it in the house.

I fixed lunch for my favorite wife and myself, and it wasn't great. We have some frozen meals that we can warm in the microwave, and most of them are not that good. I have a pizza in the freezer which I might attempt to fix for supper. Pizza and salad could be good.

A friend dropped by for a short time just to see how we are doing.

                Well, I guess I should get the pizza out of the freezer so I will stop for now. Have a good rest of the day and be safe in all you do.

Don the Ford

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

December 9, 2025

                We have another cold, good morning here in Hewitt, we hope your day is starting with warmth.

                Yesterday was kind of another day of same things with nothing exciting happening. My favorite wife thought we had some straw that we could put in the manger, but I went and looked and found nothing. Later my favorite wife got in her wheelchair, and I took her out to the garage, and she did not find the straw.

                I decided to see if I could buy some straw, so I went to Wally World, and they did not have any straw. Then, after stopping at the Star coffee place and purchasing a cup I headed into Waco to the Hobby store, and they had some straw. They had about 6 or 8 check-outs and the lines were very long, it seemed as if everyone was there shopping.

                Heading home I stopped and purchased a gallon of unsweet tea for my favorite wife. Back at home I put some straw in the manger, and I think it looks better now.

                We had sandwiches for supper, and the meat was left over from the food Dave and Alex brought to us Sunday.

                I decided to not go to Bible study last night as I do not want to leave my wife home alone at night. I will leave her alone for a while during daytime but not at night. If there was an emergency she would not be able to do much, maybe she could move around a little in the wheelchair but that isn't easy on the carpet. I have been doing my bible study homework, and I would like to go to the meetings. As I have stated before, I can see the lecture on the computer the next day.

                I need to get Alex and take him to school this morning and the person from rehab is supposed to be here about 11:00am.

I have a photo showing that the trees in the front yard are starting to turn color.

                Well, I guess I should stop for now. May we all have a blessed day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Don the Ford

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

December 8, 2025

                We wish you a good morning and hope it is warm wherever you are. It is 33 degrees according to the Alexa, and that is too cold.

                Yesterday was also a cold day and my favorite wife and I did nothing, literally nothing. We sat here in the house hoping to find something interesting on the TV and we found nothing.

Now I did at lunch time go to the cracker store and purchased two meals for us, and that place was full of people. If we had gone there planning on eating inside, we would have had to wait 30 minutes or more to be seated.

                Yesterday evening Dave and Alex came over with food for our supper, and it was good. We had pork chops with green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy along with some very nice rolls. I now have some leftovers for lunch today.

                We have no plans for today; I did not need to take Alex to school so I am just sitting here in front of this ole laptop computer wondering what I might do. We need some straw for the manger, and my favorite wife believes there may be some in a box in the garage. I will probably move the van out of the garage and see if I can find the box. If not, I might need to drive in to Waco and purchase some straw.   

                We have bible study this evening and I am considering going to the class but not staying for the lecture. I can see the lecture the next day on my computer, if they send me the address. I do not like to leave My favorite wife alone as she can not answer the door if someone comes to the door, but our Dog Tres can let anyone who comes to the door know he is there guarding my favorite wife.

                I have made a cup of home-brewed coffee, and it is rather strong, and I will take it to the ole recliner and see if I can get some rest after all this strenuous data entry (aka Nap).

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

                                                                Thank you!

  Don the Ford

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

December 7, 2025

            We want to wish you a good morning this Sunday from us here in Hewitt, Texas. I hope to post a photo in this post.

            What did The Don do yesterday, nothing much. During the day he was allowed to wash some clothes which are mostly his as his favorite wife has been wearing mostly PJs (aka Pajamas). During that time, he was allowed to go and purchase some food from a drive-through restaurant. After eating The Don was allowed to remove the items from the washer and put them in the dryer.

The Don asked his favorite wife if she wanted to go outside and sit in the sun as he was going to work on the manger. While she was sitting there and he was working, a friend dropped by and visited his favorite wife, as he attempted to work. The neighbor kids came over and visited for a while. There were a bunch of questions as to what I was doing and why I was doing it, by the kids.

It took longer than I had expected, but I got most of the manger done. We still need some straw to put in and around the manger. I had a couple photos taken after the lights came on.

            I was able to get everything put away and push my favorite wife's wheelchair back into the house. We did receive food for our supper from Dave and family yesterday evening, and it was good! 

            Well, I guess I should stop and wish you a good day and pray that you all stay safe in all you do.

Don the Ford

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

December 6, 2025

                Good morning to all even though mine started out good but suddenly went to not so good. I had done my morning duties and was heading to the ole desk in the so-called office area. I had a glass of milk in hand and a breakfast sandwich in the microwave. I placed the glass of milk on the desk and then knocked it over. Milk was on the desk and on the floor and it took some time to clean it up. I now know that my computer mouse had milk inside it. The computer was safe, and I am now using it. This must mean I am going to have a day filled with interesting events.

                Yesterday I ventured out to the shed and after moving items out I was able to get a few Christmas decorations that go in the manger seen. Photo of the shed and items that needed to be moved to get to the back.

                I did put the manger together and I was assuming that Alex would be here today to help put up a few decorations, but he is not. He had something he needed to attend and I think it had to do with ROTC.

                I guess if anything gets done today it will be me alone doing it.

                I need to get a cup of coffee, not from the Star coffee place and see if there is anything my favorite wife wants me to do.

                We hope you all have a good day and stay safe in all you do.

Don the Ford    

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

December 5, 2025

                Again, we wish you a good morning. I do not need to take Alex to school this morning as his friend is going to pick him up on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, I get him on Tuesday and Thursday. I need to ask him how he is doing in the ROTC target practice.

It was cold here again yesterday and I needed to get outside and water the flowers in the hot house but without any sun it would be cold and wet.

                The cleaning lady came to our house and has been cleaning each room. Also, the lady from health care (aka rehab) came to our house and showed us some of the exercises my favorite wife will need to be doing in order to recover.

                Lunch time came and the cleaning lady had brough her lunch and she started eating. I decided to go to the chicken salad place to get our lunch. After eating we were talking with the cleaning lady and we noted that we were from Missouri, so she asked what part of Missouri, and we said Cape. She was surprised and she said she was also from Cape. We talked about Missouri for a while then she got back to work. She did a really good job and will be back in 2 weeks.

                I did get outside and watered the flowers in the hot house. I had just started watering when I received a call from a neighbor who had some Chili for our supper. I stopped watering and headed into the house to receive free Texas style chili. Texas chili does not have beans in it. There were also some muffins, and supper was all good.

                No big plans for today I may go to get some groceries today and if it isn't too cold I might go to the shed and see if I can find some things.

                There will not be many Christmas presents here at the Ford house this year, we bought the gifts from Gabi's list, and we have not received any list for anyone else, so we will give money, and they can get what they want. I do need to go to the bank to check on a couple things next week, maybe I can get some money to use for gifts.

                I do have a photo of the Christmas tree that is in the Ford's ole homestead.

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

Don the Ford

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