February 21, 2026

                It is a cool 55 degrees here in Hewitt this very Good Morning.

                We would like to say to everyone who commented on the Fords new Chevy, thanks for the comments and we are glad you took the time to review the post.

                My favorite wife and I got into the Fords new Chevy and went for a ride. Now we did not go anywhere, we just rode around. Basically, we were attempting to learn what the new vehicle did and how to do it. We now know we can have a couple ice teas from the chicken place in the vehicle while we are riding around. Yes, we did get tea to help us enjoy the ride.

                Our ride took us to David's house. Dave and Claire came out and looked at the vehicle. They have a VW and it looks a lot like our Chevy. We did make it back home without a speeding ticket.

                I have considered the possibility of taking the Fords new Chevy out for a drive tonight. I want to see how the lights work. The headlights are supposed to be on high beam and go to low beam automatically when another vehicle is coming.

                I did go online and downloaded an owner's manual; it is over 300 pages. I assume I can learn how to use the vehicle. Basically, anyone can drive the vehicle if they know how to use the turn signals, brakes, gas and air bags.

                Different note: Patrick and Karla are coming to our house today. Our big plan for today is to enjoy some time with family.

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

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

February 20, 2026

                Good morning to all, the weather is supposed to be cooler today. We hope you have a good day.

Yesterday's events: I did not get a cup of real coffee yesterday as the top of my mouth is hurting from the coffee that burnt my mouth a couple days ago. I made a cup of coffee here at the homestead and I let it set until it was very cool. Cool coffee did not hurt my mouth. About 10:00am I headed to the bank to see if they would give me some money (aka cashers check). They did not give me a check, it cost $3.00.

Check in hand, I went to the dealership to consider purchasing a new vehicle. We got in the vehicle and went for a drive. At some point during the drive, I must have gotten too close to something as the driver's seat vibrated. I was told it was the device in the seat that was there to warn the driver. I like the safety devices in the vehicle, if I can learn how to use them all.  

When the drive was over we did a bunch of things like paperwork and calling the insurance people.  The dealer washed the vehicle and filled it with gas. Speaking of gas, I have not seen a gas gage, they do show how many mile you can travel on the gas, so I guess that it the gas gage.

They took the check and told me that I had overpaid $93.00. They had told me what the entire amount would be so why didn't they give me the right amount.

I was there for several hours and I did get tired. They have put the vehicle info on my phone so you can start, lock or unlock it from anywhere. In doing that they took my pickup off my phone. Now I am unhappy.

Any way I drove it home and it is comfortable. At home my favorite wife came out and got in so we took a short ride. While we were driving, we stopped at a chicken salad place and I purchased supper.

Now I need to learn how to use the touch screen and other things like the hearted steering wheel and heated seats, lane change emergency stops etc. Maybe it is too much for an ole senior person.

The vehicle does not have a complete instruction book, there is a short version but it does not cover much. They have an online instruction book and you can order a paper version. Photo to follow.

 

                Well, I guess I should stop for now and rest from the work I have put into this posting. 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.

NARBNL

February 19, 2026

          Good morning to "you" and no one else. You are important to me and that is why you are getting this email.  

          I do not need to take Alex to school today or tomorrow. What will I do, and how will I get my cup of real coffee. Wow, I complain when I have to do something, and I complain when I don't have something to do.

          I have some news for you: in my office I have cat litter and it does stink at times. I have cat food on the desk, and the cat will get up there and eat while I am using the computer. The food is on the desk to keep the dog from eating it.  Yesterday evening I went into the office to get my laptop. I found cat throw-up on the paperwork on the desk. This is the paperwork I received when I was at the Chevy dealership. Cats be bad.

          Now I have another comment about the Chevy paperwork. I made an offer to the salesperson yesterday, and they said they would accept it if we could close the deal by this afternoon. So, I will try to get some money from the bank and take the van to the dealer and make the deal. If all goes well, I will have a photo tomorrow. If not, there will be no photos.

          I did get some fertilizer for the lawn and some fire ant killer yesterday. Now I need to get Alex over here to spred the fertilizer, I can't walk fast enough without my ankle hurting to use the spreader. The back 40 needs fertilizer and needs to be mowed.

          My favorite wife and I sat outside yesterday afternoon, there was no breeze and the neighborhood was ultra quiet. We saw a couple of drones fly over while we sat outside. We also heard them test fire a rocket while we were outside and it did wipe out the quiet with loud noise for about one minute. I watered the flowers in the greenhouse along with a lite watering of the berry beds.  

          Wish me luck with the dealer, if all doesn't go well, I will not make the deal. 

          I will stop for now, we hope that we all have a good day, please stay safe in all you do, and be nice to ole people.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

February 18, 2026

                We are Having a bright and cheerful good morning here in Hewitt TX. I am a little late at starting this I have already got Alex to school on time and safely and have come back to the house and did nothing for a while.

                No big plans for today I could go to the store and try to get the fertilizer I need but other than that no big plans. I haven't heard from the car dealer, I think they are as hard-headed as I am. I want to pay my price, and they want me to pay their price, and both of us are hardheaded. I'm not saying that it's bad, we both need to win on this, they need to make a profit, and I need to get a good deal.

                Well, I guess that's all for today we do have some Easter Lilies blooming in the backyard and I've noticed a plant in the front yard starting to get a couple buds on it.

                We hope you have a very good day, be safe in all you do and be nice to all that you are around.

Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

February 17,2026

Well, it is a dark good morning here in Hewitt as the sun has not yet come up.

                I did get a call from the auto dealer that I've been talking to wanting to know if I wanted to buy the car and I told him that he needed to increase the price that they're willing to give me for the van. The salesman talked to the sales manager, and they offered me an additional $300 towards the price of our van, and I told them I'd think about it but, nope they're going to have to meet my price.

                I did go to the store yesterday to purchase a few items; number one, I forgot that I wanted to get Kitty litter, #2 they did not have the fertilizer that I wanted, and they did not have the Fire Ant killer that I wanted. I did get all the other items known as food items.

                My wife and I sat outside for a while yesterday it was very warm and nice the neighborhood was quiet. We enjoyed the time just sitting in the sun.

                I think I have already said that our Bible study last night was online and this time my computer worked properly for the meeting.

                Yesterday at about 4:00pm I went into the ole office hoping to watch The Five, which comes on at 4:00 local time. When I sat down at the desk I looked at the temperature readings for outside and for the green house. The greenhouse was at 105 degrees, so I ventured Out to the greenhouse and open the door allowing some of the heat to escape.

                I made a mistake yesterday afternoon and I have made this mistake before thinking at that time I would not make the same mistake again. Obviously, I have made the same mistake again and that mistake is taking ice water out of my thermos and putting it in the dog's water bowl. I have done that in the past and Tres has gone to his water bowl and drank a bunch of ice-cold water and then a minute later thrown up. Now you know why I said I was not going to do that again but being a big dummy, I did it again and yes, he went into the front room, went to the door trying to get out and threw up so I had to clean up throw up.

                Almost every afternoon lately when I come in to watch the five, I have something that drags me away from the TV. I only get to see small parts of the Five or none of it. Yesterday I had to clean up throw-up off the floor, so I missed most of the five. Old people never get a break.

                I need to get going and get Alex off to school, we hope you jave 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.

NARBNL

February 16, 2026

                I would like to wish you a good morning on this holiday, it is Presidents' Day and I do not have to take Alex to school as he is out of school today. I assume that means I have a day off too.

                Today I need to go to the store and start buying some things like grocery items, but I also need some fertilizer for the yard and some fire ant killer and things like that. The yard is ready to be worked so my yard man Alex is going to have to come over and work for me or else I'll have to do the work myself.

                I have again completed my income tax forms, this is the second set of forms, and come up with the same situation, "I owe money". What I find odd is I normally would get a few $100 back each year and this year since we received a little more from social security and a few dollars more in interest, I need to pay. Ole people on a fixed income should not need to pay taxes.

                Yesterday morning at about 11:00 I decided to go to the cracker store and get some lunch. I placed my order to go and I asked, "Do I get a free cup of coffee". The young man said yes and brought me a free cup of coffee. Unfortunately, it was very hot and the first sip I took burnt the roof of my mouth and now my mouth hurts.

Back at home lunch was good and there's enough leftovers that we will have it same thing for supper. My favorite wife and I did sit outside yesterday enjoying the afternoon warmth, it was a little breezy but a very nice afternoon.

                We have no big plans for today although if everything goes right, I might go to a different Chevrolet dealer and see what they've got. I would like it if the dealer I was at the last time would call and give me the money that I'd asked for the van, and I would buy the vehicle from them. I guess we'll figure it out sooner or later.

                Our bible study will be via computer this evening. They say they are working on some electrical situations at the church. The last time they were on the computer my computer did not want to work.

                Well, I can't think of much else to say or do so I think I'll stop and say to you, I hope you have a good day, be safe and all you do and be nice to others.

                Don the Ford

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

NARBNL

February 15, 2026

                As we start this good morning the rain has stopped, and we do not know how much rain we received due to the rain gage being cracked. I assume the ole rain gage may have had some water in it during the freeze and that caused the cracks in the gage.

                Yesterday I washed some clothes, and I worked on the income tax again. We still owe the government money this year. This morning during my morning prayer it came to me that I have made a mistake on the tax form. It has to do with my favorite wife's' part D payment, I used the amount she pays this year, not last year. I will go back and make the change sometime today. It is nice to have guidance from above.

                No big plans for today, we will just see what happens. We hope you have a good day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Don the Ford

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

February 14, 2026

                Good morning form me to you all, we don't have rain, but we do have drizzle, and know, they are not the same thing. Rain Defined; you could go out to the back yard and take a shower in rain, Drizzle defined; drizzle just makes your windshield wet.

Yesterday's events: I called the car dealer, and I explained that they had said the old van was worth $5,995.00 (why didn't they say $6000.00 I don't know) and they had deducted $995.00 from the van's value due to the air conditioner not working. I showed them it worked but they did not add the $995.00 back to the value of the van.

I wanted them to add it back, but they would not. If they had added it back I would have purchased the vehicle. I did call a different dealer to see if they had the same vehicles available.  

Later in the day I called Alex and brought him over. We did wash the dog, and we attempted to remove some leaves from the jasmine beds. We did get a bunch of leaves out of the beds but not all. Alex drove the Fords Ole pickup on the way home, he is a good driver.  

My favorite wife did sit outside while Alex and I were working in the yard. Later a friend came over and brought my favorite wife a flower and some Valentine candy, photo to follow.

                 They stayed a while and after they left another friend came over and brought a pizza. We were sitting outside eating pizza. Nice weather and nice friends.

                I did get a photo of some easter lilies that are growing in the back 40.

                 Today's events: my big plan is to wash some clothes, and work on the income tax. I do need a few things from the store but I'm not sure if I will go or not.  

                Stopping now, we hope you have very good day and that we all stay safe in all we do.

Don the Ford

            NARBNL

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