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Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
7. Have you thought of going together to make up a family album?
Mon Sep 10, 2018, 02:15 PM
Sep 2018

Gather photos from your childhood to adulthood, the grandkids and spouses of each, homes, etc. We take photos and stuff them away somewhere and maybe your parents have never seen them. You can gather everything together and work with Shutterfly or some other company to compile the book. (You might also plan on making up a book for each sibling, as well.)

As we grow older, we don't have a lot of dreams that you could make come true. I see you thought of cruises, but they weren't interested. I'm 80 and I sure wouldn't be interested. Twenty five years or so ago, my husband and I put together two books and a photo album for our children. His childhood, my childhood and a photo album of their lives up to the point when they married. They all cried when they received them. I have a feeling your parents would do likewise.

Memories are better than any gold.

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Find out first if they really want to do it. greymattermom Sep 2018 #1
I got them season tickets for Christmas IrishEyes Sep 2018 #3
Do they enjoy cruising? A nice ocean voyage might be nice! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2018 #2
They don't seem to be interested in going on a cruise. IrishEyes Sep 2018 #4
balloon ride sounds pretty cool Kali Sep 2018 #5
How about a nykym Sep 2018 #6
Have you thought of going together to make up a family album? Frustratedlady Sep 2018 #7
That's a great idea! csziggy Sep 2018 #13
"Candlesticks always make a nice gift. " Yavin4 Sep 2018 #8
I love that film. IrishEyes Sep 2018 #9
We had a big anniversary this year. Our sons and their spouses rented a home on the water and Cousin Dupree Sep 2018 #10
My mother would like that but I can't get my sibling to do it. IrishEyes Sep 2018 #11
If they like theater, get them tickets to a Broadway show and book a hotel room mnhtnbb Sep 2018 #12
Thank you for the suggestion IrishEyes Sep 2018 #14
Our North Carolina Symphony schedules performances all over the state mnhtnbb Sep 2018 #17
How About RobinA Sep 2018 #15
Arrange for a classical ensemble to play in their honor, as a way to give back to their community Donkees Sep 2018 #16
Buy them a complete set of new high end tires for all their vehicles. Tikki Sep 2018 #18
balloon ride could be risky unless you know they will both enjoy it MissMillie Sep 2018 #19
TA/Petro restaurant gift card jmowreader Sep 2018 #20
A manager with a history degree and an MBA is in a balloon and he gets completely lost... NNadir Sep 2018 #21
That is a good joke for my parents. IrishEyes Sep 2018 #22
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