What are you doing for Mother's Day?

[Pin Wizard]

I can't believe this Sunday is already Mother's Day! Do you have anything special planned? Not much here. My mom is gone...10 years today. So it's just me and DS. I'll have to come up with something I guess.

What are you doing?

 

[C.Ann]

I'm going to see my Mom either tomorrow or Thrusday.. If I can get up the nerve.. Her mind is failing and she's getting VERY mean.. Truth be known, she was pretty mean a lot of the time I was growing up too and I think that's why I was always such a nervous wreck and afraid that everyone was going to "yell" at me or go nutsy on me..

Pretty pathetic - in my 50's and my Mom can still tie my stomach in knots.. Well - I'll go - and if she starts yelling and swinging I'll just have to leave..

Sunday I'll probably be at the lake - if the weather is good - and my DD will be up there too..

 

[skuttle]

This is my first Mother's day!! We did celebrate a little last year since I was pregnant, but this is my first with DS. We won't be doing much on Sunday. DH teaches percussion lessons through a local music program and the concert is on Sunday. We're postponing mother's day for me until next weekend...We plan on going to the zoo for the day. I can't wait!

This sunday I think I'll invite my mom and MIL to come up here to visit and go shopping.

Sorry about your mom.

 

[Nancy]

I'll be on the road driving to WDW!

 

[wendyl]

I'm hoping to do....NOTHING. I love doing nothing--no plans, no cooking, just a leisure day/weekend. My Mom is too far away, and will be here in a couple of weeks, and we just traveled recently to visit MIL, so this Mother's Day will be MY day.

 

[helenabear]

My mom died over 10 years ago and I currently have no children... which more or less means that there is nothing special ever planned for me or anyone else close to me... so I am taking off and enjoying WDW that weekend with a very good friend instead

 

[IMGONNABE40!]

My mom lives in FL and MIL live in NY and we will not be seeing either of them for Mother's Day.

To appreciate what we are doing for Mother's Day here, a likktle background is necessary. Last year DH apparently did not have anything planned for Mother's Day (he did get me a nice card) DS and I were in the living room watching the NBA. Finally DH says something like what should we have for dinner. The thought crosses his mind that maybe he should take care of dinner so he went to the kitchen and prepared his specialty--envelope soup! At least that is what we call it at my house. It is the freeze dried stuff in an envelope that you add to 3 cups of boiling water.

Fast forward to 3 or 4 months ago. We are at the home of our dear friends and I tell the story of envelope soup for Mother's Day. They got a great laugh out of the story, particularly when I said we had grilled cheese with the envelope soup and DH reminded me that I made the grilled cheese. It will take quite a while for DH to live this one down.

Anyway, this Mother's Day, my friend has recruited/strongarmed DH and DS into cooking dinner for me and his wife and mother and mother in law. I know it will be a great time. Though I don't think my friend will be quite prepared for just how handicapped my DH is in the kitchen. I am not worried, though. My friend just won an award for his cooking at an event we attended over the weekend.

 

[Tink33]

Mother's Day Brunch with 4 generations and then...

I'm going hang gliding at the Torrey Pines Gliderport!!! It's my birthday present to myself.

 

[Kimickey]

NOTHING!!! I hope to just sit around the house and veg. DH can barbeque and DD can run around like a mad woman. DS can just get on his hand and knees and rock back and forth (he turns 5 months today and is trying to crawl). My mother probably will come by and veg with me. The weather is supposed to be nice so I'll just sit back and enjoy that too!

 

[Mishetta]

I'm sooooooo not looking forward to this Mother's Day as it will be the first without my Mom. My DH keeps asking me where I'd like to go to dinner that day & I just don't have any interest in doing anything but hiding in a dark closet that day.

My DH always tries to make it really special though with a card from him & then he gets me one from the kids & he usually gets me a gift & takes us all out to dinner. My DS8 makes me several cards & makes me pictures at school & little projects to present to me. Unfortunately, this year there will be a huge void. There's no one like Mom.

 

[Mimi Q]

Going to church with my mom and eating lunch with my family, then visiting DH's mom in the afternoon.

 

[Roemama1]

my daughter has her dance recital.

 

[slo]

I totally didn't realize Mothers Day was this weekend until somebody said something at work. Thank God for them!!!!

My whole family comes over to my house and we get Kentucky Fried Chix so nobody has to cook. We are a 4 generation family with the oldest being my Grandma (82yrs) to my 2 DD's (5 yrs and 8 months), so Mothers Day is always a special time.

Happy Mothers Day to all the other Mothers out there!!

 

[legs22]

Mother's Day Brunch at Epcot Flower Festival with my mom, my sister & her husband, neice, nephew, and my DD6.

 

[niks81]

My parents and brother are coming up here for the weekend. We are keeping it pretty low key because my stepdad and husband are still working on our deck But on Sunday, I am making lunch and then I'm giving my mom her present....a new Coach bag

 

[Pooh's Pal]

Working at Double...10am till ??? But I'll be jumping for joy when I count my $$ at the end of the day!

DD and I will be at UMass on Saturday for a color guard competition/show, if we don't get home really late we may do an early breakfast out somewhere. Then she is spending the day at her best friends house.

 

[tigercat]

My family usually sort of forgets about Mothers Day. Some of them do say Happy Mothers day but that's about it. My dh will say something like I guess we should do something about supper, what do you want? Then after I give a couple of suggestions he says well I really don't want to do that I guess we will do this. I'm not sure why I reply anymore. The other things is though that Mothers Day is on the anniversary day of my son's birth and then 2 days later his death. I have a hard time not being depressed at this time of the year so I am not probably to co-operative.
tigercat

 

[Nutsy]

The only thing I have planned is a sleep in & then my Mum & brother are coming down late afternoon & we are all going out for dinner.

But what DH & DS's have planned for the rest of the day I've no idea

 

[Gupsmom]

I'm looking forward to my kids barging into our bedroom to wake me up and give me the things they've made for Mother's Day. There isn't much better than seeing how excited they are to show me their gifts.....priceless.

I'm going out to lunch with my Mom. At first, when my DH suggested this, I said I couldn't go out without the kids on Mother's Day....I mean, I wouldn't be a Mom if it weren't for them. He reminded me that I send him golfing on Father's Day and I didn't consider that any reflection on his role as Daddy. So, I get to spend some time with Mom and no kids fighting over who gets to sit with Grandma. In the afternoon, my son has his first baseball game. I'm sure we'll go to that as a family and officially kick off the season with a hot dog at the ball park.

Jess

PS...I'd like to offer hugs to everyone reflecting on a loss this Mother's day. I hope the day brings fond and peaceful memories for all of you.

 

[piglet too]

I want to go to the zoo for the day, and then maybe get some "take-away" from Outback. (at least a salad and bloomin onion, yum)

I don't know what I will do for my Mom. She is still in the hospital, and they still are not telling her anything.