it's supposed to snow tomorrow. well, tonight and through tomorrow. and for us living in North Texas that means you stay in and don't go out. don't get me wrong, we aren't getting like 10 inches of snow or more like my friends in the Eastern and Northern states are getting. but here in Texas driving becomes treacherous when there are 2 inches. i guess we just don't have the equipment for it. which is the same for my household because we ended up shoveling the snow off the driveway with a regular shovel, and then ice picking the ice that was below the snow with a hoe and pitchfork. it was a very tedious job and my joints still ache, but we did it! still, it just goes to show you that here in Texas not only do the public transportation teams not have the appropriate equipment to handle a snow storm, but neither do the citizens. i did swear (while "hoeing the driveway") that if it snows again next winter, i am buying a snow shovel. it's not supposed to snow here during the winter, but this is the second year in a row my street has looked like a picture of Denver, CO.
all of this to lead to my shopping story. wow... i truly do need to edit. but this is my blog and i'm just going to go with it.
my shopping trip was to go to the dollar store to get some Epson salt. according to my military neighbor, Kevin, it's the cheapest and easiest way to de-ice your driveway. you can get a 1/2 gallon sized carton of Epson salt at the dollar store for $3. he said i would only need 1/2 the carton, so i bought 2 cartons. of course while i was there i had to look at the other deals and ended up with some small picture frames. i had to replace the picture frame that asshole roommate broke and never replaced. (he's another subject for another blog.) and why not buy a few more to house some of the photos that i have so i can add something to my walls. after my purchases of salt and frames - the dollar store run (which was planned to be about $5) turned into $14.07.
then on to the grocery store. i have this new found love with cream cheese. i have it on my bagel or bran muffin every morning. and i am down to very little and did not want to get caught in a snow storm without - so Tom Thumb here i come. that trip which was planned to cost only $6 turned into $38.12. yes. i decided while at the grocery store that in order to make it feel warmer than the estimated 37 degrees, i would make carnitas tacos this week. that doesn't take into account that i already went to the grocery store over the weekend and my fridge has a ton of food in it waiting to be cooked. but now i have one more meal to add to the menu for the week.
of course with carnitas tacos, one must have the best tortillas which cannot be found at Tom Thumb. they are found at the Mexican bakery/tacqueria near my house. so i headed there to pick up some tortillas. now, 20 tortillas are only $2. but i was hungry so i bought what i thought was a burrito but turned into an extra large taco and my total at Marquez was $7.39.
all in all, i was not frugal by any means today with my shopping trip. and i never did find firewood. it seems Grand Prairie is out of firewood at all locations. i could have added to that Tom Thumb bill and spent $22 on 6 of those duraflame type logs that supposedly burn for 3 hours. but no, i couldn't justify spending that. besides, i just spent $59.58 on what was going to be an $11 outing. wow. now if i could only find that firewood guy...
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