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    HI All,

    Went to visit my grandfather today. He's 93 and lives in a Retirement Village/Assisted Nursing facility. Went down to the game room to shoot some pool and he wanted to stop by his mail box first. Nothing but junk mail. He pitched it in the garbage bin. He said that the most depressing thing is that he doesn't get mail that isn't junk mail. So my sister and I are going to just send him a short letter this week to make his mail box less lonely. So my challenge to everyone is if you have grandparents or elderly parents take a few minutes to write them a letter or a card once a month and make their day!

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    Good suggestion... being of the "email generation", sometimes we forget that not everyone is online!

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    this ia a good idea one that a lot of may not have thought of.
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    That's a very good idea, thanks!

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    I sign my Grandma up for freebies off the net.
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    That really is a wonderful idea!! Don't forget to put some update pictures of the kids or yourself in there!!!! Just a thought for some!! Thanks again for the wonderful idea!!!

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    If you PM me his address I will pop a card in the mail for him!
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    Quote Originally Posted by zakity View Post
    I sign my Grandma up for freebies off the net.

    i do the exact same thing. She loves getting them
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    Oh, he will be so thrilled when he gets an actual letter (maybe with some pictures inside). That will definately make his day!! Great thought!!

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    It always makes someone's day to receive a real piece of mail...in this day and age of computers we tend to forget those who don't use them.
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    This just touched my heart. What a great idea!
    " May we never let the things we can’t have or don’t have or shouldn’t have spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness, let us not forget it. One of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should not have."
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