If you watch Alton Brown or read his books, you know that his is not a fan of kitchen tools that only have one purpose. He says:

I discovered this week that the grater now has another task to add. I have yet made it to the kitchen section to confirm this, but tell me if you notice much difference between the two items below? Can you guess what they each are?

Give up? Item #1 is here. Item #2 is here.

Do you think even Alton would approve the multi-tasking since the items are so similar?

Me: I wonder if this place will be a madhouse. Everyone coming to get last minute stuff before the 4th.

Grandma: Hmmmm....

Youngest: We are madhouse people.

Me and Grandma: LOL!!!

From D.Challener Roe at "2,996":

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Hat tip to Dawn.

Jack from Texas Music starts:

Read on here. Jack is one of my new additions to my blog roll and I have enjoyed his blog. Yuo can check out his other great posts here.

I win!!!!! From Shawn Lee about the Carnival of Recipes:

I have to dig up my favorite. Do you have one?

All of my shoes are worn out and I can't find a pair that I want in my price range. Because my shoes are worn out my feet hurt. And since my feet hurt, I am in a bad mood. Your feet make a difference if how you feel and do.

And then I realized that people at the bottom of the ladder at companies are like feet. You take care of them, then they will make your company run better. If lower ladder people are not happy, it puts the whole company in a bad mood.

Lesson of the day? Take care of your feet and your workers.

Next week we leave my husband to himself while we visit family in Arkansas. It will be a nice vacation, but I don't know if I will survive without good internet access. I will have my laptop and my work phone has data that I can hook up, but looking at the coverage in Arkansas - yikes!

And maybe it will be a good thing. It will be a true vacation.

Oh ya, light blogging in the next week or so.

Anyone going to be around Beaver Lake the end of next week?

I dip my toes into the water of the Sea of Upper Management and I don't like the luke warm water. I do not like how the sea is full of fish who have blinders on, are concerned only in their interests and not the companies, and who are just plain stinky.

For personal reasons, to survive this sea I can not swim with the other fish. I must grow or periodically wear these. I don't see many fish with them and wonder if I will survive if I use them.

Taking a break after some housework, I watched this video.

Did you watch it?

Oh My! I was laughing so hard and I think it was even funnier the 2nd and 3rd time....

Thanks to Kris for posting it!

I have not done any Top Ten Lists, so here we go.....

The Top Ten Things I liked about my vacation:

10. Not wearing heels.
9. Not wearing makup.
8. Not having to cook.
7. Finding some cool (not old) stuff at an antique shop.
6. Eating my cousin's "Texas Ranger" cookies. I will post the recipe when I get it.
5. Having time to do nothing.
4. Learning to bead jewelry with my Mom.
3. Swimming with my girls (a bunch).
2. Watching my girls go tubing.

And the number one reason I liked my vacation:

1. Visiting with family!

I do not like to fuss to much with my appearance and would prefer to make things simpler. But simple does not always make you feel pretty. And most women want to feel pretty at some time. Over the years I have noticed things that help me feel pretty. I like how my hair falls into my face and I have to brush it away. I like wearing long flowing skirts. Prom dresses and my wedding dress also did the trick.

Jewelry is good. Right after you get your haircut and the hair dresser has it all spiffy.

The most recent thing I have done to make myself feel pretty is having artificial nails put on. Usually my nails are short since I tear them off. With the nails on I find myself moving my hands different. My pinkie raises up more and not just when I am drinking out of a tea cup. I even enjoy just looking at them.

What make you gal's feel pretty?

Action shots of the girl's jumping into a pool. Can you tell which one does not like to get her head wet? You can see her peeking out of the water on the second shot.

Starting tomorrow is Big Orange Michael's August Happiness Challenge. Can you post about happiness, things that make you happy, etc? For a whole month? I double dog dare you!!!

Leave Michael a comment and he might even give you some linkage. And so will I!

FART is not in the Official Scrabble Dictionary.