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Yogagirl, My father used to take us to the Huntington Library in San Marino so much I thought that was where our family lived. We had the paintings BlueBoy and Pinkie above our fireplace. Its free on the first Thursday if you can call for tickets on a certain day each month. A limited quantity of tickets are available
for February 2016, if you call right at 9:00 a.m. on January 2nd, 2016.

I love the gardens, and the arbor.
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Enough of that you gals.... I'm jealous! lol
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Some excellent suggestions, and yes, the gift of your presence is the most important aspect of giving, and not just being there, but being involved with them; not texting while visiting! My family has already had their get-together for Christmas and It is great to see most of my descendants, down to the youngest at six months of age. I am the matriarch, and at 92 am never sure if I will see another Christmas, so it was wonderful to be with them. Thanks to the son who picked me up in my wheelchair; and my two sturdy grandsons who carried me in the wheelchair up the steps into the house!
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Oh don't start me on texting .... I so have the urge to throw my DIL phone in the nearest bucket of water - or Mums commode. What great family you have Alice and good show grandsons xxxx
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What a great uplifting post, Honoriaalice! It lifts my spirits to know that you had a wonderful visit with your family for the holidays. You are truly blessed.
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I got mom a new watch and my sister got mom some warm sweat pants. I need to take some links out of the watch because mom has lost about 40 pounds and now only weighs 83 pounds. Hopefully the pants will help keep her warm.
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Disagree with all gifts. ELDERS NEED SERVICES.
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My cousin, who is in Memory Care, can't focus on much, but she had pointed out a pair of purple sneakers that she really liked in the doctor's office lobby some time ago. It's rare for her to do that. So, I got her a pair of purple sneakers and she really liked them. I put them on her and she propelled herself around in her wheelchair using her feet.

I also got her a new doll. Her old one is missing. She held the doll and began kissing her. We also gave her socks and a nightgown, but the hit of the day was the meal I took consisting of sausage, egg and cheese biscuit and Diet Coke. That was her favorite.
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Mom got a warm blanket, warm socks, a nice turtleneck, cookies and candy.
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Llamalover: How sad you feel this way about gifts. Yes, they do need a lot of services, but an appropriate gift pertaining to the person's needs, likes, comfort, etc. is great even if they can only enjoy it "in the moment."
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i took my aunt a very realistic cat..not one of those breathing ones you see often. this cat is life size and uses a battery which causes it to purr, open its eyes, close his eyes, lick its'paw, roll over on its back and get up again. It doesn't do these all ar once, It will sit quiety..then open and shut his eyes, then meow, the wash his paw, etc. The staff loves it and took it around to show others. It is often mistaken for a real cat. My aunt loves it. marymember
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I wrapped up some of his favorite things from his "stashes" he was thrilled
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I gave Mom another plush blanket so I can take home the one she already has & wash it. She loves it & jokes every time that it is big enough for her & her boyfriend. Proof that she believes she is 20 & not 95. :)
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My niece wants to make her grandma a Wal-Mart Photo blanket. I told her I would do all I could to ensure that the Nursing Home would not lose it. It's for her birthday on Jan. 25th. Any secrets about how to make sure blankets don't disappear? This will cost around $40+ .... and would hate to see it disappear. They do the laundry on the premises.
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Jocelyne -- I don't know what to tell you except to mark it with her name on a large label with her room # too. I don't know why they would "mix up" and give another resident someone else's blanket with family pictures on it. I guess it depends on how "on the ball" the housekeeping staff is and how big the nursing home is. Or you can decide to start doing Grandma's laundry yourself, which is what I am planning to do now that it looks like my Mom will be in long term care. If not, labeling is the only answer really.
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Jocelyne, sounds like a lovely gift. Why not make one of the photos a photo of a nicely written or embroidered panel that says this quilt belongs to Jane Doe, or Jane Doe's quilt, or with love to grandma Jane Doe, that way the label is worked into the quilt. You could include her picture too, but maybe make the name part prominent so it is clear to everyone. Although knowing staffs they might not look at that so on the underside could write her name with permanent marker in addition.
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Speak to staff at the nursing home and make the request that this blanket be kept for her use only. Of course it must be marked clearly also. I did this and had no problem so far.
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