LAblue

You certainly have a good point. All things to ponder. If I get it incorporated into something for him, it will be a while before we gift that item to him.

Yes but she bought the silver tone one for herself. It was the only present he didn’t know about and it tore him up when we opened it because he said she always went cheap on herself and wouldn’t listen to him.

Good point and honestly my mind hadn’t gotten that far yet.

I’m really shooting for something that’s more day to day useful instead of simply a display piece. But anything is going to be better that the bracelet sitting in the box at my house for years.

My mother died recently….so recently all Christmas gifts were purchased and wrapped. One of her own gifts was a link bracelet, 3 rows wide. He can’t deal with any of these gifts and in time, I would like to have this bracelet turned into something that he will treasure for the rest of his days. They were just short of their 50 year anniversary. He is not a cuff links, jewelry, or dress up kind of man. He hunts and is the man who has all the tools and much of the knowledge on how to fix something. He is successful in retirement and has spent an immeasurable amount of sweat equity over the years for family and friends.

Any unique ideas or points of contact for ideas of something meaningful that this bracelet could be turned into for him would be appreciated. I’m fully committed to the bracelet being dismantled and redone as something useful like a keychain or something. I just don’t have ideas of where to turn plus I’m not creative to have ideas for what something could elevate to.
Location North Louisiana but that doesn’t necessarily limit me.
Thank you in advance.

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I have a company that is going to work with us and make a keychain of bracelet plus leather.

I have no hobbies but raising my kids has been super rewarding.
I have a dog that is basically replacing me having infants…..we both love her exponentially.
I love my kids and I love my dog and I know I still need something to occupy free time.
I have always wanted to restore and actually USE a jukebox….

I had to wait a long time to have a dog and be a responsible pet owner because of the obligations with the kids, and we all love her more than we can describe.
And people far and wide know our dog and talk about how spoiled our dog is….
And it is still not a comparison to how much I love my two kids.
But I will be wrecked when something happens (or we have to make the hard decisions) with our dog. She is so spoiled on purpose and makes us happy. She has blessed our family as much or more than we have blessed her.
So it’s true that some of us view our pets as much more than people used to but my two kids are exponentially more precious that my precious dog.

Our trash service is superb. Two days a week, 2 riders on the back just like you describe.
A few times a year I will tape an envelope to the top of the can (if I can’t catch the team in person) and give them a $20 and tell them (a) Thank You and (b) to grab a beer or powerade after work on me.
I’m super glad those guys do that job!

My advice would be to steal another beach day. Obviously know the hours time to drive back home and stay as long as possible. Drive home that night.

I’m old enough that my happy place now is my home. In my childhood, it was my grandmother’s house. I helped my mother clean the house out after my grandmother passed away and it was very difficult. I have videos I took and sent to the family my last day there. It’s been inhabited since because time stops for no one, and the changes I see when I pass by hurt, but it will never be the same. The memories are worth more than the physical place.