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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

Make That 6 Winners (and Some Ramblings!)

Good news for someone who didn't win my Mini Chicken Cheeseburgers giveaway - one of the winners has reported back that she lives too far from a Safeway to use her coupon. Just when you thought your luck had run out, right? And the new randomly selected winner is... Lisa from The Pursuit of Happiness ! This means 4 out of the 5 coupons have been accepted (though, I suppose I'm back down to 3 out of 5 if Lisa can't use it!) Fingers crossed if you didn't win. Lucky entrant #5 has just 2 more days to contact me. Chop, chop, winner #5! Do people say "Chop, chop" anymore? Did they ever? Sexy Nerd insists that this is just an Australian thing and noone here in the U.S. ever has any idea what I'm talking about. My mum says it. She always has (she? The cat's mother?) Okay, even I'm not quite sure I get that last one.

Fair (and Funny!) Warning to All the Sexy Nerds at Christmas

Sexy Nerd has an especially tricky time staying out of the doghouse - I don't want any jewelery!

Mini Cheeseburgers Giveaway - The Winners Are...

Thank you so much to everyone who took time to enter my Foster Farms Mini Chicken Cheeseburgers giveaway. As a fellow giveawayholic, (984,000 results on Google for this word! Can you believe it?) I wish I could give an award to all of you. There are only 5 coupons though, and I'm beginning to ramble, so here are the randomly selected winners:  Kristy at Pampers and Pinot Two Kids and a Coupon Erin at Making Memories...One Fun Thing at a Time Maria at Tough Cookie Mommy Elizabeth at Positive Kismet Congratulations, ladies! I'm emailing each of you and hope to get your coupons out ASAP. You have until Thursday afternoon to email me or I'll have to award your coupon to someone else (I hate rules like this, but I hate coupons going to waste because they've expired even more!)

Not "Baaad" Sunday & Giveaway (5 Winners!)

How cute is this button? You know you want it! Remember, any post(s) you are proud of is welcome and the linky from today will be back next weekend, (and the next!) getting you maximum exposure for your link-up time investment. Please be sure to visit some of the other linky party guests too. No one likes a party pooper! Link up - then enter my giveaway below! The Mini Cheeseburgers giveaway has ended. Check back soon to find out who won!

Holiday Gift Guide

VivaTerra.com has fun, unique gifts. Their Silk Dream Robe is currently on clearance for $74. I love this Frog Doorbell Cover from UncommonGoods.com ! I recently discovered ModCloth.com . They have the cutest dresses! I've informed Sexy Nerd that I'll be stocking up on fancy dresses as soon as our house is paid off. The Angelique dress is my favorite: I'd like this dress in small, please! Hint, hint!

Kissy: 2001-December 2, 2010

More photos coming soon.

Time to Deck the Halls

Mmmmm, holiday goodies! Jealous of all our Christmas cards? 9 whole cards, baby! You shouldn't be - these are photos from last year! In reality, I've been too lazy (and shocked that the holidays are here already !) to put out any of our decorations. I think I'll just live through my photos of Christmases past this year...or wait for Sexy Nerd to put up the tree himself.

Sexy Nerd, the Smooth Talker

Sexy Nerd and I began our relationship with me living in Albuquerque and him in Michigan. We used to talk through instant messages for hours and would even occasionally skip our classes to keep talking. Yesterday, when I saw that Sexy Nerd was online at the same time as me, I couldn't resist starting up a conversation. To be fair, I was warned ahead of time that this kind of thing happens after you get married. Still, PHOOEY to you, Sexy Nerd!

Do Dogs Like Zucchini Pancakes?

Methinks they do.

Digital Scrapbook Page of the Week - Wedding Location

Sexy Nerd and I had our wedding at Moli'i Gardens in Kualoa Ranch on Oahu. You've probably seen it before - many shows and movies, including Lost, Jurrasic Park, and You, Me, & Dupree, have been filmed there. Due to the shoddy company we'd chosen online, (Above Heaven's Gate Weddings with Captain Howie - we do not recommend them!) we nearly switched everything to Turtle Bay at the last minute less than 24 hours before the ceremony! Luckily, everything (mostly) worked out.

Not "Baaad" Linky + GIVEAWAY (5 Winners!)

The Mini Cheeseburgers giveaway has ended. Check back soon to find out who won! Okie dokie. Now that all the official contest jargon is out of the way, let's link up! How cute is this button? You know you want it! Remember, any post(s) you are proud of is welcome and the linky from today will be back next weekend, (and the next!) getting you maximum exposure for your link-up time investment. Please be sure to visit some of the other linky party guests too. No one likes a party pooper!

You Voted. The Best in Show Is...

Congratulations, Polka Dots and Pizza ! After an early day of frantic, Black Friday deal hunting, you're probably fast asleep right now. No sleep for me, thanks to a 3 hour afternoon nap and half a pan of insanely sugary meringue. Thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for the Best in Show featured blogger this week. If you haven't visited Polka Dots and Pizza yet, you're missing some great ideas, like: Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache and Flower Flutter Hat Be sure to stop by Polka Dots and Pizza with your congratulations. See you tomorrow for the Not "Baaad" Sundays linky and another chance to win the Best in Show award!

Gobbles!

If you've never watched my favorite Thanksgiving special, you'll have no idea what our chalkboard door is referring to. Also, you're missing out. "Gobbles!" (along with Gobbles' less-fortunate turkey friends) Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! And Happy Day Before Black Friday to my fellow bargain hunters.

Nominees for the Best in Show Award

I see you there, fellow blogger, admiring my beautiful buttons. Option #1 (for the competitive, ruthless, claws-out bloggers - my kinda people!) Option #2 (you're still my people, but I think you're missing out on a chance to have some fun.) I bet you're thinking to yourself, How can I get one of these beautiful, super-cute, fancy schmancy buttons for my blog? I'll tell you how! Just swing by LambAround each weekend and link your favorite posts to the Not "Baaad" Sundays linky party. Easy peasy! This week, we have an assortment of do-it-yourself projects and sugary deliciousness. Who gets to take a button this week? These amazing bloggers: Making Memories - My favorite thing about these Salted Caramel Butter Bars (!) is how easy they are. Not to discourage you from reading LambAround, but if you take a break to go make these, you could be eating them very soon! Nancy's Couture -  there is a super-easy tutorial on how to make this hat. Really,

Not "Baaad" Sundays

*Update* Stupid Vern Yip! I can't believe he gave my Urban Oasis apartment to some guy. Phooey! Welcome back, my bloggy friends, to the 11th Not "Baaad" Sundays Linky Party! In case you've forgotten, (can't blame you - it's been a looooong week!) there are 3 things that make my Linky special: 1. This Linky is open to all posts that you are proud of. Did you recently post about a great decorating project, craft, or recipe? That's wonderful if you did, but just fine if you didn't. I just want you to link to a post or posts you are proud of. 2. Do you ever find yourself trying not to duplicate posts on blog hops but aren't quite sure what you posted the previous weeks? Problem solved! The Linky from today will return in the future, making it easy to see what you've posted before (and giving you a 2nd chance to visit any great posts you may have missed!) 3. You are competing with other bloggers for the Best in Show award. Nominees are (al

Best in Show - And the Winner is...

With a million votes, (well, maybe not quite a million, but certainly a lot) this week's Best in Show award goes to the fabulous Three Boys ! Congratulations to the winner! I hope everyone will check out her blog. You'll find nifty posts like: Sardines, Elephants, and Meatballs (Really, with a name like this, how can you resist?) Thanks to everyone for playing! See you tomorrow for the Not "Baaad" Sundays linky party!

An Ugly Scientist

Sexy Nerd and I recently discovered the awesomeness of The Office. The great thing about having never seen an episode until well into the series is that we have dozens of new episodes recorded. Last night, we watched the episode where Stanley is being disrespectful to Michael, asking "Did I stutter?" during an office meeting. In this episode, Pam has to wear her glasses after forgetting to bring her contact solution to a friend's house. In other words, no, there will be no photos of myself wearing my new glasses today. Courtesy of theofficequotes.com : Michael Scott: Alright everybody-- [noticing Pam's glasses] Oh. My. God. Pam. Those make you look so ugly. Uhh, Pam in order to get hotter you take the glasses off. You're moving in the wrong direction. Pam Beesly: I don't have my contacts-- Michael Scott: Dah, dah, dah. I can't even hear you. It's just noise coming out of an ugly scientist. Y

A Couple of Wimps

Last night, Sexy Nerd and I were talking about the scariest movie we have ever seen together. It was a while back and, although it was good, it really creeped us both out! If you're feeling brave, here it is: Eeeeep!   Sure, here it looks like your typical PG, family friendly movie. That's what they want you to think. Even the Coraline website is spooky!