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Dilemma, PLEASE help, really; please help here, just need ideas
Topic Started: Feb 2 2008, 09:22 PM (594 Views)
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I think trying to arrange a weekend for them to come visit you would be great. Especially if hubby has such a eratic work schedule & they are more free.

A scrapbook or something put together like that would be fun to send them as well.

I wouldn't try to compete with brother who's buying them a cruise or what not. I am sure they realize each person has their own financial limitations & don't expect that from everybody.
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Playing off on other's idea of a scrapbook, photos, etc...the digital frames have gotten more reasonable this year, many that will play sound and video, with remotes, etc. We got one for my hubby's grandma that is in a nursing home this year, had all the family send us photos and we just add them to her SD card, and there she goes...photos for days. :)
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Maybe a long weekend at a Winery would be something a little more affordable and fun. Or maybe just a bed and breakfast. A three day weekend is probably a lot easier for hubby to get off then a cruise. Plus he could always leave if there was an emergency.
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I"m reading everyone's suggestions and THANK YOU everyone who has ideas!!
I"m really busy right now, but a few points as to the annoying-ness of these folks: the webcam (entire laptop in fact) thing, phone cards for long distance from foreign country, foreign cell phones, digital picture frame things have already been done. They dont' even use them. Not that they can't, they just don't. She does her own photo album/scrapbooks to death, and prefers to have all the info/photos etc herself.
They visit us (at least mom does, dad travels less) at least twice a year, we vist them at least twice a year.
The boys are best friends and aren't in competition, neither wants to go but feels it's some sort of family obligagtion.
We're thinking, like some people suggested, it's best to go to Van for a few days to see them off. Of course, his mom will be pouting that we won'[t go on the cruise the whole annoying time, but even if we DO go on the cruise, she'll be wheedling the entire time to do something else in the near future.

Sorry... venting and here I do have other things to do. Just wanted to let everybody know how very much I PPRECIATE THE IDEAS.. OK AND THE (sorry caps) and the chance to vent..... :lol:
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