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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A few thoughts:

-Lay out your “Official” calmer plans and have your DH call his parents to sell them on them
-Consider staying in a hotel, at least for part of the time
-Make the trip shorter
-Accept that this is the way they are.  PP is right in that they do need plan more if they live in a rural area.  Just as you don’t want to be running around all day, they don’t want to be in the house all day.  So, compromise, again with your DH selling that to them[/quote]

What is stopping the ILs from going out even if OP’s family prefers to go for a walk, do a puzzle and relax?[/quote]

Nothing is stopping them, but it sounds like the thing that feels festive to these retirees in a rural area is getting out and about.  And the thing that feels most festive to the busy family is staying in.  But they all feel the holiday is more enjoyable as a family so we are advising OP on how to help meld those two ideas of what a holiday looks like.[/quote]

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