The Crinkly Mattress

My husband asked me why our bed had a nappy (I apologise - diaper) on it the other day. I explained patiently that it was a mattress protector. He then proceeded to thrash about on the bed to point out the noise it made (to be fair, it is pretty loud and crinkly, but who sleeps like that?!). He said that he wouldn't be able to sleep, that he’d have to sleep on the sofa. I explained that eventually we could budget for the more luxurious, softer one (at least we didn't go for the cheapest of the cheap, which was basically a sheet of plastic that would have us sliding off the bed altogether). After a bit of wriggling from him and a LOT of giggling from me, we both slept soundly and our mattress was protected.