Last day in Texas

October 20 – Not much to report today!  After breakfast and some lazying around, Bill washed the RV front and I left to go to Burkes Outlet and Wal-mart.  I texted Jean a lot of Baggilini photos as they had the best selection I’ve seen!  She picked what she wanted and I picked what I wanted and I perused the store a while and found a good deal on flavored coffee. 

Wal-mart was the busiest I have EVER seen!  You could barely go from one entrance to the other side across the front!  It was a shopping frenzy!  I started in the pharmacy area, then hit the Clearance aisle and THEN made it over to the grocery side.  Of course I backtracked a lot since I don’t know where anything is.   I think we shoppers should petition Wal-mart to lay out ALL of their stores the same.  When you travel it’s so hard to know not only the groceries but if you need pet supplies or something from hardware they're in different places.  I would think it would be less expensive for them to do it the same way rather than hire architects to keep changing the layouts! 

I got what I came for plus a couple other items, always the case!  Then checking out was still a wait.  They only have 4 self check stations at each end of the store and the end I was at only 3 were working!  Oh well!

The plan was for me to pick up Chick-fil-a sandwiches for lunch and when I saw the empty lot I realized it is Sunday!  Darn!  Couldn’t have my favorite.  So next door is Whataburger.  I called Bill so see what he wanted and I ordered a plain burger with mustard and pickle.  I ended up with tomatoes, lettuce and onions on it!  Crap!  I’m not a big burger fan to start with then they mess up the only way I really like one!  I did order a side of onion rings (since Bill wasn’t there to pick fries) and they were awesome!  I ate my half before I got home!  Best when they’re super hot!

After we ate we drove to the other side of town and I got to go into World Market but no real bargains.  I did get some dark chocolate digestives that were on sale.   Then we crossed over the interstate and made as stop at Duluth Trading.  Bill loves their underwear!!  Lucky for us today they had 25% off everything in the store.  I found a top I liked that was on Clearance plus the 25 % off and I bought a couple of Christmas gifts as well.

We drove back a different way that was less traffic and shorter. Took no time at all!  I broke out the wine bottle and started on the computer.  I wrote a scathing letter to our RV insurance about the stupid people that work for them in the tow service area.  I copied it to my insurance agent.  I told it like it was and how incompetent their staff was and that once they screwed up they should have sent the first tow company they found that could tow us.  I expressed my feelings in a firm and slightly mean way, but I don’t feel the least bit bad about it.  I paid a big premium for coverage on this RV and I felt entitled to say my piece!

OK, now I feel ever better!! 

We ate a late lunch so about 5:30 I put some tiny colored potatoes in the toaster oven to roast and later I steamed some fresh green beans and made Bill a cube steak and I had a petite sirloin.  I only had one of each in the freezer and offered Bill first pick!  I think since I was doing the cooking he figured I deserved the better meat.  It was all yummy!  Especially the green beans! Bill even said so!

We watched a John Wayne movie (not a western) and then NCIS and a storm started up.  It sounds like huge rocks were hitting the RV roof!  We thought maybe it was hail as it was predicted for some areas along with possible tornadoes.  I checked outside and didn’t see any giant hail so must be big acorns!!

Time to pack up Dell and read my book for a while!  Tomorrow we officially start heading home and our summer adventure will come to an end.