What are you giving your mom for Mother's Day?

We are 4 days away from Mother's Day and I am stumped as to what to give my mom this year.

Flowers and plants are a no no because she is having a huge problem with allergies right now.

She doesn't want any knick knacks.

She collects cookbooks, but has enough already to open up a library and is having trouble reading right now anyway due to a problem with her corneas.

She loves movies and music, but has so many DVDs and CDs that I can't tell what she does, and does not have.

She doesn't like scented body lotions, soaps, or perfumes.

She already has a ton of jewelry.

She loves cooking gadgets, but has so many now, she doesn't have room for them all.

I have thought about a gift certificate to one of her favorite restaurants, or a gift basket full of gourmet food items. Or, I may just go over and clean her apartment for her. But, just dunno. So, I thought I'd see what some of you are planning to give your mom because I am running out of ideas. :confused:

I always give her money and a nice card. She only has social security to live on and she uses the money for outdoor plantings, a meal out or whatever.

My girls had a half day at school, so as soon as I post this I'm signing off so we can go browse at the stores. It's the same thing here, too. What to get, what to get... :confused: So, what I do (is what I always end up doing..lol) is just browsing, and then I'll come upon something that just yells out... that's HER... She'd love it! Of course, it's after a dozen or so... hmmm.. maybe she'd like this... or my girls joining in with... how about this... or that...LOL. Unless she hint's that there's something that she has her eye (or heart) set on, which she so very rarely does.. (the hinting, I mean). With my mom, it's almost too easy... it's spring, and she adores gardening, but poor woman (she's 81) how much gardening stuff can we all get her?! Last year we got her a slew of gardening stuff... seeds, catalogues, gloves, a hat, garden figurines, a beautiful stick-in-the-ground blowing in the wind.. wind thingy (lol). She even goes to my brother's house that's near her.. and maintains, dig's up and replants all of his stuff too if the weed's aren't growing fast enough in HER garden...LOL! Soooo... yep... this year it's gonna have to be something that's just gonna yell out at me... us.. from the store, which means I'm gonna have to get my comfy sneaks on cuz were gonna be prowlin' ALL departments... :o (lol) My only panic is that I (we) find it by tomorrow afternoon so I can get it shipped out, so she receives it in time! (I'm in Fla., she's in Mich.)

Have a great day all, and happy hunting! (First stop... Bed, Bath & Beyond...)

Gotta http://bestsmileys.com/eek/3.gif!!!

~Rose~

How about a gift certificate for a hair cut, or a manicure/pedicure type gift. Even the most senior moms usually like a hair cut or permanent.

momma's gone so i'll do the same thing i've done since 2001....take a few moments and talk to her in my head. mainly, i'll tell her how much i appreciate what a great mom she was and how i use her skills to the best of my ability with the boys.

my step-mom, who's more my buddy than a mom, i have no freakin' idea. maybe i'll take DADDY somewhere and that will be my gift to HER lmao

A card and her Christmas presents from this past Christmas.

She's been going through hard times and has cut herself off from both me and my sister, us being the last two of her relatives that she was speaking to. My sister and I have both been going through our own rough patches. The last time I saw my mom (late Feb), we got into an argument (not surprising since all three of us have been at our wit's ends), and I forgot to leave her Christmas presents at her place.

I'll be driving over the hill (local jargon for over the mountains to the beach) to her home that morning and dropping them on her doorstep. I would mail them but I don't even know if she still lives in the same place. She has become a recluse and won't return anyone's phone calls. :(

(((((((sg)))))))))

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My mom's one of those people too that has a TON of stuff and doesn't need any more clutter in her house or any more gardening stuff to do or books to read. I've found the best gifts to her are making her take a day off, cause she never will on her own, and taking her out to a nice lunch and a bit of shopping, or doing something fun together. I've been thinking of a day spa or massage etc too.

My mama's been gone since Summer of 1999.......and not a day goes by that I don't miss her.........she was my best friend ........

I do have a regret......I never took a portrait with her............I mean I have tons of photos and video but no formal portrait of just me and her....or her with my children........

If I could turn back time......I would take her to a portrait studio with the children.......

They even have those glamour studios now........that sounds like so much fun too! You could make a day of it........hair salon, lunch, shopping......it would be a beautiful memory for both of you........a special day.......with such a personal and loving touch to it.......

just a thought........

Love and Happiest Mothers Day to all of you!

Sora

On mothers day I'll only remember the good things about her and try to forget all the harm that she has caused me.

hmm...well, my mother is dead, but sitting here reading this...what i would have love to done at this point in my life...would be to tell her the positive ways she influenced my life and reminisce the shared moments that made us both smile

Me and my mom and our Old English Sheedog puppy Barksure , are going to Bucyrus,OH on saturday for our first dog show. We are going to give her a rosette(well sort of), the people putting on the show are doing that , we are going to try our hardest to get a ribbon of some kind for her. :)

My mum is the same SG living in a self imposed exile, albeit with my dad, so she's not alone. Haven't seen or heard from them in years don't know why or what happened, she just didn't want to know us anymore I guess.

I'll do what I always do and enjoy my kids and spend time with them, get the facewashers and soap from the school stall and hang out having fun, brekky in bed etc. I'll think about my mum and what might have caused her to not want to be a mumma and prolly get a bit sad, then I'll move on, coz I love being a mumma, and I celebrate it every time I look at them.

hmm...well, my mother is dead, but sitting here reading this...what i would have love to done at this point in my life...would be to tell her the positive ways she influenced my life and reminisce the shared moments that made us both smile

You know, Chris, all afternoon, after I started this thread, the one idea that kept popping into my head was that I need to tell my mom thank you for all that she has done for me. Just this afternoon, she drove over to the school for me to pick up my daughter because I was stuck in a traffic jam and couldn't get there on time (thankfully, her eyesight isn't affecting her driving at the moment). The fact is, if it were not for her, I'm sure I wouldn't have chosen the career path I have chosen. Without that career, I know that my time as a single mother would have been much more difficult.

I am sometimes grouchy with my mother because, well, to be honest... she drives me crazy like no one else can. :( But, she will turn 70 in September and I know that each day with her needs to be treasured. I think I will use your idea and expand upon it. I think I might see if I can find one of those places where you can get a cookie bouquet and then to each cookie, I can attach a little tag that says something positive about ways she has influenced me.

Great ideas everybody!!

And to those of you who have lost your moms, I'm so sorry and hope the day won't be depressing for you.

And to SG: I am really sorry to hear about your mom and her problems. :(

((((( hugs )))))

get the facewashers and soap from the school stall


you're gonna do what to who? lol

My mum is the same SG living in a self imposed exile, albeit with my dad, so she's not alone. Haven't seen or heard from them in years don't know why or what happened, she just didn't want to know us anymore I guess.

I'll do what I always do and enjoy my kids and spend time with them, get the facewashers and soap from the school stall and hang out having fun, brekky in bed etc. I'll think about my mum and what might have caused her to not want to be a mumma and prolly get a bit sad, then I'll move on, coz I love being a mumma, and I celebrate it every time I look at them.


I'm so sorry about your mom, too, Freespirit. :( I hope that things will change for her and she'll soon come around.

Do you celebrate Mother's Day on the same day we do here in the US? (2nd Sunday in May).

"you're gonna do what to who? lol"

LOL at Trace...you don't have yr mumma hat on if that's face washers and soap gets you thinking of, but now you mention it, could be a hot steamy mumma's day at my place!!!

Thanks Whiterose but reality is most days its like my mum isn't there, its only on our birthdays and xmas that we think of them coz its been so long.

Don't you think being a mumma is the most fun you can have in life. Even with all the trials and tribulations of having a sick child (who's getting heaps better BTW) I still love every day and my little world of lovin". Guess some things like parental apathy aren't genetic.

K off to think about soap and water add soft new face washers and fun things to do under the doona lah lah.....

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Do you celebrate Mother's Day on the same day we do here in the US? (2nd Sunday in May).

I know the question is not directed to me but it just made me remember how my mother who lived in the US used to get hurt because I never called her on mothers day. I never forgot but it was simply because here in France we celebrated mothers day much later.

Loucine, I did wonder what day it is celebrated in France, too. I know in Romania it's in March.. maybe on the 8th... can't remember.

Well, my mom has alzheimers and now a broken arm....for years she has collected fenton bells and it has always been a stand by gift but this year I am not getting her that. I am getting her pj's cause she loves putting them on early and with spring here I got her new pretty lilac ones and I am getting her a gift certificate at her hair dressers. We still go every week and having to pay for her care with her income I am getting a month's worth of wash and sets for her.

Also bringing in dinner on Sunday for mom, her caregiver and my husband and me. Getting a cake for the day for when others come in.....

Whiterose it is the second sunday in May here, funny if it is the 8th March in romania as that is International Women's Day, celebrated for entirerly different reasons.

I'm visiting my mom for Mother's Day. I also got her a card and a designer handbag she wanted. I'll either make her lunch or take her out on Sunday. I'm also going to church with her, which is something I haven't done in 10 years!

My father recently passed away so being here with her was really all she wanted.

Hi bella belle, I've wondered about you and how things are going in Canada. I'm sorry to hear about your father's death. :( I'm glad you are able to spend some time with your mom, though.

My mom and her hubby are in a new home which she has been decorating.
In the kitchen it seems that an old fashioned country barn type theme has emerged. Along the top of the wall close to the ceiling she has a shelf that goes the entire length of the wall and she's put some things up there but its a little bare.

I got her a handmade rooster guy at a local craft shop that sits with its wooden legs dangling LOL. Its cute, unique and thankfully at this moment inexpensive. Unfortunately I havent made it to the post office, so it will be late but I know she'll like it!!

You all have great ideas; I wish I lived closer to my mom because going to a salon together for a beauty blitz sounds so awesome!
Im going to spend a week with her in August and maybe I'll ask her hubby where she goes and pre-pay for a girls day out!

((((((((((to everyone who's missing their Moms due to passing on or just some tension/estrangement))))))))))