I am almost done with shopping; but have no earthly idea what to get my parents. My parents are not normal--let me start there. They don't have hobbies. My dad doesn't fish or play golf. He does watch NASCAR and some football; but he doesn't wear shirts that pull over this head--so no sweatshirts adorned with Jeff Gordon or the hallowed horseshoe will work. My mom sews but she has more sewing crap than Hershey's has chocolate--so that is also a no go. My parents do not go out and eat together. They are never together. [One reason they are still married, if you want my opinion.] My father works out of town alot so when he gets home he doesn't want to go out and my mom works evenings, so she eats dinner during her work day. They don't watch movies. They don't play cards. And, they don't have kids at home, so if they really do want or need something, they buy it. See where I am going with this...
My parents already have enough crap to fill up a dang dumpster--a threat I have given them more than once. They aren't hoarders; they just live in a big house and have lots of stuff. The 'rents kept tons of stuff from our childhoods [4 kids] and my brother and sisters seem to think that the building behind their house is their personal storage facility.
I am so not a "stuff" person. I always have a bag going for Goodwill. I value people and experiences over crap I have to move, dust or try not to lose. But, that is me. I am so unlike my parents that I often wonder if I was switched at birth. [I, on occasion, do peek at missing person photos just to be sure!]
My sister is getting them a gift card and when she told me that, I was dying to know where. Where do my parents spend money besides Wal-Mart? I am not buying them a gift card to Wally World. And, chances are good they would lose the card and then no one is happy!
So, I will have to rack my brain a little harder to find something. It will probably end up being handmade or at least partly handmade. Suggestions welcome!!
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