"I missed the part of your message where you explained why you do not believe this statement. Have you looked at the Skymiles Terms & Conditions which explicitly confirm this?"

Yes, I have read this. As my husbands Miles expire the end of August and mine expire the end of November, I just want to be clear that if I transfer his miles to my account(basically emptying his account), the miles in my account do not expire. Sorry, I know what Delta says about the transferred miles but seeing is believing. I believe the best way would be to find something either of minimal cost or perhaps a gift certificate, I will have to peruse SkyMall when I have more time.
Update: I bought at Home Depot a $10 gift card. I made sure to buy it from SkyMilesShopping.com. Hope the miles give him another two years. Thanks to all for their input.

Nancy