September 8, 2024

            It is a good Sunday morning, the pot hound Tres and I have ventured out to the front yard early this morning, and it was cool outside. It was 59 degrees and it felt very good, so we wish you all a cool good morning.

            Review of yesterday’s events: I will attempt to provide this information in a chronological order, for that one person, in other words, what happen first, second and so on.

            I finished reading from the bible about 10:30am so my favorite wife suggested we leave early. We were going to go to the Wally World pharmacy and see if we could get the Flu shot and the new covid shot. They took our info and we had to fill out a form then they gave us the shots. Yes, we got both shots, one in each arm. The lady who gave us the shots said they had received 100 of the covid shots, so we were glad we went there early.

            Shot in both arms, we headed into Waco for the lunch sandwich. I paid the lady with the exact change, she seemed to appreciate that. Lunch was good then we headed to the cheap store.

            We both looked around trying to see if there was anything we needed, or just wanted. My favorite wife found a box of decaf coffee, as I had drank the last one that morning. I don’t know why I drink the decaf coffee; it doesn’t do anything for me. We looked around and I did not find anything I could not do without. My favorite wife found a solar powered light that can be used as a motion detecting device, it is really bright, or it can come on ant night and go off in the day light. We tested it last night and we will install it as a motion detecting device. 

            Shopping over we headed for home where I played with the new light for a while then I took a well-deserved nap.

             Nap over I went to the back 40, as my favorite wife had suggested that the back 40 needed to be mowed.

Prep for mowing: Now I had removed sticks from the back 40 the day before, but with all the wind we have been having, there were more that I had to remove. Then I removed the Poopa-Loopa and rolled the water hose up. I then checked the air in the riding mowers tires and added air where needed. I checked the oil and added gas.

Mowing the back 40: I was then able to get on the mower and begin riding back and forth until the grass was mowed down.

Weed eating the back 40: I then got the four-cycle trimmer and began the trimming. This trimmer works well but if you turn it the wrong way it can burn your arm. Other than that it is a good trimmer.

I have learned that it takes about one third of my time to do each of the above categories when working in the back 40.

My old body tired, I set up for the washing of the pot hound Tres. For some reason he tried to avoid us but we finally got him washed and rinsed.

We then headed for the house where I made and adult drink and headed for the chair on the drive way, while my favorite wife headed for the swing. It was a nice afternoon once the work was completed.

Well, I guess I should stop and get ready to go to the cracker store for lunch, we hope you have a good day, and please stay safe in all you do.

Worked too hard.

Senior ole retired person who can still do some work, but not a lot, Don the Ford

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

September 7, 2024

            Tres and I went out front about 7:15 for our morning review of the yard, when we saw a lady with a couple kids walking down the street. Tres suggested that we go inside and let the lady and kids enjoy their early morning walk. That is how our morning started, we hope you have a good morning. 

            Yesterday in review: my favorite wife went to town as usual and purchased a couple more fall decorations for the yard. I stayed at home doing very little. I did carry the 5-gallon gas can out to the shed and I put some stabilizer in the gas, by the way, the 5 gallon can, only has 4 gallons of gas in it.

While in the back 40 I noticed a few sticks on the ground so I decided to remove as many as I could. Last week I had tossed a few larger sticks on the Ford’s ole Trailer, so I decided to break them up and put them in the trash container. All the sticks picked up, I should have removed the Poopa-Loopa but I went to the front yard instead and played, “Pickup Sticks”. I didn’t really play pickup sticks; I did pick up sticks from the front yard.

We did sit outside yesterday afternoon, and as usual on Friday a friend came over and sit with us. There were lively conversations about the olden days and there was some Bible discussion too.

Today is Saturday and we will likely do our usual Saturday things, lunch, cheap store. We have discussed seeing if we can get a flu shot and the new covid shot at the pharmacy today. We also need to wash the dog this afternoon, wow, no rest for the ole people.

We hope you have a good day and that everyone stays safe in all we do. Please try to be nice to, “you know who”!

Dog washer Don.

Senior ole retired person who may remove the Poopa-Loopa today, Don the Ford

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

September 6, 2024

            We think we have a good start to this good morning, but the sun isn’t up as I start writing this informative post. I will say good morning to you, but not to the others, they may not deserve a good morning.  

Yesterday’s football game: it started at 5:00 and at 5:30 we were told to leave the stands due to lightning in the area. They said we could return in 30 minutes, go to a safe place. Most of us went to our vehicles an sat there for about 20 minutes before it started raining. Now this was a very hard rain. I thought that the seats would all be wet if they were to continue the game, so after a while my favorite wife and I decided to head for home. We learned later that the game was not continued. 

When we arrived at home it was still pouring down rain. A little while later I went out to the free rain gage and it had over ¼ inch of rain in it. That was a nice short hard rain.

Our sitting outside yesterday afternoon was done at the football stadium, and the only cold drink we had was a bottle of water. I did have some nachos at the beginning of the game. Well, the only other work I did yesterday other than get Alex to school on time and safe, was to remove the old tag and put the new tag on the Ford’s ole Van. Wow, what a dull and boring day.

Wait a minute, I did do my daily reading of the bible and I also finished reading Revelations again. I have read Revelations a few times, and a couple books about revelations. We will be studying Revelations in our bible study group starting next Monday.

I need to leave and get Alex to school… I am back and resuming my informative stories.

Pillow talk: is not the topic of this next paragraph, but I will enlighten the reading public of my use of pillows. First allow me to say I do have a couple pillows on my side of the bed and when I flop on my back on the bed, I have two pillows under my back and head. They are there so I can see the TV. If I find something interesting to watch the two pillows continue to support my neck and head.

All too often I find nothing to watch so I remove the top pillow, which is the largest of the two pillows, and I relax on the one pillow for a minute or two. I have for a long time now began to remove all pillows from under my neck and head and lay flat on my back on the bed to relax my body and let everything line up. In other words, my neck isn’t bent up, it is level with my body.

Why did I tell you all that, cause I wanted to, and to inform you that I am cooler without the pillow and sometimes I sleep on my side without a pillow. Ole Don the Ford be odd!

Plans for today, I have none!

Ok, I will attempt to stop for now, we hope you have a good day, and please be nice to at least one person, while you are staying safe in all you do.

Not Pillow talk.

Senior ole person who could do something today, but may not, Don the Ford

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

September 5, 2024

            I think it will be a good morning, even though it is still dark outside. My pot hound Tres and I go out the front door each morning to allow him to research the front yard. This all started when we use to get a newspaper. Tres and I would go out, he would check the front yard out and when it was time to go back inside, he would get the newspaper and bring it into the house and place it on, or at, My favorite wife’s chair. We no longer get a newspaper but we still go outside each morning.

            This morning Molly the cat came to me as usual when we go outside, wanting to get her back rubbed. After some rubbing, she often goes across the street to the neighbor’s yard. This morning after she had crossed the street Tres began to look down the street, which caught my attention so I looked down the street. Since it was still dark, I reached for my flash light and that is when we see a cat coming up the street quickly, we assumed to fight with Molly. The light seemed to distract the other cat, and Tres was also a distraction to the cat. Well, molly came home and the other cat went back down the street. 

            Yesterday in review: after our morning breakfast with Dave, we returned home where I did little until about noon. I then decided to go into Waco and get the tag for the wife’s van. I also got gas for the truck and in the gas can for the mowers, and I purchased some stabilizer for the gas in the can. Back home I watched the TV about the killing at the school. Why would a 14-year-old boy do something like that, and how did he get the gun?

            My favorite wife and I did sit outside yesterday afternoon, the weather was good and there was a good breeze. I had leftovers for supper last night and I could not find anything on TV that I wanted to watch.

            Plans for today: do nothing after taking Alex to school, and then go to the freshmen football game at 5:00pm. They are predicting rain about that time so we might get wet at the game. Speaking of the game, we have to pay $4.00 each for tickets to get in to see the game, and we buy them on line, which adds about $2.50 as a service charge. I will see if we can buy them at the stadium and save the service charge. 

            Well, I guess I should stop for now, we hope you have a good day, and as always, please stay safe in all you do.

Freshman football.

Senior ole person who is going to the game but not out to supper, Don the Ford

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

September 4, 2024

            Good morning to you and to that other person too. We hope your day is off to a good start.

Some of yesterday events: I went to get the oil changed and an inspection for the Ford’s ole van yesterday morning, and they could change the oil but not the inspection, as the person who did the inspection had the day off. I said I wanted to do them both so I would come back the next day. I went home thinking I would go back the next day, but while at home I decided I should go to a different place and get the oil change and the inspection that day.

            I went to the other oil change place and pulled in, I told the fellow what I wanted and he said they could do the oil change but the fellow who does the inspection just left for lunch and it would be 40 minutes before he returned. I said change the oil and I will wait. It took a while but he returned and I got the van inspected and the tires rotated.  

            We did sit outside for a while yesterday; it was breezy and the temp was not too hot. As usual, our neighbor drove by and Tres barked at his truck.

            Plans for today: after taking the Alex to school today we plan to have breakfast at the George restaurant with my favorite wife and Dave. Dave will go with me and Alex when I take Alex to school, then we will go by and get my favorite wife and Dave’s favorite mom and head out to breakfast.

            I may also go into Waco today to get the tag for the Fords ole van. I also need some gas in the truck and in the gas can along with some gas stabilizer. I guess I should go to the teller machine and see if I can get some funding. Wow, I need to shop and I need some money. I just thought, I need to water the potted plants today, never any rest for ole retired people.

            I just check the clock and I see that I need to get going. We hope you have a good day and please stay safe in all you do.

Breakfast out, nice.

Senior ole person who might have something to do today, Don the Ford

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

September 3, 2024

            Well, it is a good morning here at the Ford homestead, we received about ¼ inch of rain last night. I woke up about 3:00am and I thought I heard it raining. I then sprinted to the door, sprinting for ole people is a slow walk. When I open the door, it was raining, so I decided to turn the lawn sprinklers off to save some water and money.

            I will need to go get Alex and take him to school in a few minutes so I will finish this a little later this morning. I think he will have his ROTC uniform on this morning, and I hope to get a photo to present to you.

             As you can see the Alex has his uniform on and is looking good!

            Yesterday’s adventures: My favorite wife was working inside the homestead yesterday changing some decorations around and I went out front and mowed the front yard. The last time our yard man Alex mowed the front yard I could see it was mowed shorter than I normally mow. Now I do adjust the walk behind mower to a lower setting when I use it in the back 40, and I had forgotten to raise it back up before Alex used it. My fault the grass was shorter than usual, it is back to usual now.

I was on the front porch reading from the Bible yesterday when it began to rain. We had a nice rain for about a minute or two then it stopped. I like to sit outside and read when the weather is good enough, so I don’t need a fan to stay cool. My pot hound Tres was on the porch with me, and we have a neighbor who drives by our house and the Tres feels as if he has to bark at his truck. Now another truck the same color can drive by, and Tres don’t care, but he has to bark at the neighbor’s truck.

My favorite wife and I did go out to sit on the swing and it was just a couple minutes when it started to sprinkle, so we proceed to the front porch. It rained a little and then stopped, we appreciate any decent amounts of rain, and so does the ground.

I did get Alex to school and then I took Claires glasses to her as she had left home without them. I did get to talk with a couple friends while I was there.

That is all for now, I hope you have a good day and please be safe in all you do.

Military uniform.

Senior ole person who needs a lot but only has a little, Don the Ford

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

September 2, 2024

            Good morning to you and we hope you are going to have a good Labor Day. I plan to do my best this Labor Day but I will not attempt to labor all day, just this morning. I need to mow the front yard so I will be laboring for part of the day. I wonder why they don’t have a, “rest for the labor’s day?”

            Yesterday’s report: my favorite wife decided to put out the fall decorations in the front yard, and that allowed me to go to the shed and try to find any fall decorations. First, I had to remove several items from the shed like a mower, tiller, table saw and so on, then I looked through the items trying to find fall items that get mixed in with Christmas items. I brought several totes to the drive way where my favorite wife was going through the decorations. She finished about 4:00pm, and I then went to the shed and put all the items back into the shed.

We set out side relaxing from the grueling work as we were talking about neighbors who were leaving town on a 10-day vacation the day after Labor Day, when the phone ring and it was those neighbors asking if we were over the virus, and could they come over and sit a while. We had many conversations about the upcoming trip.

Well, we will be back on schedule tomorrow which means I will get Alex and take him to school. I believe he will have his military clothes on as he is in ROTC. I hope to get a photo of him and if I do, I will post it the next day.

I need to water the potted plants and then get started mowing so I will say, “have a good labor day and stay safe in all you do.

Lawn man Don.

Senior ole labor person who is happy he can still labor some, Don the Ford

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

September 1, 2024

            We are now in the first day of September, and we wish everyone a good morning. They are predicting cooler temps and possible rain for the next week, wow that would be nice.

            Looking back at yesterday, we were on a normal schedule. I did water all the flowerpots and the berry beds and as I was doing that task, I noticed a flower or was it some sort of mushroom in the grass, you can decide.

             Notice the hose in the photo giving you an idea of the size of the bloom.

We did go into Waco for lunch and the lady at the sandwich place said she had missed us. She then placed our order without asking what we wanted. We get the same thing almost every week. After eating our lunch, we headed for the cheap store where my favorite wife bought a box of rubber gloves, but I did not find anything that I needed or wanted.

            Returning home I did nothing other than nap and watch TV while my first wife was working on changing some flower decorations from spring to fall colors. She still has more to work on, either today or tomorrow.

            My favorite wife did purchase a small brisket which she is preparing, her original thought was to cook it on Sunday for a Monday meal. She started it last night so I am not sure if we will have it today or tomorrow, or both.

            We had a friend call yesterday and say she was coming over about 5:00 to sit and talk with us outside. Now she knew we had the virus and that we had been confined for a while, but she had gone to the same sandwich place that we went too, and the lady told her that she had missed us, we had been there earlier. Knowing that we were out and about she knew it would be ok to visit with us again. We had some nice conversations about the olden days and a couple cold drinks. It is good to be able to be safely around people again.

            I did get a call from an ole friend yesterday evening, we use to run around together as teenagers back in the olden days. It is good to hear from old friends.

            I have no real plans for today, tomorrow, being a holiday, I will probably mow the front yard. Well, if it was a school day I would need to get going but I don’t need to go anywhere other than the ole recliner in the front room.

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

Restful holiday?

Senior ole person who definitely knows how to rest, Don the Ford

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