Mothers: Mother's Day plans?

[mefordis]

Hey, all of you mothers out there. What are your plans for Mother's Day? I'm curious.

I'd love to spend the day relaxing, maybe sleeping in, seeing a movie but it's always the same thing -- over to the in laws. I love my MIL, don't get me wrong, but for some reason I have the idea of Mother's Day as being a day off, to sleep in maybe do something I can't normally do. I have a 6 yr old and a 19 month only. But then I think maybe it's meant to spend with your mothers while they are still around to do so!

 

[RF536]

I am spending Fri. night and all day Sat. at a campout for cub scouts called Mom and Me, this is my 3rd year but the 1st year both boys could attend. Then Sun. we are all going over to my sister's house for a big BBQ with our mom, grandma's and an aunt who is in from out of town. My BIL's family will also be there.

 

[MushyMushy]

I don't know, but I know it requires spending the day doing something in Pittsburgh, then dinner. DD came up with some surprise plans and DH is executing them.

I'm excited!

 

[donac]

We may be going to 2 separate places. I will be going to my mom's for church and breakfast and dh will be going to see his mom for breakfast. we have done this a couple of times. Then I get to come home and relax. I will sometimes make something I love for dinner and not care about the guys.

 

[Saphire]

it's always the same thing -- over to the in laws.

Does your MIL do the cooking? That would be a 'day off' for me.

I am having my parents over for a cook-out. My DH will grill steak and chicken. I will make potato salad and a cake on Saturday night. I hope to see all my kids (all young adults). My Mom is 83 and I have been having my parents for dinner the last several years on Mother's day and Father's day. They love it!
Enjoy the day with your family!

 

[Hillbeans]

We've done a variation of the same thing for the last 5+ Mother's Day - we go to the NJ Boardwalk with our boys and go on some rides and play games.

 

[janets]

Not really sure this year. Last year, he took the boys to see his mother for an early lunch and I got to go to the movies all by myself . Then they came back and we went over to my sister's house for a bbq with her family and my mom.

Problem this year (and not sure how it ended up not being an issue last year) is that the boys still have religious school and this weekend is some sort of thing going on that means both of them have to be there until at least noon. DH's mom lives about 1.25 hours away, so if he doesn't leave until then, he won't get there until almost 1:30 and then if they eat, won't get back until almost dinner time if he spends any time with her other than eating. I'm sure that he has either not given it a thought, or already decided they were going but never bothered to tell me.

I guess I won't be seeing any movies this year. Oh, well, I'll probably spend it with my boys and that's what is important.

ETA: I wonder if last year I just didn't send them that day so that they could go down early. Well, given that the 6th grade kids are running this thing they are doing (and DS is in that grade) he can't miss it.

 

[minkydog]

I'm not sure what we're going to be doing. I'd like to go up to the mountains, maybe get some Carolina BBQ (I can't find any here in Atlanta.) when the kids were little DH used to take them away for the day. Ahhh, bliss!

 

[MommyMcQueen]

Our mothers day is pretty busy visiting family as well. We usually take my mom out for breakfast then spend the rest of the morning at her house. Then in the afternoon we head over to the inlaws and spend the rest of the afternoon/evening there. I don't have to cook at all so that is a definite perk of the day!

While I do enjoy spending time with the families, I too have struggled with the fact that I don't get to really do anything that I choose to do for my own mothers day! So, about 2 years ago we started celebrating "my" mothers day on the Saturday before - I get to choose whatever we want to do that day - I usually sleep in a little, and we usually spend the day doing some family event - the zoo, a park, then go out to lunch or dinner...again I get to choose!

We've now been doing the same kind of thing for Fathers day, since DH usually goes golfing with his dad on fathers day morning, then we go to their house for the afternoon/dinner. So we do our own Father's day thing on Saturday - Dh's choice - again usually some family event of his choosing and lunch or dinner where he wants.

It has become a fun tradition and is the best way that we're all able to continue to see and spend time with our families on the holidays, but yet still get to do "our own" thing as well...even if it's not on the "actual" day.

 

[Buckalew11]

We ate dinner tonight with my MIL for Mother's day.

I think DH will be working on Sunday, Mother's Day--new job so I am excited for him. I'll probably go to church somewhere...

I'll see my mom sometime (having lunch with her tomorrow) but I'm not having anyone over on Sunday.

Hoping it'll be a laid back, relaxing day. One Mother's Day I was at WDW. That was the best! One year I was packing for WDW, that was another good one. Other than that, I just want to read a good book, I think.

 

[pigletgirl]

Nothing. Prepping for finals.

 

[luvmy3]

We will be watching ds's T-ball game and then dd's softball game. I don't live close to family so we wouldn't be missing out on visiting anyone and I normally don't make a big deal out of doing something special like brunch, or nice dinner because its been a hard day for dh since he lost his mom. Last year we went to the zoo, and I was thinking we could do that again until I got the game schedules. We'll probably go out to eat somewhere very casual after the games.

 

[lacrosse_lady72]

We're celebrating Saturday because I work all day Sunday. But it's dinner with my mom and flowers for the grandma.

 

[scrapquitler]

I will be working on Mother's Day.

I normally go out to breakfast with hubby and the kids, then I get the rest of the day 'off' as my mothers Day gift, and he goes to his Mom's house with the kids. This year, I'll be at work and they will be visiting with MIL. Hubby and kids will probably take me out for breakfast on Monday then I'll get my 'day off' on Monday.

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

Were taking my MIL out to lunch, along with my SIL's family. Then we will head over to my mother's house. What I would really like to do is spend a relaxing day at home with my family.

 

[Art 1]

After church my wife wants to go to Cheesecake Factory. We will wait for 2 hrs then eat food that is just not that good.

But it's her day and I will go with a smile on my face.

 

[Crystal0608]

I had gallbladder removal surgery Tuesday, so minimal plans this weekend since I am in sore pain (20 staples, ouchie!). DS made me a cute poem with chocolate candy at school. Friday afternoon dh and I went to see Iron Man 2 which was awesome, my treat haha. Mother's Day is usually doing stuff for my g-ma and mama, hubby really doesn't plan or get anything for me. I did mail his mama a card from him & the kids. She invited her other kids and grandkids to the zoo yesterday (posted on fb??) but left out dh & my kids but used to that.

Two of the grandmas's wanted my kids for the weekend, so I gave them that. The kids spent the night with their great gran (dh's grandma) Friday night and she brought them to ds's last soccer game yesterday and I got to see his award ceremony/party & my baby play which I missed Tuesday. Each kid got great-gran sundial plants in a cute pot and a framed 5x7 of the kids.

Afterwards we took the kids to my mama's (she broke her fibula bone the week before and is casted and house bound in a wheelchair but insisted on wanting my kids or she would have also been at game- NEVER missed an event-calls herself soccer gma. Ironically she broke it playing soccer w/ my son). I went grocery shopping yest & got the groceries to grill out shrimp & squash, fries, cali blend, spinach salad, texas toast, place & bake cookies, & frozen NY cheesecake. I can't lift & my mama can't reach so I got the easiest things for my stepdad to grill and me to cook, usually we go all out. I got her a big patio tomato plant, a quart of farmers market berries, and 2 5x7 framed pics of the kids.

19yo 1/2 sis wanted to cookout for us moms (gma, aunt, me) yesterday after my son's game so I went down to gma's and helped her grill and she did a great job. BBQ chicken, steak, baked poatoes, peas, salad, bbq bread, yummm... I thought that was sweet of her. I got my mawmaw undies (I do ask what they want haha) and a 5x7 framed pic of my kids. I was so tired from all the running I was out by 8pm, lol.

Til this afternoon I will be chillin at home watching lifetime/food network until it's time to go cook for my mama and me and my babies will probably watch movies/play the Wii.

 

[Mermaid02]

No plans really. I will go see my Mom this afternoon- spend some time with her. My husband doesn't believe in celebrating this holiday for me, only for his mother. "You're not my Mother" I doubt my son even has a card for me. Truthfully, I'm kind of used to it.

 

[scrapbookworm]

I am staying home and relaxing. I spent Friday and Saturday with my mom- yesterday was DD's bday party, and Friday she went with me to get the cake and food. I do feel a little guilty not seeing her today, but I'm worn out from the festivities. A friend spent the night with DD last night, and they are still asleep! I'm not going to church either. I'm just staying home.

 

[swald91]

No major plans here-cook on the grill & relax with my family...so....
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY ALL!!