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Amerisleep AS3 Reviews

  My Amerisleep AS3 Unboxing Video (Surprise, my voice is ridiculous!) If I can (just barely) do it, you can totally tackle a bed-in-a-box by yourself. Updated 10/15/22 Amerisleep's AS5 was recently featured as the 'Best Soft Mattress in a Box' by Good Housekeeping , with the panel of reviewers noting: Pressure relief for side sleepers Taller than other boxed mattresses Good customer service    Amerisleep Mattress Reviews  We've been happy Amerisleep customers since purchasing our first AS3 mattress more than 9 years ago. Now we also have an AS2 and an AS4 (the AS3 is still our favorite). Born with chronic insomnia  (even as a baby - my family insists I was a nightmare), the struggle to improve my sleep is my life. My husband, the overly-analytical mechanical engineer, was initially skeptical of a mail-order mattress, but he was quickly won over. 2012: Wine glass test, sans wine. I was fairly confident our brand-new mattress would pass with f

My Awkward Family Photo

Have you checked out AwkwardFamilyPhoto.com ? I was hooked on it, but have completely gotten over my addiction. Technically, that's because on Sunday I looked through every single photo on the site and nothing is new to me anymore, but the important thing is that I got it out of my system. While looking for an old prom photo for this post , I came across one that would fit in perfectly on the Awkward Family site. It's from high school, when my family went to Disney World for the first time. I was enchanted with the Disney magic, mesmerized by the characters and hyped out of my mind on the endless ride options. Apparently, none of the Disney pixie dust had been sprinkled on my dad and younger brother though. Sometimes, I wonder if I may have been switched with another baby at birth. Then, I see a photo like this and I'm sure of it. DISNEY! YAAAAY!!! Yes, dad, we are from New Mexico. And try not to look too excited, Michael. Switched at birth explains everything.

Homemade Samoas (aka Caramel Delights) Girl Scout Cookies

Here is what they are supposed to look like: Here's mine: As mentioned previously, I am not a patient cook. Therefore, mine look like this. Instead of waiting for everything to cool and carefully drizzling chocolate on top, I decided to simply combine the coconut, chocolate, and caramel into one tasty topping. It may not be as pretty, but it tastes good (and this was ready to eat much faster!) Hey, Kitchen Pig! That's not for you! Sorry, but Kitchen Pig's second cousin is this guy. See the resemblance? I don't want to take any risks by letting him eat so close to midnight! There is a comment from someone who made the original (pretty) recipe, complaining that these cookie bars are too messy. For that poster, I photographed the above and below post-cooking images. Ooooooh, so messy! Whatever will I do?! Baby. You can find the original recipe here . Thanks BakingBites!

Del Taco Epic Grilled Chicken Avocado Burrito

It's time for another giveaway! I have a $20 Del Taco gift card with your name on it. (Or possibly someone else's name. That is how giveaways work, you know.) I recently tried the new Epic Grilled Chicken Avocado Burrito from Del Taco. Isn't it pretty? Oooh, pretty. As a $1 value menu kinda gal, I thought the price was a bit steep at first and almost didn't order it. Sure, it includes 6 actual slices of Hass avocado (so...an entire avocado?!) but $5 for fast food goes against every cheap frugal bone in my body (and they're all pretty cheap frugal). I was especially tempted to skip the burrito once I realized Del Taco lets you add avocado to any item for only 30 cents. Well, guess what? It was worth the cost. It turns out that the Del Taco Epic Grilled Chicken Avocado Burrito is HUGE! Do you see how the enormous burrito dwarfs the soda? And that was a massive soda! I tried to eat the entire thing (so delicious!) but it was more burrito tha

Mom Sexy Prom 2010

I'm participating in an online blogging event. With a name like "Mom Sexy Prom 2010" (this link, to another prom goer, is one of my favorites), how could I resist? What's that, you say? I'm not allowed to play because I'm not a mom? Just who in the heck do you think you are, coming over to my blog and talking to me that way! I'll have you know that I have 2 beautiful babies: The Pica (recently spayed and drugged out of her little mind here) The Biscuit (so pretty...in her own, special way) Still not convinced? Well, then I guess you'll just have to call me a party crasher! How convenient that I have such fancy flowers for my prom photo. (HA!) See Pica's bone in the background? I think that qualifies me for Mom Prom right there! Who will be my date to Mom Prom? I pulled out an old photo from my senior prom for inspiration: Clearly, I would not be going with that dirt bag again. (Don't even get me started!) I