Merry Christmas to you!!! I have had years like yours, and one year what I did was buy a notebook and write down my mother's story, (she was still alive then). I spent time with her, laughing and crying. She often said it was the greatest gift she ever received. I was a change of life baby and didn't know much of her earlier years of marriage. I took the pages, typed them up and made copies and gave it to each family member. I wish I would have recorded her voice. Time is the best gift of them all. Christmas is not about presents and how much we give or get.
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Val in IN
I was walking through the housewares section of Goodwill today and saw a box with the word "quilt" on it. I picked it up and lo and behold, ElectricQuilt 5!!! Brand new, never been opened. My hands were shaking, I turned it over to see the price and about fainted.....$4.00!!!!!! Merry Christmas to me! This has been a tough year, we had to call the kids and tell them that we couldn't send any presents this year. We had already decided not to do presents for each for ourselves but it was a killer telling the kids and grandkids we couldn't get them anything either. I have been soooo depressed. This was a nice little surprise and really lifted my spirits.