Shopping for the elders in our families can be a challenge.\u00a0 It\u2019s easy for some of our loved ones, then there are those who are not so easy.\u00a0 You know who they are: grandma who has lived in the same house for 45 years and not purchased anything new since 1976; grandpa who only wants you to spend money on yourself; and your favorite aunt who keeps those pajamas you bought her \u201cfor good\u201d in case she needs them when she goes to the hospital. \u00a0So what are some ideas for our family members this holiday season?\u00a0<\/p>\n
For some, just spending time with them is the best gift of all<\/strong>. We get so busy \u201cdoing\u201d for our loved ones that we forget we need to slow down and just talk with them.<\/p>\n While you\u2019re talking with your grandma, compile a cookbook of her recipes<\/strong> (if you can figure out what a \u201cpinch of this\u201d and a \u201cdab of that\u201d equals!). This would be a nice gift for her and the whole family.<\/p>\n Where does she get her hair done? A gift card to her beautician<\/strong> with a gift basket of items from the beauty shop is one idea. If she sews, there are several new items on the market<\/strong> for arthritic hands and decreased vision, including self-threading needles and gloves with no fingers to help ease joint pain when sewing, knitting or crocheting. Quilt shops and sewing stores also carry a cutting resistance glove which can aid in using a rotary cutter, appropriately named the \u201cKlutz Glove.\u201d<\/p>\n The gentlemen in our families may be a little more challenging.\u00a0 While talking with grandpa, write down his stories\/memories and make a living history book<\/strong>.\u00a0 Someday it will be a prized possession.<\/p>\n