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    Posted: 08 March 2010 at 9:30am
Hey there,

Its MIL birthday in just over a week and I have no idea what to get her.

She is kinda weird about stuff and I am really starting to struggle with what to buy her.

For christmas I got her a DVD of the photo session (Momentz) she had with the kids and printed one picture off and put it on a photo block. She never really even looked at it and then went on about a $10 platter that someone else brought her.

This made me think that I reallt don't have to spend too much or get too thoughtful but still can't think of anything.

Any ideas?
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A pot plant?
Two little girls under 2!

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Gosh I could have written your post! I have given up worrying too much about MIL's (and FIL's) presents anymore. I usually leave it up to DH to come up with the ideas and he usually comes up with something really exciting like petrol vouchers or golf balls! I used to hate that but just don't worry anymore.

A book, magazine subscription? Does she have any hobbies or play sports? Something to do with those? Another $10 platter . A "Grandma/Nana" coffee mug full of chocolates?
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argh my MIL is similar, sucks eh.. we just do a nice card and a picture from Thomas now. No present. I think we did get her a warehouse voucher for xmas in a card however.
Alex, Thomas and Lily
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bunch of flowers, a card, get her son to pick the pressie...

dont stress about it...

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My MIL hates kitchen stuff, but likes garden stuff. So plants etc are what I get her and sometimes small hamper of nice jams etc.
FIL get either book vouchers or CD/DVD vouchers, I simply rotate them between birthday and Christmas.
This year they'll be getting baby photos makes for easy present decisions.

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Id buy some cardboard or canvas' and get the boys to paint on them like finger painting or with a brush
(or you could put there foot prints on them)
you could also frame it for her
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I second what Tastic said.

Mothers Day in Ireland/UK is next weekend so I bought 2 canvases and let the girls loose on them with finger paints and we posted them off to Granny & Nana last week.

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