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Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 6 Jul

We had no problems on our way down to pick up the boat. My husband was freaking out because we were so close to Mexico, which was within an hour's drive of where we picked the boat up. That brought back memories of visiting my...

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Monday Morning Storm Produced Fireworks

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 31 Mar 25

This morning's storm brought some heavy rain and lots and lots of lightening! The lightning was so bad that it looked like a fireworks display out the window on New Year's Eve in New York City! For those that love storms, they...

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New Orleans Trip

Denise Knight @gnatsmom (2575) 23 Jul 23

Back at the beginning of June, my husband and I took a 4 day trip to New Orleans. We were there as messengers representing our church (in Tallassee, AL) at the Southern Baptist Convention. The convention experiences will be in a...

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Saturday Work Day

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 24 Apr 22

We got a late start today (after lunch), but it was productive! The plan today was to get the yard mowed at our old house in Louisiana. While my hubby mowed, I worked inside packing up a few things that I didn't want to throw...

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Good News: Purchase Agreement

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 21 Apr 22

We got a bit of good news last week along with the bad news of my mother's passing. We got a verbal agreement for purchase agreement on our house in Louisiana! Yesterday we got the signed document and signed and sent back today....

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Quick Update on Ida Saturday 2:45 pm

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 29 Aug 21

Ida has moved onshore up to the point of the eye of the storm. Conditions are deteriorating at a fast pace. At Grand Isle, LA, there is already 6 ft. of water over Hwy. LA 1. The wind guage at Grand Isle is not functioning...

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Friday and Waiting on Ida

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 27 Aug 21

It is a very laid back day here today. We did run to town to pick up hubby's insulin at the drug store, to the post office and a stop at the store to get some bottled water in case the electricity goes off which turns the pump...

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Hurricane Ida Targets Lousiana/Mississippi Coastline for Landing

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 27 Aug 21

Hurricane Ida is gaining strength in the Gulf of Mexico and is predicted to come ashore right around New Orleans, Louisiana around 7 pm. on Sunday night. This landfall and the strengthening expected before Sunday will cause...

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Monday Is Now In The Books

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 15 Jun 21

Since my hubby and I both put off things we planned to do Sunday afternoon, we were determined to get them done on Monday. I succeeded. He did not. Even though I got a late start, I went on to the flea market to tidy up my...

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Stupid Parents

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 15 May 21

@Jstory07's post on stupid parents reminded me of what my daughter experienced yesterday. She went to the store parked and leaned over to get her purse when she heard a baby crying. The car next to her had an infant inside and...

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Here We Go Again: Hurricane Delta

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 9 Oct 20

It seems like this Hurricane season doesn't want to go on vacation and wait until next year. We now have Hurricane Delta off the coast of Louisiana and set for landfall later today/tonight. Delta is currently a Category 2...

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Hello Hurricane Hannah!

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 24 Jul 20

Tropical Storm in the Gulf of Mexico has a new name, Hannah and has been upgraded to a hurricane. Hannah is on path to hit the coast of Texas and that means the Gulf Coast and states to the east of landfall will be getting lots...

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And a Goodnight To All!

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 5 Jun 20

It's midnight thirty so I'm going to sign off here and try to get a bit of sleep. We have plans to get ready for wind and rain of the weekend with Tropical Storm/Hurricane Christabol moving to shore Sunday night or...

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Foods A-Z - J is for Jambalaya

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222222) • United States 13 May 20

Jambalaya is a dish of West African, French and Spanish influence. It consists of meat and vegetables mixed with rice. There is always sausage (sometimes andouille), pork and chicken. Less often seafood is included. Jambalaya...

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Good Morning and Happy Friday!

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 11 Oct 19

Good Morning myLotters! It's Friday! What are you looking forward to this weekend? We have a busy day planned for tomorrow. We have preliminary voting and a lot of important things on the ballot, so we will be heading to Baton...

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Little League World Series champions get a nice reward

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (122067) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 11 Sep 19

In all of the years that the Little League World Series has been played, no team from the state of Louisiana has ever brought home a title. That changed this year when a Little League Baseball team from River Ridge which is a...

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popeyes fried chicken

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Barry is Now Hurricane Barry

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 13 Jul 19

Within the last hour, Barry was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane and is now Hurricane Barry. He is still lurking off the coast of Louisiana and hasn't made landfall yet. We are doing well here. It has been raining on and off,...

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Barry Still Churning in Gulf of Mexico

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 13 Jul 19

As you know from my previous post, Barry was expected to make landfall no later than 7 a.m. this morning. As of 10:00 this morning, Tropical Storm Barry is still churning in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana. This...

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Flash Flooding in New Orleans, LA Due to Tropical Depression Forming

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 10 Jul 19

We have a new tropical depression that has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and already bringing lots of rain to New Orleans, LA. Last night the forecast called for four to nine inches of rain for Baton Rouge, LA through the...

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Meet Bassigator While Traveling

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (97912) • Daytona Beach, Florida 24 Mar 19

I have not been on the road in a long time but in my younger days, I enjoyed taking road trips. It was always interesting to find out what was around the next bend. So I thought this story about what you could see on the road was...

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buford the bassigator

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