What are you getting your MIL for xmas?!

[Longo]

I love mine so want to get her something nice but have no ideas!! Help please!!

A calendar of family photos from Photobox - they also do some beautiful photo books - perfect for a proud Grandma
We've also bought her perfume.

`She's had the calendar and book before!!

This is our first Christmas without my MIL!!!
I always got her flowers, photo gifts or cd's as she was in small residential care x

What is your budget? Mine had a pandora bracelet for her birthday so I have bought her another bead.

I have got her a digital radio - a little eco one - they use very little leccy and no more scanning for stations.

my MIL won't even notice if i gave her something or not.
I'm pretty sure she's not aware that I am her DIL.
:(

(although, when DH told her for the 2nd time that he'd got married she went "I know ! you've already told me!"

but DH will give her something like chocolates or flowers, and soft bed socks - that kind of thing.

Mine usually gets a book and a picture of ds in a nice frame.

I am fed up with her giving me stuff she found in the cupboard (been there ages) that turns out to be a nice gift we gave her.

Smellies from debenhams
betty someone was in the sale reduced from 18 quid to nine quid
plus dcs lovingly handmade cards

a hot hair brush thingy.
some skins for her wii remote.
school photos of the children (from them!)
probably chocs too

I love mine too.
This year we are clubbing together with SIL and getting her a new tumble dryer - necessity rather than luxury this year!

In previous years we have given her Chanel No 5 perfume, a coffee machine, pyjamas, slippers, trousers and tops, new dinner service, carpet cleaner, power washer, fleece, picture frames, wind up torch, good gloves, a nice purse, vouchers for new shoes, money towards new glasses...

If she needs something functional we help towards it or get it for her. If not we try to give her a few of the little luxuries in life.

I am getting her gift vouchers as anything SIL and I buy her ( We are both DILs) she turns her nose up at and asks for the receipt. Her own dd's could give her shite on a stick and she'd praise it up to the hilt.

at those of you with lovely MILs!

I don't know, dh sorts out the gifts for his parents and I don't think he has sorted it yet.

electric blanket
fleecy throws
wine

Same thing I got her last year, a subscription to Good Housekeeping. She genuinely liked it and was pleased we are going to renew it for her (she's impossible to buy for, very fussy and doesn't really want anything).

The Cliff Richard CD (her request) + a book & smellies etc (from us and kids so get a few bits)

Oh bugger. I forgot about MIL. (We're not close).

A silver plated keyring with a drawing of her and grandad that my ds did. ( not flattering but very cute), and a nice cardy.

Joint present with FIL. Theatre tickets from here, so they can have a night out of their choice.

No idea. Forgot as we are not seeing her over Christmas.

I did the Good Housekeeping subscription one year which she liked but I found 3 unopened ones in a pile a year later! She is busy all the time so doesn't get much time to read them.

Anyone know if you can get nice hampers of goodies for diabetics? That might be an option.

LOL my MIL is lovely and very practical

She has asked for a digital room thermometer so she knows when the heating should be going on

I will also throw in some homemade marmalade and biscuits, I can't just give her a thermometer, its wrong!

These as she had some slipper boots but they got ruined somehow and she loved them

www.monsoon.co.uk/space-dye-slipper-boots/invt/79523199/

Tickets for her and FIL to a show (joint gist)
Necklace (half price)
Marzipan fruits (she loves them....bluerrgh)

"joint gift" Doh!

we are getting ours a ticket to see her sister in the US. She is going to be very happy, especially as she is flying back with sister who is coming to visit at xmas (she thinks she's babysitting for us to go away!)

Gardening vouchers for her and FIL - they spend an absolute fortune in the spring planting veg and stuff, so it is very much appreciated.