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Yep, although not ideal, I would definitely give the parents your bedroom. We've done that before when my in-laws came to stay and watch our son while we had to go to the hospital early next morning to have a baby. It was just easier than having to find a bed on such short notice. Air mattress is okay if they are able to sleep on it. I know there are good ones that are almost bed height.

@TrishinPeoria - Those glass jars look like ones from Ikea. I have one that I use to keep my brown sugar in. They are cheap and very sturdy.

I didn't read most of the responses, so I don't know if you have tried this or this was suggested. My cat, Mocha, used to do this. The way I solved this was to put an empty can (you can use a clean can from a canned good - not filled obviously or an empty tin) on top of the toilet paper roll. That way when Mocha tried to claw the toilet paper, the can would fall over and make a loud noise. It was effective in that after a few times, she quit clawing the toilet paper. It should not hurt your cat. As far as I can tell, it never hurt mine. It did stop her from shredding the toilet paper!

I'm a SAHM, and my husband was unemployed for 10 months before he found another job. We got along great and I think I had more of a problem than he did. Having him home all the time in the beginning was a little strange just because I had my routine. When I took my son to preschool 3 days a week for 3 hours each of those days, that was my downtime. I got my alone time and time to decompress. When he was home, I lost that alone time. But the great thing was he was able to spend lots of time with our son. So despite the negative of no job, the positive was more family time. We all reconnected on many levels. My husband and I get along great though we do have our occasional pow wows. But what couple doesn't?!

I agree that honesty is the best policy. For this reason, I never tell my friends if I am "into" anything because I fear I will only get those kinds of gifts. For example, I had friends who knew I liked Winnie-the-Pooh... well you get the point. In this case, it is your husband's job. If your in-laws are anything like mine (reasonable), they will understand. Your husband should be the one to tell them because after all they are his parents. I think they might like not having to "look" for firefighter type of gifts. I would think after awhile, it would be hard for them to find these items. To not offend them, you might want to store them for your children later and let your in-laws know you are keeping them for their grandkids. Good luck!