Early morning power outage / Breakfast Tacos / Walmart

Saturday morning was nice and cool so I took out my new pruning shears and cut as many branches as I could from the trees and shrubs.  Not so much because I wanted to but because I was looking for Katie who as of this evening has been missing for three days.  I will cover that topic in my other blog.

Later that evening my arms were hurting so much I took two aspirins and turned on the 10:00 o'clock news but fell asleep shortly afterward. I woke up at 1:30 a.m., 2:30 a.m., and 3:30 a.m. but was able to go back to sleep. The only reason I knew what time it was, was due to the fact that I could see the time on the cable box.

The next time I woke up I had no idea what time it was because the house was dark except for my solar lights that we use as night lights on the hall and the bathroom.  I fell asleep on the living room recliner and since it is electric I had a hell of a time getting out of it...note to self...change the back-up batteries!

Headed to my bedroom to find my wristwatch but when I was not able to do so I remembered the cellphone that I never use.  It said it was 6:10 a.m. so I opened the front door and sure enough all the street lights including ours were out.

I was irate, so why did the power go out this morning?  No one in their right mind would have had their A/C on if anything they would have had their windows open much like we did.  It is Sunday so people were not at work.  I could not go back to sleep, with no power I could not go online so I sat in the dark until the electricity came back on at 7:19 a.m.  I still have no idea what to attribute this to as our lowly newspaper did not address this.

Went to Stripes to buy some tacos for breakfast...they were good!  I then headed to Harbor Freight to use my 30 percent off coupon that expired today. While I still have plastic disposable gloves I figured with said coupon it would be a bargain. However, I was told that it had to be an item under $10.00 which it was according to the shelf price but not the price at the register, so I walked out without buying anything.

Walmart is next door and with only a few cars in the parking lot decided to make a stop.  Saw this nice looking muscle car with Oklahoma license plates.

Made a beeline for the produce aisle where I bought some spinach, tomatoes, and avocados. Once again went to check out the clearance aisle and was surprised to find ladies swimsuits selling for $1.00.

In many of the blogs, I read bloggers have said that they have been unable to find small chest freezers. They had these on sale today.

Gasoline is once again on the rise.  Walmart had the cheapest price at $1.859 for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline. When I passed by there they were several RVs filling up.

Our "cool front" lasted all of one day.  Today we topped out at 95 degrees.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Political Banner of the Day

Aunty Acid Saying of the Day

Trip to the Dentist

I can not believe it took me all weekend to get over my trip to México. I was exhausted and did not get to do my other chores.

I had mentioned that I was on a waiting list if there was a cancellation at my dentist's. I just had this feeling they would be calling me Monday and sure enough they did.  It was the only time I was glad I had my cell phone turned ON.

Incredibly, I got up very early Monday morning and was able to get to the things I had neglected over the weekend. Gassed up for $2.45 per gallon. Went by the post office, the bank and stopped to buy two breakfast tacos at Stripes where they KNOW how to make tacos!

My appointment was at noon so left at 11:17 a.m. Made sure to write down the mileage, it was 5 miles from mother's house to the dental office and took me 20 minutes.

I got a tooth filled for $58.00 dollars and had my teeth cleaned for $45.00 for a total of $103.00 USD. I usually pay in Mexican Pesos but chose to pay in dollars today.

Went to run a couple more errands before heading to the Amistad Dam Port of Entry.  Since I was not in a hurry I stopped at the dividing line where the Eagles are located and took some pictures. I also added some to the prior post.

From here you can get a great view of Lake Amistad.

 As well as of the Rio Grande River. México to the right and USA to the left.

Joined the line to cross the border at 3:30 p.m.  On a prior post I had said it was a 10-mile drive from downtown Ciudad Acuña to the Amistad Dam Port of Entry but I was wrong it is a 17-mile drive.

 After a few minutes, more had joined the line behind me.

I reached the ICE agent at 5:17 p.m. It took me 1 hour 47 minutes to cross the border.  Then had to drive another 17 miles to get home but at least I can tick off another thing off my To Do List.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.


NBA Corner

Last night I was going to watch the game between the Clippers and the Golden State Warriors, but it was so boring and obviously the GSW were ahead by a lot so changed channels. This morning I woke up to find the Clippers made an unbelievable comeback and  I missed it...grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!

Four minute rain shower

The weather forecasters keep on saying it is going to rain.  Last night as I was feeding Walter I saw some impressive lighting in Mexico.

Those round bushes are purple sage.

Went into town to my now favorite store...Stripes...and picked up some lunch plates. Noticed gas had gone down an additional penny and decided to fill up. The summer promotion of .11 cents off...if you use their Stripes gift card is over. Now they only knock off .03 cents but every little bit helps. Regular gasoline is selling for $3.05 and diesel for $3.52 a gallon.

This afternoon we got a little rain shower that lasted all of four minutes...not what I was hoping for...but I will take it.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

August 2014 trip to Uvalde, Texas

We had a doctor's appointment in Uvalde, Texas scheduled for today. I forced myself to go to bed at 11:00 p.m.  For the life of me could not go to sleep so got up and got online around 1:30 a.m.

Needed to do a lot of stuff online and once I got that over with, it eased my mind and I was able to go to bed at 3:00 a.m.  Got up at 5:00 a.m. to administer my mom her medication and went back to bed.

I was deep in slumber when the telephone rang at 6:31 a.m.!!! Who in the world would call us at that hour?  Thought perhaps it was the doctor's office cancelling our appointment...but this early? Then panic set in as I thought it could be my uncle who is out of the country or perhaps ADT informing me my house was broken into. So many scenarios can flash through your mind when you get an early morning call.

Would you believe it was my mother's friend who really is not that close of a friend, more like an acquaintance...a church acquaintance at that.  Let me clarify why I say that...my mother has not been to church in seven years...she listens to the services at home, over the telephone. Even less reason to bother a sick elderly acquaintance that early in the morning.  For goodness' sake people have you never heard of telephone etiquette?  OK, rant over....let's move on.

Uvalde being 70 miles east of Del Rio has the same gasoline prices and .11 cents discount with an HEB card as does the Stripes store.  With all things being equal decided I would pass on filling up and fuel the Del Rio economy instead...nothing personal Uvalde residents you all would probably do the same :)

Do not for a minute think I did not spend money while I was there.  Stripes in Uvalde makes some of the best chiles rellenos for a convenience store and a plate is only $3.99...bought the last two that they had, as well as two additional plates for tomorrow...an enchilada plate and a half a chicken.  Also purchased a yummy Mocha coffee smoothie.

You may recall Uvalde is the site of my favorite Derksen Buildings lot. They had new cabins as well as a couple of used ones. This one featured a large porch.

On a prior Derksen building post, they had this building but in a different color.  I did not particularly care for it but I like the color of this one.

They had an used 10 x 20 metal cabin but since I am not looking for something made out of metal...I did not go in.

This 12 x 28 used cabin was in pretty good shape and going for $6,555.00 plus 540.79 tax for a grand total of $7,095.79.  Noticed they are offering a 36 month as well as a 60 month financing package, much like a car.

I also found a true gem in the bunch.  It is a new line that Derksen is trying out, that is well deserving of a post of its own.  Watch out for it in a future post.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Too hot to cook

It was another 102 degree day / 39 Celsius.  Decided it was much too hot to cook and make it even hotter inside.

The new Stripes has some excellent prices on breakfast as well as lunch meals. You can have your pick of several plates with two sides and a large homemade tortilla for $3.99.  That is cheaper than a hamburger or fried chicken at a fast food joint and a lot healthier.

Gasoline price without a Stripes gift card

Bought me a fajita plate with macaroni and cheese and corn...yes, I know...I like weird combinations.

 

Bought half a chicken for my mother with fried okra and corn.  As little as she eats this will last her for at least three meals.

With the temperatures predicted to remain high...I decided to also purchase half a chicken with beans and corn for tomorrow for myself  :)

This is today's price for gasoline with a Stripes gift card...

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Civic Duty

As I type this it is raining. It has been so long since I actually heard rain falling on the roof. In this area of Texas, we need it badly.  When we were headed north on 277 on our way to San Angelo the other day, I was sadden to see an almost dry lake bed in the area where fellow blogger OFM Barney used to fish.

In Val Verde County we have two hotly contested run-off elections and since my leg was not bothering me too badly, decided to drive down to the County Courthouse and cast an early vote.

There were two other primary run-off elections statewide and lord and behold could not believe Kinky Friedman garnered enough votes for a run off !  OK...I hate to talk about politics especially in a blog...but I just had to mention that.

Dizzy Dick commented that Kinky took in and fed animals. You all know how I feel about abandoned, abused and underfed animals.  If you care to read about his rescue organization here is a link http://utopiarescue.com/

It was hot and humid (yes, it gets humid in the desert sometimes) it got to 91 degrees today 32.7 Celsius.  Stopped at the new Stripes to see if the coffee smoothie machine had been fixed and it had.

Went to buy a couple of items at HEB and as I was placing them in my car I heard a man's voice from behind saying " you are Belinda, right?"  I did not recognize the voice and for a split second thought it might be someone that recognized dad's car from the blog postings...and here I did not have a lick of make-up on :-(

Lucky for me, it was only a friend of mother's!  The gasoline gas cards are back again at HEB, I believe they are giving an .11 cent discount whereas Stripes gives you .03 cents off.  I really hate having to buy these cards but if I can save .11 cents per gallon it might be worth it with all these out-of-town trips we are going to be taking.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Slept like a baby

Last night I slept like a baby, if you have been reading my blog for a while you know I suffer from insomnia.  Well, maybe I need to re-phrase that..I slept like a baby this morning and up to 1:30 p.m. you know the typical time a person who suffers from insomnia actually gets sleepy after not getting some shut eye for two days :-(

Had it been my choice, I would have kept right on sleeping but I have other obligations.  It was pretty cold today and I would not have ventured out of my own accord...but I had to run an errand for my mother. That errand was close to the only mall we have in town, so I stopped and did some shopping.

Picked up three great deals at Ross and came back home.  You didn't really think I was going to go shopping all over the mall did you?

Today, gasoline prices were uniformly $3.05 for regular gas.  If you have a Stripes card then you can get the best price in town...$3.02 per gallon for regular gasoline.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Store Cards / Fire Ants

I have mentioned many times how silly I think it is for stores to force you to buy their store cards so you can save when filling up at the pump.  Walmart started it then everyone else followed. Being the budget conscious gal that I am...I had no choice but to cave in, and in the process save .12 cents per gallon.

Price without Stripes card

I bought my first card at HEB and there I was able to pay for it using my Discover card which is good because I never carry cash on me.  The mechanic told me to try and fill up at Chevron or Texaco since they sell better quality gas than HEB and Walmart.

Price with Stripes store card

So off I went to Stripes to purchase a store card but they only take cash or a check...grrrrrrrr!!!  Good thing my bank is close by.  At least now dad's old car is filled up.

Finally made it to Home Depot to buy more ammunition to try to contain the darn ants :-(

Ortho Fire Ant Killer is one of the best fire ant killers you can buy but it smells awful.  It had been a while since the last time I bought some but I certainly do not recall the container being HALF FULL!  If they are going to do that why don't they package it in a size appropriate container?  It makes the consumer feel like they got ripped off and it's not cheap either!!!

Three hours after I applied it and there is no movement :D

No movement here either :)

These are the pissy ant mounds, sprinkled a little
since I am going to try something else on these

Since the Spectracide Fire Ant granules are economical by comparison I am going to try them on the sugar and pissy ants mounds.  I did sprinkle some of the Ortho on some though but only because they are located where I usually set up my Kodiak Canvas tent ...I certainly do not want them going in there!

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Beautiful 82 Degree Day

Before calling AAA (American Automobile Association) decided to try starting the mini van one more time.  I will be darn...it started!  We decided to go for a spin in order to get it charged up.

The work on the new Stripes is going along at a fast pace.  This will be the fourth store in Del Rio and the third one along Veterans Memorial.  I have no idea why they would want three stores within two miles of each other and the other less than a mile.

Took a picture of the surprise gift I bought myself.  The other side is worst but I can't post it because it has my personal information and I do not know how to edit pictures :-(

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Blogger is driving me nuts

Why is Blogger making so many changes?  Why can’t I have the option of not “upgrading” to their new format?  This week I have gone from not being able to read or comment on other blogs to not being able to reply to some comments in my own blog. 

Tffnguy suggested I switch to Google Chrome and that is what I have in my netbook but I still have problems with Blogger. Hope they get their act together soon.

Drove into town to check the P.O. Box, swung by the library, stopped to pick up the free paper and lastly picked up a few items at HEB.  When I came out of Stripes I noticed a billboard that I had never seen before.  It was funny because it was an electronic billboard that I would have expected to see in San Antonio or Houston but nope it was in Del Rio and it was the first one I have ever seen …how ironic.

Had a lot of ads but I only took a picture of three.

Wanted to welcome Ron from the Old Geezer Blog. Thank you for reading me.