Mothers Day!!
 

What are we all doing??

I just bought my Mom a dozen of roses they will be delivered on the 4th, I had to change it up so she would be MORE surpirsed!!

What is everyone else's plans?

My oldest son plays baseball on a mens' league and has a game Mother's Day morning. So we will go for breakfast and then to his game. Then he has work after the game. Then I will be with my younger son and we will go to the cemetery to visit my mother, grandma,and aunts. The rest of the day I don't know. Maybe I will get together with my aunt and cousins. Happy Mother's Day to all!!:)

I asked mom what she wanted. She sd some flats of flowers to put in her yard. She sd they usu start at around .97 each, so we will get her a few.

No idea if my dtr will get me anything or not. Money is tight all around.

My mom is I. A diff state. I too ordered roses to be delivered sat.

Sammy Mommy- That sounds nice. I love the part of you going to visit your Mom, I will usually go put flowers on my Grandmas site and tell her I love and miss her. Off topic I always go and see my Dad and put flowers for him on fathers day ;) (SIGH) It is a hard thing to do, but I know they appricate it! I hope you have a wonderful Mothers day! And also a Furbaby Mothers day as well bc we are Momma's to them :D

J_is_my_initial- Sounds perfect, I wish my Mom was that easy, Money is tight around here as well, I got a really good deal on the dozen of roses they were 19.99!! Plus my Mom has 2 wonderful kitty's that love to eat anything I give her!! I googled if roses were harmful to cats and couldn't find anything saying there were, just in case!! :rolleyes:I figure who doesnt love to be delivered roses? I think the surprise of that alone will make her cry! I also put on the card that it was from Me and my DH my brother and his wife, and baby Lilah so I know she will love it coming from all of us! Also my SIL is getting her a coffee mug with Lilah on it, that will be her G-ma Mothers day gift from her grand daughter :D


JESSY_RN2B- Great minds think a like!!

lovespandp: My sister who lives with them (due to health reasons) tends to buy flowers esp roses for her every so often. Mom has told me they kinda make her sad cause they eventually die. She would much rather get fake flowers if not the ones she told me she wants.

My sister and I usually go in on something for my mom for Mother's Day- this way only one of us really has to come up with an idea each year, LOL! I think we are going to do perfume and a gift card this year but we haven't finalized our plans yet.

I also ordered a really nice personalized card with my own photos from Mothers Day Cards, Baby Shower Invitations, & Business Cards by Tiny Prints

My sister and her family, my son, DIL, and daughter and my husband are going out for breakfast. Money is tight for all of us so we figure breakfast will be the cheapest way to go. My cousin and her husband are visiting from the UK so they will be with us also.I always tell my kids not to get me anything but a card since they are both struggling financially but they always get me something. Friday we went to the cemetery to show my cousin my Mom and Dads grave sites and visit. The last time they were here, 6 years ago both my parents were alive. So sad. Everyone who still has their parents give them an extra hug.

I don't know what I'm doing this year, but I want it to be special. I will be watching this thread for ideas...

I'm going to make chocolate covered strawberries. I know that sounds a bit strange, but my mom is the pickiest peerson in the world. It doesn't help that she is extremely hard to please. For examPle, my mom lives roses, but when I buy her some, she freaks. She gets really mad because we wasted money on flowers that will due in a week. We then don't spend money on her as a consequence. She gets mad about that too because she thinks we forgot about her. :rolleyes:

So this year, being recently unemployed, I brought up the topic. I just so happen to be looking at a food magazine. She pointed to the chocolate covered strawberries and said, "I've never had those before." I will be making her those. Not much money spent, and she will appreciate the effort. I hope this is a winner. :)

I understand, at least she can plant them, thats always fun and healthy!

ArmaniMan- Perfume is always nice, I use to get that for my Mom, but my Mom has expensive taste and I nor my brother can afford 90$ Chanel! :rolleyes: What sent does your Mom like?

Patti- Sounds like you are going to be busy, but Im happy you are able to see some of your family on that day!

CouversMom- Well so far, Perfume, flowers, candy, breakfast, ohh or you can make her dinner!!! Come on girl get to thinking!!

DvlshAngel985- LOL I was going to make them, but it looked to hard, then I was going to order them on sheriberries.com or something but I got to thinking, how good and fresh can they be?? So I changed my mind! It would be hard for me to make those are two of my favorite things, I would def eat more than anything!! Haha.

It sounds like it is a perfect match for your Mom, esp YOU are making them and she never had them!! Good luck I hope they turn out good!! You should have Kaji come in with a fake rose in his mouth and take it to her!! haha

My four sister's and I almost always get my mom something for the yard....every single year! Chairs, flowers, gazing balls, solar lights...and I'm sick of being so predictable!
The thing is, I don't know what else to get her!:rolleyes:

Maybe a nice lunch on her nice chairs!!!

I want to adopt you for the day! :D

Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's!!!

This will be my 2nd without my mother. My daughter (18) has senior prom Friday night so she'll probably take me out to dinner Saturday night and we'll do something together on Sunday. (I'm in the restaurant biz so we tend to not go to restaurants on the actual holiday). :)

I hope you all have a wonderful day :love:

Now that would be a sight to see. Kaji walking up to my mom with a single rose in his mouth, and a tray of strawberries dragging behind him. :p

I'm thinking of making milk and white chocolate ones. I taught a cooking club a few years ago, and I learned the proper way to melt chocolate while teaching the kids. Do you know if dark chocolate better?

The craft stores sell a little chocolate melting pot you can make hand dipped yummy's in. SaMi and I dip marshmallows, strawberries, nuts, etc. They also sell molds to make candies in. These stores even sell the meltable chocolate drops (inexpensive at under $20 and the paper has a coupon for 40% off)...in case any of you feel adventurous.
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Shoot! I was just at a craft store. I didn't even bother looking in that section since I went in just for D rings.

Thanks for reminding me...I need D rings for that crocheted harness pattern I just printed!!!

Well does your Mom like dark better? I think milk and white will be great!! That's what most do it with!

I wanna do something good for my mom this year, she's been down in the dumps, depressed and pretty stressed out lately. It has to be not too expensive though... but I don't know, I'm still trying to find something good to do or give to her.

My mom lives in New Mexico, I would have loved to surprise her with a visit but I can't afford the airfare. I went to Pandora today and got her a new charm. Its a nesting doll charm, they are big in New Mexico and my mom was telling me at Christmas how she got a nesting doll finally and how much she loves it. When the woman showed me this charm I knew right away it was perfect for her. I sent that along with a bday card and mothers day card (her bday is coming up soon too) to New Mexico today! :)

That sounds cute. I'm sure your mom will love it. :)

I got my Step Mom a card, and I think I'm going to send her a gift....especially bc her son (my step-brother) passed due to a motorcycle accident about 5 years ago.

My Mom passed when I was 21, and Mother's Day used to be very sad for me, and I just tried to avoid it. I don't feel as sensitive about it now, years later...but I still have my moments.

Geesh, I don't mean to be a FUN SPONGE! :D

Oh geeze, don't let me be a thread killer!

Btw, does anyone have ideas for books or a movie that I could get my Step Mom?

bump! Not a thread killer Ann, we just need a moment to think. ;)

What type of movies? I just watched Black Swan and I loved it!

I LOVED Black Swan, and bought it too. She might feel a little weird about it though. I'm trying to think of an uplifting movie...I wonder if she'd like the movie about William Wilberforce called Amazing Grace....?