Shortage of Cat Food and White Claw Hard Seltzer / Lilac Tumbler / Dairy Queen

Even though I am up early every morning, I only make it out the door until oneish or later. I had several errands to run the first one was picking up the mail from the P.O. Box. I was pleasantly surprised that for a Monday there were hardly any people there.

Stopped by Tractor and Supply only to find that they were out of the cat food my brood likes.

Last week HEB was also out of the store brand they prefer, and the national brands have definitively increased their prices. Either way, I like to purchase my feline food at Tractor and Supply since they carry my purchases to my vehicle.

I was starving by now so stopped at Dairy Queen for a late lunch/early dinner. The hamburger tasted delicious...

I had seen a 40 oz. lilac tumbler back in April, but talked myself out of buying it only to regret it. When I returned it was no longer available.

I went by that department yesterday and there it was...except it now cost $5.00 more...grrrr! 😠 It is in one of my favorite colors so I bought it anyway.

Has anyone noticed a shortage of White Claw Hard Seltzer - Black Cherry in your area? For two months I have not been able to find any and when I have, it has been the variety pack or just the Mango flavor. I am not going to waste my money as the other flavors taste nasty to me.

Yesterday I was able to score the last ONE 6-pack package for $10.98...that is highway robbery! Since we only have two stores in town I can't do anything about it.

I try to fill up as soon as I have used 1/4 of a tank. Not wanting to fill up due to the rain and heat...it was almost down to half a tank. This is the closest I have seen Diesel $3.039 to be to Regular Unleaded gasoline $3.049...one cent difference.

I had every intention of going to Ollie's today but I was so tired from yesterday that I decided to put it off for another day. Their 15 percent off sale is good until Sunday, June 11th and mainly I want to buy some items for the cats.

Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Aunty Acid

Taxes / RV Show

I called my CPA last week so she could file an extension on my behalf.  It had been a while since I had done that but what can I say...some things never change...I am after all a procrastinator. 😔

I went to the library on Saturday to make copies and found others in the same boat as me. To cheer myself up I went to Dairy Queen, located next door to the Del Rio Civic Center. All week I have seen them setting up RVs, boats, and all-terrain vehicles in the front parking lot.

When I pulled up to DQ I figured the parking lot was packed because visitors had parked there. Found that not to be the case...there were so many people the line was out the door...I had no other choice but to leave without buying my ice cream cone. 😢

Decided I would settle for a shake or a malt at Whataburger...they did not even have ONE empty parking space. I am glad so many people attended the RV Show and patronized the local eating establishments.

Today I went to my CPA's office to take a check just in case I owe money she would have my banking information handy. As much work as she has to do today and tomorrow even if it is just filing extensions...she seemed to be in very good spirits...good for her!

I decided to once again go to Dairy Queen since all I needed was one more spoon...you need five...to get an item for free. I ended up losing the four spoons as I have done many times in the past. I am just not good with Apps...😭...At least my hamburger tasted good today!

Regular Unleaded was going for $3.199 a gallon while Diesel cost $3.299 a gallon at Murphy USA.

Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Aunty Acid

Dairy Queen / Home Depot / Walmart

I ordered some items online and thought they would email me so I could track the package. I went to the post office since I had not picked up the mail in over a week and luckily my shipment had arrived.

It was after 2:00 p.m. and I had not eaten so I stopped at Dairy Queen to try out their Cheesy Steak finger combo.

I like Dairy Queen and Whataburger and while I can only speak about the Del Rio franchises both are either hit or miss. The Cheesy Steak fingers were very salty and almost burnt. I decided to buy a hand-dipped cone to clear my palate. 

The darn thing was barely dipped in chocolate, I should have saved my money and gotten a regular one. I seldom give feedback but I will online tomorrow. I did not complain because we only have one franchise and I do not want them to retaliate the next time I go.

I headed to Home Depot to purchase some clear containers that are on sale. I spent most of my time trying to find a salesperson to get them down from an upper shelf. I was going to purchase a 27-gallon container but settled on two 17-gallon ones.

Home Depot is located across the highway from Walmart...so paid them a visit. The YouTube channels I follow mentioned that canned corn and various green beans continued to be on sale for .50 cents each. That is a good price and bought several for my preps.

I bought a bag of mesh avocados (five) for $3.74. I usually purchase mine at HEB where they are cheaper but with prices changing every day who knows?

Checked out egg prices to see if they had dropped with Easter on the horizon but they had not. Needless to say, I did not purchase any.

A carton of 18 large 
eggs $3.88

A dozen brown cage-free
eggs for $3.14

They had a good price on Great Value individually packaged tuna...80 cents each.

Gasoline prices at Murphy USA this afternoon...Unleaded was $3.129 a gallon while Diesel was $3.429 a gallon.

Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Aunty Acid

Food for Thought

New glasses / Cool front on the way

I received a call around noon Friday and it caught me by surprise since my excellent telephone system does not allow calls through unless the caller identifies themselves otherwise it will not ring. Most of the calls are Robocalls or house flippers so they do not bother to do so. It happened to be the lady at the Walmart Eye Center to let me know that my eyeglasses had arrived.

Ordinarily, I would not consider going to Walmart on a Friday afternoon but it is better than going during the weekend or Monday when we are supposed to have heavy rains. If you have been reading me for a while you know I do not drive in the rain or at night...so I went to retrieve my new glasses. 👓

I am very happy with them and I can see much better. It's a bummer that my vision changed so much in just one year...old age :-(

This time I needed some more salads and a couple of other items. I found two marked-down salads but did not notice that only one took and the other I was charged full price so had to stand in line to be refunded $1.05.  It made me think of my dad, he hated when Mom and I did that...he would have just let it go.

I found some good prices on Family-size canned green beans for only .88 cents...better still lids that do not require a can opener.

Family Size Whole Kernel Corn for $1.00

I have mentioned in the past how much I miss buying Sara Lee bread at Dollar Tree. They now sell a no-name brand for $1.25 which is not very good. Went to buy a loaf only to be surprised by the price of $4.17...I passed 😠

I was also shocked to find that these two-can bundles of Chunk Chicken Breast were selling for $9.98 when last month I bought the same item but it had four cans for the same price.

Was glad I had purchased my Starkist tuna packs at HEB for a dollar each as they were much higher here.

Guess what I found as I walked around...cardboard boxes to make cuchas for my cats...that means beds in Spanish. As you know Grayson had five kittens who are now four months old.

I am still dismayed that Walmart has not been able to sell its canopies...maybe if they lower the price I might buy the white one for next year.

Gasoline prices went down a nickel for unleaded gasoline at $3.139 a gallon but Diesel went up .30 cents to $4.599 a gallon.

I was going to stop to fill up but there were just too many vehicles there and I still had 2/3 of a tank left.

I did stop at Dairy Queen to fill up my tummy. However, DQ and Whataburger are always a hit or miss and today's burger was OK but their fries were cold and horrible. If I am going to cheat...it better be worth it...grrrrrrrrrrrr! 😠

I was going to buy myself a soft cone for dessert just as a family with a screaming toddler sat next to me forcing me to make a beeline for the door. I guess it just was not my day for cheating.

Finally, after all these hot temperatures we are expecting rains and a cool front which will bring the temperatures down to the 70s for a high and last for four days before inching back up for the weekend.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Aunty Acid

Car inspection / Dairy Queen / Life is Good / DD's

I had intended to drive into town early but as usual, other things came up.  At three o'clock I decided that no matter how hot it was I needed to take my car to get inspected. I lucked out as there was only one car ahead of me and I passed the time talking to the owner's father who is a very jovial individual. I have mentioned this small family business before it is called Mario's Tire Shop. They will gladly do business with you but they do not take checks or credit cards only cash.

Today was Double Spoon Day at Dairy Queen, that means you get an extra spoon that will count toward the five spoons required to get a free meal. I do not care for Apps on my phone, I only have two...Dairy Queen and Border Wait Times.

It was delicious! 😋

Headed to my bank but this time to the branch at the mall since I was running out of cash but forgot to ask for a checkbook cover and a register that my new credit union won't provide for free. Marshalls is across the way from them so went to check it out. They had lots of things on sale but I only purchased this neat contraption that is a 4-in-1can cooler that will accommodate a regular can, tumbler, slim can, or a bottle. It will come in handy when I go camping this fall.

I liked the story behind the guys that started this company. For five years, Bert and John Jacobs drove up and down the East Coast, selling their T-shirt designs on the streets and in college dorms. They slept in their van, lived on PB&J, and showered when they could. Then in 1994, with just $78 to their names, they designed their first Life is Good t-shirt to counter the negative news and discovered how those three simple words could inspire people to focus on the good. Today, Life is Good continues to spread the power of optimism and help kids in need.

Then I headed to DD's where I bought a collapsable dish rack and a little sink mat. The dishwashing rack cost $4.99 and the matching nonslip soft sink mat was $2.99 much cheaper than online or at Ollie's.

Tomorrow will be another day of running around hopefully I can take care of everything in the morning hours.

Good night. May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Aunty Acid

HEB Pharmacy / Dairy Queen / Pesky Baby Mesquite

I had to go pick up my medication at HEB Pharmacy but as usual, it was past three o'clock and the parking lot was packed. I went to check out the drive-thru window and was glad that the right lane was finally fixed as I did not want to go inside.

I do not know why every time I take a picture of the gasoline prices at HEB the price comes out blurry.  Regular unleaded gasoline was selling for $3.649 per gallon...

I filled up last week at $3.679 per gallon or I would have filled up today. I was hungry so I decided to treat myself to a Dairy Queen hunger buster combo.

When I took the first bite I chuckled as they gave me a rather large serving of lettuce. I could not help but think of an Aunty Acid meme that more or less says..."Woman for the love of God eat a salad instead". 😁😁

Here is this week's drought map for Texas...Del Rio is in a severe drought.

Fellow blogger JO once said "Mesquite trees could survive a 500-year drought" and I have no doubt they would. The rain we received on Tuesday was not very much but it made those darn trees even lusher 😢

See the green things that look like weeds?  They are not weeds but pesky baby mesquite...grrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

The news at noon said Pharr, Texas reached a high of 111 degrees yesterday while a city in Utah recorded a low of negative 1 degrees. That is a temperature difference of 112 degrees. I am glad I am old and won't have to live with the consequences of climate change for long.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Aunty Acid

Saying of the Day