With three dogs, two kids (soon to be three) and a wife that tosses and turns most of the night its almost impossible for me to get a solid nights sleep at home (unless I crash on the couch in the basement). The mattress we used to have, I could feel every toss, bump, move and bounce that amy made on her side of the bed while we were sleeping. If she didn’t sleep, I didn’t sleep. Not any more.

Two years ago, we broke down and invested in a sleep number bed (I’m around a 60 - 65) and it was one of the best investments we’ve made. If I need a little firmer mattress one night and a soft pillowly mattress the next, its easy peasy. I just hit the buttons on the remote for my side of the bed and I’m in sleep heaven. Plus, I cannot feel amy as she tosses and turns all night. Which is nice, the only way I know she isn’t sleeping is when I hear the tv click on and see the glow of the LCD through my eyelids.

Yea, I still have the dogs and kids to contend with when it comes to getting a good nights sleep, but at least I’m comfy when I’m trying to catch 40 winks.

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Taking a cue from Gruntled and MouseClone (is he related to Danger Mouse?) I’ve started the Amie Street Wednesday Recomendation. Of course, I’m a day late, but I think you’ll like the rec.

Meghan Roberts is an acoustic wonderland for your ears. The lyrics are fun and the tunes good. Just listen to it, you’ll smile….

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Thirteen things to do with DuctTape! In no particular order… Patch a tin roof Remove Unwanted Hair Twist a long piece into rope (thousands more uses) Repair fender on Car Patch a tent Bandaide Cover up empty drive bays Make lawn furniture Patches holes in vinyl siding Wrapped around newspaper to make a dog chew toy Seat belts that’ll REALLY keep the kids still Tape over the mouth of the office gossip Duct tape your boss (spouse, kids, enemy, brother, sister…) to the wall What do you use ducttape for?? Links to other Thursday Thirteens are in the comments! (leave your link in comments, I’m a dofollower!)

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By now you’ve seen some of the photos Amy and I have taken on our vacations this summer (there’s one in a recent post that I took of a beach on Grand Cayman). Outside of boring slideshows with your friends and family what good are your summer vacay photos? Well, WeNeedAVacation.com is running a summer vacation photo contest where the winner can win $1000 towards a Cape Cod vacation rental, HOW COOL IS THAT?

All you have to do is visit The Contest Site and upload your entry before September 3rd and you’re entered to win! A plus to this is that for every photo submitted, they’re donating $5 to the Association to Preserve Cape Cod. So not only do you get a chance to win $1000 towards a vacation for your family, you also get to help Cape Cod out. Rockin!

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