Thanks. Those are all good ideas. I spoke with my brother and we are going in together on a necklace he liked for my mother, and a digital picture frame loaded with family photos for my father.
I appreciate your ideas. You both picked up on the fact that these people have enough "stuff" (although my mother doesn't mind new niceties for herself). My husband and I will visit them and spend the night this weekend. That is what they want most of all.
My mother suggested that since she and my father already had plans for the night we'll be there, perhaps H and I could get tickets to see the ballet. I gave it some thought and told her no. I said that I had tortured my husband with a dance event last weekend, and I didn't dare try that again. I really would have liked to see the ballet. Marriage is being thoughtful of the other person.
