Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (319606)

Green Bay, Wisconsin • Age 72

Joined myLot 10 years ago

I am a born-again Christian, author, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. I have nine published books.

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Are you a main dish person, or all about the sides?

Amber @AmbiePam (108061) • United States 7h

I love a good potluck. The Christmas gathering with my dad’s side of the family is always ham, pulled pork, ribs, turkey, and chicken and dumplings. But I could live without the entrees. Give me side dishes all day: dressing...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux I've always been meat and potatoes. Not much into vegetables or salads, though I've grown into both since I became an adult. Now, if I could live on desserts without it becoming attached to my waistline, that would be great.

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Surprising Benefits of Cinnamon

celticeagle @celticeagle (183177) • Boise, Idaho 7h

I enjoy cinnamon in cooking quite a bit. In reading this article I was surprised to find many medicinal elements to cinnamon that I wasn't aware of. Here are a few: * Studies show that by eating cinnamon every day for 3 months...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux I knew cinnamon was good for you. Thank you for telling me why.

Boogie Down (Me): Choo Choo Ch’Boogie (#9)

Four Walls @FourWalls (81015) • United States 10h

I’m out of the house!!! And I even made it over the river. I normally would be at my “regular” Chuy’s today but since I have to meet him I won’t make it there until Wednesday. They might think I froze to death! ...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux That was interesting. Enjoyed it.

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Music Video Listen & watch : Corey Hart's Never Surrender(June 1985)

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (48852) • India 14 Dec

Through a Radio Show that replays Casey Kasem's American Top 40, I came to know of this brilliant and so melodious and wonderful song. Corey Hart's Never Surrender. It is so well composed, so energetic and yet calming. For me,...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux I'm glad you like the video.

Good morning, trying again.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (81258) • Daytona Beach, Florida 10h

Yesterday's plans didn't quite pan out as I'd planned. In my lunch break post I mentioned doing a lot, and I did. Most of my day was spent helping George, something I don't regret doing. I was right. George thinks the reason the...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux I'm glad he likes the cane. It sounds like life is getting to sound normal for him. I could be wrong, but it sounds like he's doing well. I'm so glad.

Gifts for my father - part four

Judy Evans @JudyEv (367256) • Rockingham, Australia 18h

I’ve talked about my father’s sheep studs before. As well as breeding Merinos, he had Suffolks and Poll Dorsets. He exhibited all these breeds in agricultural shows. The Merinos in a particular class would be pulled out into a...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux Monty looks like a lovely sheep.

Wheee! Our Hell's Grannies gig is tonight!

The Horse @TheHorse (233000) • Walnut Creek, California 9h

Hair of the Dawg is playing a Christmas gig for the Concord Quilter's Guild tonight. We're gonna rock those grannies 'till the cows come home. I hear they're a rough bunch. When not quilting, they ride their Harleys around town...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux Funny video. Enjoy your gig tonight.

Zero Overnight

Eva James @wolfgirl569 (126431) • Marion, Ohio 11h

But it is up to 11 at 10 o'clock now. So not doing too bad. Better than yesterday when 11 was our high. Not much happening here. I have the dobermans dressed, kittens fed and outside chores done. Now I can stay inside until I...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux You're doing well. We're hanging at 16 F right now. Our high is 19 F today.

Busy December - 12/13/25

Courtney Dutton @MommyOfEli2013 (86074) • Rupert, Idaho 13 Dec

Hello everyone, how are you all doing? Been a busy December here so far. Rushing around trying to get everything done for the holiday. We just got the Christmas tree put up - if it will load I have a picture of the tree up with...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux Yes, he is getting tall. Good looking picture. I hope for positve results.

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12/14/25 - Meals

LindaOH @LindaOHio (208256) • United States 19h

95 days until spring. Rob Reiner and his wife were killed in a suspected homicide. Breakfast - Oatmeal nut bar Lunch - PB&J sandwich, veggie poppables, yogurt Dessert/Snack - Nature's Bakery Brownie Dinner - I just ate some...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux I read about that on the Internet. Sad! I had some of my chili casserole. I still have leftovers.

State trooper in Massachusetts saves a man from jumping off a bridge

George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (116625) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 14 Dec

Massachusetts State Patrol (MSP) Trooper Rassam Charles was just doing his job to speak to a man who wanted to jump off of the Tobin Bridge in Boston Massachusetts last month by convincing the man not to jump off of the bridge...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux I'm glad he convinced him not to jump and has also become his friend.

Bondi Beach Australia

RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (91798) • Daytona Beach, Florida 14 Dec

At this time, as the Jewish communities embrace Hanukkah, hate once again ruins a holiday. The Australian Jewish community was targeted in Sydney on Bondi Beach. Fifteen are dead, with a 12-year-old girl and a rabbi among the...

shooting in australia

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Valerie J. Routhieaux That's horrific!

I am headed to bed

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166764) • United States 14 Dec

I have filled my smallest crock pot with the ingredients for chili. All except chopped bell peppers and onions. I will do that in the morning. It will cook on low all day, and I really look forward to some good eating tomorrow...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux Chili sounds good. I made a chili casserole, my own recipe. Made just like chili only in a casserole.

Downton Abbey

snowy @snowy22315 (200050) • United States 12h

I might have asked this before on here, but did you ever watch or were you a fan of this show? I find it really pretty gripping. I have been watching it on Prime. I think my mother may have watched it but not sure. I know she...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux It's sad that Dame Maggie Smith passed before the last movie was made. I love the series. I have all the movies. I only need to watch the last one. I've been so busy writing, I forgot I bought it.

Police Were Here...

DE @DaddyEvil (163643) • United States 20h

The police banged on our door this afternoon. They were hunting for a scruffy looking guy and showed us his photo so we could tell them if we'd seen him before. (Somebody told them he came to our house often. ) We...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux That's a rude wake up call. I wonder why someone told them the guy visited you often.

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What Do You Call People Who Take Care of Chickens?

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (87431) • United States 10h

What do you call people who take care of chickens? Do you know? In case you don't...it's chicken tenders thought I'd start the day with a "bad" joke. Jokes like these are usually referred to...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux Groan! Love the joke. Today we're in the teens. The sun is shining and we're on the plus side of the thermometer. I feel for you. I know how cold it was here. I can imagine how cold it is there. My day started with laundry, delivering a secret...

We were going to Wichita, to eat at Cracker Barrel, but

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (166764) • United States 13 Dec

So we went to Newton for groceries and laundry. We had agreed we would go to Wichita to eat at Cracker Barrel for lunch. We like going there at least once in the Christmas season. However, Bob got a bit turned around. We both...

december 2025

the barn

lunch

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Valerie J. Routhieaux Looks like a great place to eat. I'm glad the food was worth the money you paid for it.

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Boogie Down (Me): George’s Playhouse Boogie (#10)

Four Walls @FourWalls (81015) • United States 13 Dec

Day two of prison. The weather is really not bad enough to keep me in if I needed to go out; however, as I told someone else, there’s no sense in going out when I have everything here that I need for a couple...

music

top ten lists

boogie songs

maddox brothers and rose

rose maddox

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Valerie J. Routhieaux It's snappy.

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Good morning.

Kayla Tsukino @kaylachan (81258) • Daytona Beach, Florida 13 Dec

It looks like we're off to Walmart, again. George wants a cd player he can keep in the grage and plug in. Which is fine by me. He needs some more of his yogurt, and he's also asked me for and is drinking some of his shake. So he's...

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Valerie J. Routhieaux I'm glad he's getting nutrition. I hope you find what he wants at Walmart.

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Focusing on myself #1

Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (9707) • Calcutta, India 13 Dec

I have decided to write a daily journal post almost non-communication phase with my boyfriend. I have decided I wouldn't waste a single moment thinking about him. I practiced some Quants questions from youtube. I have currently...

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mylotters

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Valerie J. Routhieaux It's good to focus on your life right now. I'm doing well. Thank you for asking.

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