My brother has a birthday coming up.

He seemed all to happy to report that two of three sons who had lived in the house previously were bi-polar and had hung themselves in the attic on their 18th birthdays.

Now your birthday, wedding, and Christmas gifts are a little less expensive!

We've used batts in that way to deaden sound from bathrooms and laundry rooms adjacent to living areas with good effect... even R13 would make a difference.Lowes sells sound insulating sheetrock that would help as well.Sound can also travel through the walls, so having insulated wall cavities would make a difference.On the very expensive end of things, consider using foam insulation (icynene, sp)... it'd cost a fortune, but that'd be as good as you're gonna get for sound dampening effect (It'd also make the space such that you could heat it with a birthday candle and cool it with an ice cube, but that's another story entirely.)A thought for further research would be to look this topic up on websites geared for musicians.

But they don't want to make the sacrifices necessary to have a shot at becoming really wealthy: the enormously hard work, missed birthdays, long days and forgone vacations and weekends."

Birthday cards for the kids or send the family coupons just to say thank you.

They also get birthday cards and brownies or cookies.

On his 74th birthday, a man received a gift certificate from his wife.

His pronunciation is impeccable, even under water.When his beard reaches the perfect length, it stops growing.Presidents take his Birthday off.

When that goal is achieved, depending on other factors, too, I plan to re-establish a connection with him and maybe move forward on a project or two of his.And yes, congratulations and happy birthday to your new child.