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Every year you wonder what you can possibly get your mom that will really show how much you appreciate her and every year it gets harder to find something different. As an empty-nester mom myself, I can tell you that having my adult kids appear on my doorstep from time to time is gift enough....

Ten gift ideas for the Broke-for-the-holidays: 1. Loan of your car (or even better, pickup) for a weekend. 2. Offer to tend a grave of their choice (obviously, not one you would be expected to tend to anyway). 3. Offer to put up one of their out-of-town guests at your house, gratis.

While browsing the 99 cent Only Store flyer, I came across some of its gift suggestions for dad. Among them were the traditional but always welcome socks and cologne. Other suggestions included a single use camera, a Ray-o-vac flashlight, Panasonic batteries, a 3-pack of famous maker tennis...