Mornin’ Moms and children of Moms (guess that’s all of us, huh?). Just wishing everyone a wonderful day with their children and mothers. I’m also taking time to remember the moms and children who have passed. In honor of my mom, I plant flowers at my dad’s house. Hope everyone’s day is happy.
Thank you. I hope you have a fabulous Mothers Day too.
I couldn’t sleep last night, so I’m just waking up. I’ll be spending the evening with my mother in law. I’d rather plant flowers.
Gardenias actually. They are in bloom right now. Yesterday someone brought a bunch of them into the employee lounge and for once, the place smelled just wonderful.
Happy Mother’s Day to Cheez_Whia, who is probably busy with all her other kids today!
I’m trainin’ it into the city and Kid Kalhoun is taking me to a French restaurant. Oooh la-la! There goes my low cholesterol diet! And I ask you…who gives a shit? It’s worth it!
My baby just called me - I miss her like crazy, but she’ll be here to spend 2 weeks with us in July, so I can’t wait for that.
I took my mom to the Ladew Gardens DopeFest last weekend, and she seemed to enjoy herself with all them weird internet people. 
I’ll be calling her a little later. Since it’s such a pretty day, I’m sure she’s not just sitting around the house waiting for the phone to ring.
Gotta re-remind my sweetie to call his mom. He’s a good son, but things like Mother’s day and Father’s day just don’t register with him.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY TO ALL DOPER MOM’S AND MOM’S TO BE!
Much Love From,
Badkittypriestess
Heh, I keep getting alarmed when I see posts about Mothers’ Day. “Eek”, I think, "nononononono, surely that has been and gone already?
Deep breath, calming down. Right, it has been and gone in the U.K., so I wish a happy Mothers’ Day to all of you even if you are trying to confuse me. 
HMD! 
That reminded me waaaaay too much of my sisters and me! Too funny!
I don’t know if there are other dopers who are Postsecret addicts like I am, but today’s postings are all Mother’s Day themed.
My mom passed away in 1998, and I swear there are still times when I see or hear something and think, “I need to tell mom about that.” Today, it was all the beautiful azaleas in bloom.
I had to work a 10 hour shift at my restaurant job, but my family will celebrate on another day soon ^^
Bumped so the two Mother’s Day threads can cuddle.
Bump-a-roo.
I’m baaaaaack. Lunch was just the best thing evah. Kid Kalhoun took me to Cafe Matou; a lovely French restaurant in the city. Well, for one thing, “Matou” means Tom Cat…Got one, love cats, all is well.
Kid Kalhoun bought a yummy chardonnay for us. I actually didn’t catch the name, but I know you winos (winers?) don’t consider chardonnay to really be wine. I can’t drink reds, and it was lovely. So sue me. 
We started with potato-leek soup, which was pure velvet. I normally don’t do soup, but that one is one of my favorites, and this was the best rendition I’ve had to date. It was just wonderful!
Then we moved on to our entree. He had a short rack of baby lamb ribs. They were good, but in my opinion they left too much fat on it. It was delicious, nonetheless.
I had a chicken breast stuffed with goat cheese and basil. It was accompanied by a tasty little sweet-yet-hot pepper, whose name escapes me. Positively beautimus. And we both had purple potatos, which were presented as “squash-like” but were actually potato-y.
Dessert was creme brule and blueberry/apricot cheesecake. Both were awesome. We each had a dessert wine to go with it.
Lots of talk, lots of laughs, and I had a chance to check out his neighborhood, which I enjoyed thoroughly. I met one of the owners of the club he works at and also met a bartender at the sister club.
Did a little shopping, but resisted buying a new pair of boots.
My day was perfect! Couldn’t ask for anything more.
We went to my mother in laws and immediately got the babybeast in her swimsuit and we hit the waves! 20 months old yesterday and she is still as fearless as ever. She played in the waves and covered herself in sand and splashed and ran and rolled around in the water.
We then went into the pool and we played the “I don’t have to be afraid of jumping off the side of the pool because my mom will save me” game. Evidently, she thinks she’s a mermaid, even though she probably doesn’t know what one is.
Later, after dinner, I snuck her back out to the beach and we ran along the sand, up the dunes and down to the water. Two pelicans flew overhead and stopped her in her tracks. Then she saw a Great Blue Heron take off from a little ways down the beach and she was running after him. He landed about 30 feet from us and she made a very speedy path to him (don’t mind the water, it doesn’t bite) and I was left chasing after her and trying to convince her that she wasn’t a boat. Her sad little face when he spread his huge wings and flew off. Why on earth he wasn’t interested in being her friend was more than she could understand. We spent a few more minutes just playing on the beach and being dorks before we were called in for gift opening.
I got three books that were on my wish list. A Handmaid’s Tale, BookLust and A Not So Big House.
Topped off by a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee, a very, very sleepy baby who didn’t wake up at ALL getting out of the car, in the house, up the stairs and in to bed.
Thanks little bug bug, for giving me this holiday. You are the bestest baby in the whole wide world.
She’s available if you need lasagne spread on your tile floor, rates vary.
Thanks Kalhoun. I did ok here … last nite the Marine called from Iraq and had us up all night and into the wee hours talking… but I digress. I missed the lunch with Hubby’s Mom (wicked headache from too much late nite talking) but my daughter came to see me this p.m. with a freshly transplanted sunflower seedling.
I know this thread is a couple of days old now, but I just thought I’d revive it to say how it confused me.
I saw the title in the forum and thought “Oops…have I forgotten mother’s day? That’s a first.” I Quickly asked my girlfriend if mother’s day had just gone by and she told me it had, so I frantically called my Dad and asked if he could get me an “I’m sorry I forgot” present (they live on the other end of the UK) but he told me that mother’s day had already been and I’d already sent mother-ey things.
Was super-confused, and it clicked to me that I had indeed sent a present months ago, so I questioned briefly - had I got stuck in some sort of time-loop?
No. Apparently we have it at different times of the year either side of the Atlantic. Lesson; dont trust the 'dope for dates to remember and dont ask american girlfriend to verify UK holidays. And dont give Dad ammo to tease me with. Glad I’ve kept a ‘clean sheet’ at remembering birthdays/anniversaries now though…