I am being disgustingly practical. My mom uses a walker from time to time, and she has a hard time working an umbrella when she does. So, I got her a push-button open and close umbrella. I felt sort of guilty when I took it to the UPS place today and the guy asked if it was perfume. Nope, it’s an umbrella, sez I, and it was all wrapped in flowery paper with a card, so it was obvious to all and sundry that I got my mom an umbrella for Mother’s Day. But I think she’ll really like it.
Mom gets money for me on Mom’s day and her birthday. I go all-out and get her stuff for Christmas, but I never know what to get her for the other days. But she usually uses the money to go to Atlantic City, which she loves, and so it is a good thing. I have thought about trying to give her a trip to AC instead, but it is better to let her pick her own schedules.
I’m making her a card, with glitter and stickers and everything. She was saying the other day how all her kids grew up too fast and she’s feeling old, so I thought this might make her smile.
And I’ll take her shopping next week and buy her some nice things for spring.
My parents don’t really get presents from the kids–maybe in a few years Mom’ll start getting flowers sent or something. Anyway, Dad’s gift for Mom is a recirculating pump for the hot water heater.
Yeah, I pretty much thought the same thing when I was told that.
A book on “Jewish Yoga”, which my mom is apparently getting very into. I think ordering flowers online/via phone is sort of lame, as you can’t give them yourself, so I tried to put some thought into it.
I got her a little book about Audrey Hepburn. It’s all just quotes from Audrey Hepburn. It’s called “How to be Lovely.” I kind of wish it wasn’t called that because it’s a bit like I’m giving my mom a manual on how to be less of a gargoyle. I’m sure it will all work out.
My mother is getting a card and a phone call, because I’m getting her a plane ticket to Texas in August for a family reunion.
My mother-in-law is getting a card and flowers, because she gets a little upset if we don’t send flowers.
And my monster, whom I love madly, is getting a card and flowers as well. And she’ll tell me that I don’t have to get her anything for mother’s day because she’s not my mother, and I’ll tell her that life is so full of things I have to do and it’s nice to do something that I don’t have to do. (an old family joke)
Both mom and mil are getting flowers and a card. I sent my mom flowers this week already so it will be her second flower delivery. They both love receiving flowers so hopefully they will like these.
First, she’s been dead for 11 years so it would be pretty futile.
Secondly, I never bought her anything while she was still alive, my motto being “I never give you a second thought for 364 days of the year, so why should today be any different?” I was being ironic, of course; she wasn’t such a horrible old bag really.
In a box I found an old mothers day card from when I was probably 4 or 5 that has my handprint on the front that on the inside is printed in very 4-year-old like fashion, “I LOVE YOU MOM” (reverse some of the letters for effect)… plus the “This Old Cub” Ron Santo DVD.
My older sister and I are breaking tradition this year. Usually, it’s the big brunch with all of my sister’s kids, and the husband, and all of the circuses that all of that entails. I suggested the just she and I take Mom out to dinner and then play bingo.
