My mom and aunt were trying to figure out what to get my grandparents. I pointed out that they didn't need any more stuff and that, in fact, they (mom and my aunts) were going through the house getting rid of stuff, so don't bring more in. I said they'd probably enjoy a gift certificate to dinner somewhere, and eventually we concluded they'd really enjoy dinner with us. So we'll all be going out to dinner right after New Years.

I'm also doing the calendar thing for my parents and brother. We went to Italy this summer, so I'm using the pictures from the trip. I've also started making soap, so everyone's getting soap, plus some jams I made over the summer and bread from our favorite book. Maybe you can do the calendar and a gift certificate to a restaurant in their area. If you call, you might be able to pay over the phone and have them mail it.