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Freepers, help with gift ideas for a 93 year old grandmother

Posted on 12/20/2007 12:01:14 PM PST by IMissPresidentReagan

Hey FReepers;

I'm in desperate need of help. My husband's grandmother is 93, and we want to get her something nice for Christmas. She doesn't wear jewelry, or garden, or really do much of anything other than what my husband's aunt tells her to do. (Long story). We used to see her all the time when she lived with my husband's father, but after he passed, his sister/my husband's aunt moved Nana in with her and Christmas is the only time we're "invited" (thus permitted) to see her.

We want to get her something special and nice, but I have no idea what to get her. Last year we had a calender made of my father-in-law's pictures, and bought her an acre on the moon. For her birthday, we named a star after her. Now we are at a loss. I was going to do something nice with all the pictures she gave to us after my father-in-law's passing, but I know the aunt will throw them away.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.


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1 posted on 12/20/2007 12:01:15 PM PST by IMissPresidentReagan
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

digital photo frame?


2 posted on 12/20/2007 12:02:46 PM PST by absolootezer0 (white male christian hetero married gun toting SUV driving motorcycle riding conservative smoker)
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To: absolootezer0

Beat me to it!
(What he said ya’ll)


3 posted on 12/20/2007 12:03:42 PM PST by najida (As God is my witness! The cockatoos ate my breakfast..)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

My 2 cents: Lotion. My grandmother always asked for lotion - she said it was because as she aged her skin became drier, and she was always using lotion. She also asked for postage stamps and stationery - it was difficult for her to get out and about and get them. Neither of those are as cool as naming a star, but they are very practical.


4 posted on 12/20/2007 12:03:49 PM PST by knittnmom (...surrounded by reality!)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

My 80 something yr old Aunt has a favorite chair that she likes to sit in at the beach because because she loves the view. I took a picture of the view from her chair, blew it up and framed it. She now can look at it in the winter from her favorite chair at home.
Find something that gives her that kind of pleasure,or if she likes a certain snack, arrange to have it sent to her once a month. She gets a double kick...getting a package and enjoying the treat.


5 posted on 12/20/2007 12:05:16 PM PST by donnab (saving liberal brains...one moron at a time.)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

Name a star after her.

starregistry.com

???


6 posted on 12/20/2007 12:05:22 PM PST by Lexington Green (There ain't no news in the news no more.)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

A pedicure! At a nice place. Brief them ahead of time so they handle her with kid gloves. And a manicure. Not that these are big things, but she might appreciate them.

The star idea was very nice.


7 posted on 12/20/2007 12:05:32 PM PST by dellbabe68
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Excellant ideas!

Thank you guys.

I hadn’t even thought of lotion...and the digital photo frame is an excellant way to get her the pictures of her son.


8 posted on 12/20/2007 12:06:10 PM PST by IMissPresidentReagan ("When you can't make them see the light; make them feel the heat." President Ronald Reagan)
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To: donnab; All

That is a great idea too.

Everyone is so much more creative than I am.


9 posted on 12/20/2007 12:07:18 PM PST by IMissPresidentReagan ("When you can't make them see the light; make them feel the heat." President Ronald Reagan)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

I have to second the digital photo frame idea. It’s a photo album you don’t need to lug around - and at that age, taking a photo album down from a shelf and turning the pages can be a chore.


10 posted on 12/20/2007 12:07:40 PM PST by wideawake (Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
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To: Lexington Green

She already got one for her birthday.


11 posted on 12/20/2007 12:08:20 PM PST by wideawake (Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

Something she can consume immediately. Something the aunt won’t be able to throw away before granny manages to consume it. I got granpa Steve chocolate truffles for his 95th. He loved them. Maybe petit fours. Or a very tiny bottle of really good Bourbon. Fresh Sushi. Imagine granny telling aunty “go to hell” as she pops it in her mouth.


12 posted on 12/20/2007 12:09:25 PM PST by Excellence (Bacon Bits Make Great Confetti)
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To: wideawake

They are like “THE” gift in the nursing homes because the take up the space of one picture while storing 100’s.


13 posted on 12/20/2007 12:10:38 PM PST by najida (As God is my witness! The cockatoos ate my breakfast..)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan
Here is a great site that has gifts you can send to the needy in Asia on her behalf.

Gospel for Asia Christmas Catalog

From the site: This is a place where you will find some very special Christmas gifts! Each gift represents an opportunity for you to bless a Dalit (“Untouchable”) family, or a native missionary, with a tangible expression of Jesus’ love this Christmas season.

14 posted on 12/20/2007 12:10:58 PM PST by JesusBmyGod (1 Corinthians 2:5, Jeremiah 29:11-13)
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To: 80 Square Miles

How about a warm and cozy quilt, pillows, high threadcount sheets and pillow shams?


15 posted on 12/20/2007 12:11:06 PM PST by Casie
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To: najida

My wife’s grandfather loves his. “Look, it’s everybody I want to see - not like that crap on TV!”


16 posted on 12/20/2007 12:12:12 PM PST by wideawake (Why is it that so many self-proclaimed "Constitutionalists" know so little about the Constitution?)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

World of Warcraft.

Ok, fine, how about a couple of books on tape that she would enjoy?


17 posted on 12/20/2007 12:12:17 PM PST by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

You can never go wrong with photos.


18 posted on 12/20/2007 12:12:35 PM PST by cripplecreek (Only one consistent conservative in this race and his name is Hunter.)
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To: IMissPresidentReagan

How about a long, long vacation for the Aunt? ;)


19 posted on 12/20/2007 12:12:44 PM PST by najida (As God is my witness! The cockatoos ate my breakfast..)
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To: Excellence

*LOL* That’s our dream come true. I shouldn’t be cruel; the aunt isn’t a bad person, she just has a different perspective on life than we have, and my father-in-law had. His death sort of took the “gumption” out of Nana.

We usually get her Godiva chocolates as a side gift every year too. If we could get her to drink Christmas Eve would be interesting. :)


20 posted on 12/20/2007 12:12:46 PM PST by IMissPresidentReagan ("When you can't make them see the light; make them feel the heat." President Ronald Reagan)
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