Originally Posted by justme2

Two of the best gifts I ever gave was for my bro in law & the same for my bro.These were both guys who needed/wanted nothing,so very hard to buy for them

I bought 2 smaller photo albums & added more pic sleeves to them, so they'd hold a good many photos.Spent days going thru older photos, starting with Grparents(bro) & Gr Grparents (bro in law).From there I moved thru the yrs finding pics of the older folks as youngsters,maybe with a car,their bride,the babies....& on to their family growing up, including the one who it was meant for, ending with their school days,service overseas,marriage & children/Grchildren.For my bro, the final pic was one of the 2 of us showing our arms around each other & bro planting a kiss on my cheek,at ages 4&5.

Some of the pics,no one else had, so made copies for the albums.Each was wrapped in fabric.....football for bro in law & computers for Bro.

Bro in law said thanks, but hardly glanced at his.A day later, he called & said it was the best gift he'd ever received.So that was a hit.

My bro had no idea what was in that small pkg & he took a look, then another look & said.....I'll have to go thru it later.He looked up with tears in his eyes.Another hit & it was kept on the table by his chair.

We never know what tomorrow will bring.Bro in law passed away 3 yrs later & bro died of cancer 18 mos ago.