My mom is the type of gal that has everything she wants already. Usually, at
Christmas, I end up giving her and my Dad something generic just out of
frustration over not being able to find anything to get them. You know, like
those food gift packs or a table centerpiece.

This year, I would like to think ahead but still have the "she has
everything" problem. She was diagnosed this year with mets to the lungs
(both) and bones. The first line of treatment did not go well and she is a
bit depressed but trying to be positive. Now she is on Herceptin/Femara.

Here's my idea. Tell me if it is too depressing or just plain stupid or even
maybe insensitive. I wanted to give her a little photo album with pictures
of my kids over the next two years. It would start with this year's school
and sports pictures. Oh, and then my son's first Homecoming picture. Then, I
wanted to label the blank pages with upcoming events like my son's
basketball pic, his spring dance pic, my daughter's cheerleading pic, a
summer pic of them, and so on. Just over the next 2 years. My thinking is
that this gives her an outlook on the future in a fun way because some of
the pictures will be goofy. On the other hand, I'm thinking that maybe it
will make her think even more about the future in a bad way.

What do you think? Any good ideas?

Kathryn