mother's day
Posted by rachlove2 on May 06, 2007 · Member since Dec 2006 · 136 posts
what to make?
what to get?
any ideas
my mom - high maintenance, materialistic, so i'm thinking a really 'fancy' sounding dessert. What do you guys think, what are you doing for your mothers?
Blarg my mom has been dropping hints that she wants to "go out" for mom's day to eat. I'm not the greatest cook ever, but I can usually rock a dish or two, so I kind of took this as a slap in the face. For her birthday I made all kinds of food--even nonveg stuff. THAT was really hard, but anyway she like all of it a lot--supposedly. My brother says it's about the "experience" of going out more than about the food...(if that's the case than why not a f****in picknick? nope, she wants to eat god-knows-what omnicrap)
Well in any case We're taking her out to eat somewhere. We're getinng her flowers too, and I'm doing a painting for her. Lol, and I'm not going to be sullen and fuss about the fact she doesn't want me to make food. I'll just make amazing food the day before! ;)
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I'm giving my momma a Target giftcard. I live 400 miles away, and driving that far for a weekend (with a 5 yo, 3 yo, and 3 mo) is not (sanely) possible. And really, I'm not being lazy, she loves Target. As for food... crepes would be good. I don't think I have a recipe. I was inspired by a magazine I found and once made crepes with a syrup-y blueberry filling, drizzled with melted dark chocolate, then dusted with a bit of powdered sugar. Garnish with mint, and that would be pretty fancy. And so good.
Cherish your mom, and the fact that you get to spend the day with her! Really, though, as long as you let her know how important she is to you, that's enough.
My brother says it's about the "experience" of going out more than about the food...(if that's the case than why not a f****in picknick?
My kids are young, so it's not an issue yet. When they get bigger though, I really think I'd prefer to go out, too. For me, I HATE when someone else is in my kitchen. Even my Hubby. Either the cleaning up isn't done well enough, or things aren't put away in the right places, or something gets broken, or...
I promise I'm not a bossy person, though. ::)
I'm making my mom one of these:
http://www.instructables.com/id/EZTUO52E98EVYE0J1T?ALLSTEPS
Out of Make Way for Ducklings (a favorite when I was a small child).
Elizabeth
Hopfrog, that is such a cool idea! I should make a "Love You Forever" one. That'd get the tears flowin'.
I'm going to give my mom some "gift certificates" saying I'll make dinner in her place a few times (i live with her so it won't be too difficult for me ;)) and also I'm planning on making some mousse for dessert that night because I made some a few weeks ago and she really wanted it but I had made it for a party.
i'm sure she'd LOVE breakfast in bed. everyone does :D
My boys will forget they have a mother! My girls will be good to me. I'll probably get cereal with soymilk and coffee in bed, but that is going to be a trick, I am always up way before they are.
For my mom, I just sent a card. Nothing mushy or enduring, just a card. If I even told her I loved her, it would be a lie. I do, however, respect her for the getting me raised to be a decent person, even if I am not the kind of person she likes. She has never made any bones about not liking me, not the least little bit. Still, I think sending a thoughtful card is mandatory, as I do respect her.
I got my mom a pretty pair of earrings and will pick up a small bouquet of flowers. I also told her I would make her dinner which she thought was really nice. She said I shouldn't have to cook since I'm a mom too, but I don't mind because my daughter has lots of food sensitivities and it's much easier for me to make it myself. I don't know what the menu will be yet though...just something simple.
As for what I would want...another day with my dad. He passed away last fall and I miss him in immeasurable amounts! Since I can't have that, hugs from my kids and an "I love you" will be perfect.
this reminds me of the year that my mom pitched a fit about mother's day saying that "it's a contrived holiday...invented by Halmark...you should love and honor your mother every day..." yadda yadda. So we didn't do anything. Just another Sunday.
and she cried ::)
Talk about "high maintenance"
Just remember that Mother's Day is about your Mom and do what she wants to do (even if it's get out of her hair). She loves you in her own weird ways. ;)
I'm getting her a copy of The China Study for Mother's Day, because I love her and want her to be around for a lot longer than her current path will allow.
Sigh, why do moms always get away with throwing temper tantrums? ::)
I'll get my mom a bag of Fair Trade coffee from the hungersite. There is nothing she wants that I can buy her, but she does like coffee, so good enough. She lives about 5000 miles away, so no dinner making for her, even if she would eat it!
I would love for me and mom to get our nails done together. My budget is a little tight now, but will see. If I can't pull that off I'll get her a nice card and small gift. My son will probably make a little something in his little preschool art class.
I would just like ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.... I don't want to go out to dinner, I don't want breakfast in bed (not that those wouldn't be lovely!) I don't care if I spend the day doing laundry etc.
I just want DH (since my son is only 2) to look at the clock and (around) every hour say, "It's Mother's Day and we love you!!" "You're our favorite Mother!" "You're special!" etc. all day! That would be my ideal mother's day. I think I will tell them this beforehand so I'm not unhappy when they don't read my mind. LOL :)
Last year (we were in the middle of moving overseas and living in a hotel room for 30 days... ugh) I was told, "Happy Mother's Day" and when I jokingly asked, "Where's my card?" DH went and got an index card (which was sitting about 3 feet from him) and wrote happy mother's day on it with a pencil... ??? "Here's your card." ???
For my birthday last year DH got me a birthday card and put cash in it (silly, but I really didn't want/need anything) but the cutest was that he got another card from my son and put like 75 cents in change in that one! When my toddler waddled over and handed it to me I was tearing up so bad, it was great.
I'm with you, Jennifer. I told my husband the same thing--I just want all three kids to contact me in some way (phone, computer) and tell me they love me. I did say I wouldn't be averse to having some flowers for the house if they felt they HAD to get something. I don't want more "things" (I'm trying very fast to divest myself of "things") and eating out is more trouble than it's worth around here. I don't even like cards, except for e-cards, because I never know what to do with them when I'm done reading them and I hate throwing away a card that someone has spent money on.
I ordered my godmother and my stepmother a little candle basket off the internet since they both live far away.
I went to the store and bought a HUGE flowerpot and filled it with gardening goodies for my mother in law..she loves to garden.
I hope all you moms have a wonderful day!
My mom wants Foo Dogs http://www.cherryblossomgardens.com/images/foodog_chinese.jpg for her entryway, but they cost a fortune and weigh over 200 lbs each!
I'm thinking that a nice table-sized pair from Chinatown in Chicago might do the trick...
those are really cool!
What I'd like is time off.
ME TOO!!! (And not time off to do the chores!!) Since I'm not gonna get it... I bought myself a central vacuum system for mothers day, it really 'sucks'!! :D
For my mom... since my folks are moving, I took the boys (and my niece) one at a time to one of those paint-a-pot places and they each painted a tile with a number of their house address.
K^2
Ashleykimball, I wouldn't take your mother's preferance to go out to eat, instead of you cooking for her on Mother's Day, personally at all.
I wanted to go out to dinner for my birthday, instead of having my Mom cook for me -- and my omni Mom is the best cook in the world! Makes me separate veggie-friendly versions of her dishes.
I just love a change of pace, and of place, especially on my birthday. Also, I wanted to be able to enjoy the company and conversation of my mom, other family and friends, without them having to keep getting up to cook and serve food and clean up afterward.
So keep baking for your mom, and enjoy her company on Mother's Day. :)
i'm purchasing my mother some diamond earrings. materialistic and shallow, just like her.
i'm purchasing my mother some diamond earrings. materialistic and shallow, just like her.
seriously, how did these women birth us?
this reminds me of the year that my mom pitched a fit about mother's day saying that "it's a contrived holiday...invented by Halmark...you should love and honor your mother every day..." yadda yadda. So we didn't do anything. Just another Sunday.
and she cried ::)
Talk about "high maintenance"
Just remember that Mother's Day is about your Mom and do what she wants to do (even if it's get out of her hair). She loves you in her own weird ways. ;)
I'm getting her a copy of The China Study for Mother's Day, because I love her and want her to be around for a lot longer than her current path will allow.
Sounds like my mom! She didn't cry (not that I know of at least), but I do feel that she's upset every year when we go along with the "don't buy into this commercial holiday" thing.
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