mother's Day Plans?

[marvholly]

Mother's Day is about 1 week away. What plans/activities are you doing & what is the cost?

My Mom & MIL have passed on. This is the first year in MANY that I will be spending the day w/my adult kids & grands. We are meeting up at DD1's house (about in the middle between DD2 & I), bringing in lunch from a local healthy, fast food type place and the DDs are baking. I am sure the 4 older grands will make me cards (youngest is not even 1 y/o yet). Gifts are unlikely as my bday is a month later. In fact, most years we have just done something between Mday & my bday.

[milee]

I don't have contact with my mother and my husband's mother is in England, so it's just DH, the boys and me. Not sure what the boys have planned, but it usually involves eating which we all like.

Last night, my older son wanted to talk about all the research he's been doing about manufacturing diamonds so I told him I'd like a large diamond that he made for mother's day.  They'll probably get me homemade cards and peanut M&Ms instead, and that will be awesome, too. 

[zibazinski]

Well, DF told me he'd take me home to see my kids for Mother's Day, which is what I wanted, but we just got out of the hospital last night at 6:30 and we aren't going to a family graduation today so I'm thinking gong home next weekend isn't going to happen.

[Blonde Granny]

Ok sib, what did I miss about a hospital?

[sesfw]

DD and SIL are coming back to AZ from TX today and I hope they will stay. They will be meeting a 4 month old g-dtr for the first time, and their youngest dtr is 12 week pg.

I don't know what next Sunday will bring. Grand dtr #1 (baby's mom) isn't speaking to grand dtr #2 (the pg one). This feud has been going on for several years about something stupid.  DGD#2 has a questionable boy friend.  A male can start a baby, it takes a man to assume responsibility for his actions.  BF stated he doesn't like cops or his girl friends parents.  DGD#1 is married to a cop and DGD#2 has a family that loves her very much.

DD is on a special diet, specific carbohydrate diet. DH is low sodium.

<shrug>  I'll wait and see what next week brings. 

Ok sib, what did I miss about a hospital?

[Cookies Galore]

Is DF okay, zib?

As far as mother's day, we are all having dinner at my aunt's. I didn't know it was mother's day when we all picked the date, it was just the first Sunday hubs and I had available. It worked out since we already drove up to my mom's for Easter. I hate that f*cling drive!

[KaraBoo]

Not sure what we're doing yet.

DH's mom is deceased (and he was estranged from her anyway), so only my mom to worry about.  Brother called yesterday wanting to know what was planned.  I don't have anything planned at the moment, but talked about doing something similar to last year (bringing food down and cooking at her place so she doesn't have to do anything and just hanging out talking - she really enjoyed that last year).

DB said that couldn't happen this year because SIL's mom is now living here, so they're spending the afternoon at her house.  So they're thinking about taking our mom out to breakfast/brunch instead.  I'm fine with that, but not sure if I can get my gang of 6 together to do that in conjunction with them spending time with their mom (my stepkids).  So it may just be me going down for brunch with my mom.

As usual....no one has asked me what *I* want to do for mother's day.  Mom to one and step-mom to 3 - I'm not "mommy" enough.  

[zibazinski]

You are SUPERMOM!   DF couldn't breathe so we went to hospital Wednesday and got out late Friday night.  He's asleep now. Probably best thing for him to do. Has a new defibrillator which is supposed to help his heart. Not sure what it all means but it was functioning at 20 per cent which I assume was not a good thing.

[Deleted]

My dear mother passed away less that a year ago.  I used to buy her a HUGE basket of plants from the local nursery every year.  She is not buried around here, so I guess I'll buy them for myself.

[cronewitch]

May 3, 2014 13:37:37 GMT -5 @ezzie said:

My dear mother passed away less that a year ago.  I used to buy her a HUGE basket of plants from the local nursery every year.  She is not buried around here, so I guess I'll buy them for myself.

Mine too and since I don't have kids or parents I plan to be alone for Mother's Day. My brother will probably invite me but I don't think I want to go. We used to celebrate with his wife, MIL, daughter, my mom so at least 4 mothers there. Now his MIL and our mom are gone so just his wife and daughter left as mothers so I think his family shouldn't have to do a big deal out of it like before. Our family is shrinking fast. My older brother had two strokes and is in the hospital now with MRI today, they said it wasn't his first stroke and he had heart attacks before, he is 67, little bro has liver failure and is 64.

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May 3, 2014 14:09:55 GMT -5 cronewitch said:

May 3, 2014 13:37:37 GMT -5 @ezzie said:

My dear mother passed away less that a year ago.  I used to buy her a HUGE basket of plants from the local nursery every year.  She is not buried around here, so I guess I'll buy them for myself.

Mine too and since I don't have kids or parents I plan to be alone for Mother's Day. My brother will probably invite me but I don't think I want to go. We used to celebrate with his wife, MIL, daughter, my mom so at least 4 mothers there. Now his MIL and our mom are gone so just his wife and daughter left as mothers so I think his family shouldn't have to do a big deal out of it like before. Our family is shrinking fast. My older brother had two strokes anMy sisterd is in the hospital now with MRI today, they said it wasn't his first stroke and he had heart attacks before, he is 67, little bro has liver failure and is 64.

I will also be alone on Mother's Day.  No kids or parents.  My sister and I are not close, and she has her own family
She only invites me for Holidays because she promised my mother she would (she told me this), so I prefer to be alone.      My sincere prayers for your siblings

[Baby Fawkes]

My mum is in the UK so we did a Skype chat when it happened a month ago over there

[Deleted]

I'm alone by choice. I told my daughter to make the day about her! She can't since she has two other sets of moms to worry about, but it's at least one less.  She was truly grateful.  I knew it was stressful juggling everyone. 

I'm sure my daughter will pass the word on to my son's wife.  They haven't asked.

We'll do something in the next few weeks.

[Phoenix84]

I live several states away, going to visit for Mother's day isn't really feasible. So there really won't be any "activities."

I'll send a card and give mom a call on Mother's day.

I'm not sure what I'm going to do as far as gifts. I'll probably take mom and dad out to dinner when we meet up in August as a Mom's Day/Dad's Day/Birthday dinner for both. I'll probably also send them all some money for their lawn care fund or all the baby stuff their buying for my new niece or nephew.

Mom and dad's birthday, and mothers day and father's day all fall within three months of each other.  I'm thinking sending maybe $120 for all four holidays.

[giramomma]

We are going to a petting zoo, specifically on mother's day so we don't have to pay for me Total cost $24.  Maybe I'll get a few plants as well. I'll keep that around $20ish. I've been going inexpensive with my gift requests because I'd like a mother's ring, eventually.

Otherwise, I'm not sure what else we will do. I'd like to work in my gardens, and I'll probably get DS through some scouting requirements. I won't work my usual on Sunday, so that will be a bit of a treat.

[Deleted]

DH just brought home champagne for me so I can make mimosas next Sunday.

I'm not his mom, but I like the way he celebrates holidays.

[lynnerself]

We are going to Seattle for the weekend instead of DS coming home.
DD is coming too.
So just to start $200 for hotel rooms.
But we haven't visited Seattle for quite awhile.
Trips there are always somewhat expensive. Dinners out (DH will pay). Museums or shopping or brewpubs or bar hopping.
But I do love that city.

[cronewitch]

I live a couple of miles from Seattle but seldom go there. I should go to Pike Place Market one of these days. I am old now so can take a bus for 75 cents each way if I pay $3 a year so $4.50 for a day trip plus cost of veggies, fruit and flowers.

[truthbound]

May 3, 2014 5:03:01 GMT -5 marvholly said:

Mother's Day is about 1 week away. What plans/activities are you doing & what is the cost?

No plan. My mother has never done anything for me. Why would I do anything for her?

[Ombud]

Mom's gone. Only DS even mentioned Mothers Day. Think its bc we're all caught up in wedding plan. My bd and STB-DILs mom's bd are the 15th & 19th so it'll be interesting to see if they're overlooked

[CarolinaKat]

Looks like i"m making the run back home to my parent's for Mother's day. DH will call his mom since she doesn't live close by. It would be fun if she did though, Mom and MIL get along fantastically and MIL is plotting ways they can spend more time together

[HoneyBBQ]

I posted in the other thread, I'm running my first half marathon!

So.... if you don't hear from me after Sunday, you'll know I've died. Half joking.

[marvholly]

Both my bday and youngest DGD bday are 3 days apart in June. I suspect my bday will get ignored for a quite a few years and that may be why mothers day is back on the calendar after MANY years of absence.

[truthbound]

I will be doing the same thing I do every year. I will make a nice dinner, set the table and wait for my mom to call. She will someday I just know it.

[toomuchreality]

I have never liked Mother's day. My mom was always upset. I never saw anything very good about the day. My mom died several years ago. My daughters have always done something nice for me. Still, just thinking about it makes me kind of sick to my stomach.

(((Hugs))) to those who are spending it alone, wishing you weren't.

Truthbound- I hope your mom calls this year. Maybe she'll show up for dinner!

[Pants]

Mother's day is Sunday. DD's 2nd birthday is Monday. My (5th!) anniversary is Tuesday. It's going to be party-riffic!

My mom and dad are coming up Saturday to celebrate DD"s birthday. I will get mom flowers and a card for mother's day. On the actual day mom, DD and I are driving up to Madison to see my mom's cousin who has never met DD. I don't know what if anything DH has planned for mother's day.

Monday mom and dad will keep DD out of daycare and spend the day with her, then we will have a birthday dinner Monday evening.

Also I just remembered I scheduled an all-day meeting on Tuesday, my anniversary, and won't be home till late. Oops.

[The Captain]

My mom has passed, MIL is two states away but the card is already in the mail and we'll call.

As for myself, packing, scraping, and painting. 

[swamp]

I get my mother a geranium.

[Bob Ross]

Go to the in-laws house and eat their food.

[NancysSummerSip]

Mother has passed away, so card and call to MIL up north.

Also call my SILs, since they have kids.

Spend the day with friends, watching motorsports and eating Spanish food (tapas, paella) and drinking sangria.