I got a really beautiful arrangement of fire & ice roses with matching mini carnations, lilacs & baby's breath.... restocked on chocolates, some great cards, even one from Daisy (the cat), calls & texts.

Later I'll get some grilled steak & shrimp in the backyard!!:thmsup:

I also didn't have to wash Limmie.... my prince took ever. So the chihuahua is fluffy & shiny again!!:D


Crystle got wonderful kid made cards, a plate from Jarrison, a paper flower, an arrangement of tiny red & pink roses & a CD she wanted. She also got a visit from Hunter & a gift from Paul's mom.

I did notice that the picture Nicholas drew of Cinderella on the card he made had cleavage.... um, I've never had any doubt of his sexuality, but it's kinda funny anyway!! (he started actually flirting with females at 4 MONTHS!) Was way too interested in his blonde nurse's behind!! Has been watching, grinning & flirting since then!!:yes: Jarrison is a bit more subtle.....so far.

I was in her company from Friday night till Sunday afternoon.

So you're not usually around on the weekends???:dunno:

So you're not usually around on the weekends???:dunno:not even. When one grows up, they usually move away. :yes::wave::lmao: hahahah... I'm 36 and have lived all over the country. Currently my parents live three hours away from me. My mother commented that this was the first time that I saw her on Moms day in 9 years.

My mother commented that this was the first time that I saw her on Moms day in 9 years.

Wow, in that case mothers day must mean alot to her for her to remember that.

Myself, I chose to buy my mother a nice solid swiss chocolate rose which now stands in her glass cabinet

I sent my mom a dozen long stem red roses.... harder than thought since she lives out in nowhereville!!

So the downside of mother's day is that my mom's now been gone for about 12 years, so it's always sad that I can't talk with her - something I miss a lot. Although the funny memory of this day is that she INSISTED that a good time was getting herded into a convention hall with 100 other families to have an "intimate' mother's day brunch - sort of something she looked forward to, but none of the rest of us did - but it's what she wanted! :thmsup:

So the upside is that i get to watch the kids do things for my wife. Of course I get her something, but now that the kids are older and in college, it's funny to see what they plan. Our middle son hid a bag of milky way mini's in the freezer (her favorite) and asked her to get him something - made her smile. Older son swung by the house with a small potted plant for her today, a visit she wasn't expecting. But both together planned a brunch at a local restaurant that offers Jazz during the bruch - and planned it for NEXT sunday just to make sure it was less busy with other mothers' at their special day. She really liked that idea!

Today was just hanging around, steaks on the grille, and watching a sappy mom movie tonight.

andy

Mine is gone also and her birthday would have been May 8th, a long day for this old boy. She was a tough old bird but I still miss her. Folks, enjoy your Mama while she is still with you.

Mine is gone also and her birthday would have been May 8th, a long day for this old boy. She was a tough old bird but I still miss her. Folks, enjoy your Mama while she is still with you.
I second that.

My Mom passed August 29th of 07. I miss her a lot and so do my children.

I sent her a nice card (I.e I wrote something meaningful in it) and called her today. I didn't have the time to take off of work as things are busy now.

My mom would probably be mad at me for sending roses....she's not that kind of lady....

RTF and Jeffrey, thanks for the perspective. Although not fun to think about, it does make you realize how special those people are in our lives.:hug:

My mom would probably be mad at me for sending roses....she's not that kind of lady....


My mom got mad at me for sending her flowers on her birthday last year. I was still in school, so I sent it to her at her work. She loved it, but she got mad at me because she thought it was too expensive. Ok, ok, she really didn't get that mad at me; but she did tell me this year not to get her flowers for her bday.

As for today, my mom and I went to go visit my grandma and had some food with her.

My dad and I took her to dinner.

I wanted to detail her car for her, but I'm waiting on a new product to try out. It doesn't get here until tomorrow. :( It was supposed to be here before the weekend.

I combined the gift I bought for my mother with a "thank you" gift, since I just graduated college (which she paid for everything)

She's originally from NY, and hasn't been to Yankee stadium since she was a little kid. She's a die hard Yankee fan, but since we live in Fl she just never got around to going to a game in NY.

Recently, my dad (who's the provider of the family) lost his job (real estate stuff) so she didn't have the disposable money to go and buy tickets this season at all. (This being the last season the Yankees are playing in their old stadium)

So, I got a couple tickets with awesome seats and some tickets to the Yankee stadium tour and surprised her! Normally I wouldn't spend so much on mother's day (well, I'm only 23 and don't have a real job yet) but I made it something special as a thank you for everything she did for me throughout my 5-year collegiate career.

Needless to say, every time I even smiled at her today she burst out in tears because she was so happy.

**note to self: this is going to be hard to beat in the years to come! lol

My mother enjoys the simple things in life. Today, she INSISTED on having Quizno's subs for lunch. What can I say :dunno: ? That's what she wanted!!!

So instead of spending $20 a person for Sunday brunch, it set me back $20 total. (sigh)....I was kinda looking forward to brunch!

I go through the "missing" thing for father's day. My dad's been gone for a long time now, some days don't get easier!

My mom is on the final leg of of life's journey. Her mental & physical health is going downhill. I sent flowers because my dad wasn't the mushy type & she missed out on the typical romantic things. She would've loved them from him. Of course, it's different from me...but roses are pretty anyway.

Talking to her on the phone is tiring. Her hearing is fading. She is grumpy now. So the whole conversation is now alternating between repeating over & over, louder and trying to straighten out what she THOUGHT was said! Sometimes it sounds like a bad comedy routine! I still call. Often.

She's now forgetting to turn off burners, the oven & forgets there's a pot of something on the stove. My sister is living with her now. So hopefully she won't burn down the house! The stories are now changing... you know, the ones you hear all your life.... now they have different details. She's in her early 80s. Each Mother's Day COULD be the last.:dunno:

Sounds like you guys did well by the moms in your lives!!:thmsup:

Me and my brother in law put on an impressive brunch for all our Mother's!

She loves pink, so anything that I can find that is pink, I try to get it for her. I saw this at the Honda dealership along with a pink Honda coffee cup that I bought for her. Also had the CRV cleaned inside and out and took her and dad out to dinner.

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b5/ItsaHonda/PinkHondaWatch.jpg