Mother's Day plans?

I'm in college 90 miles from home and next week is finals week, so I get to stay here and call my mom and grandma instead, it's too expensive to go home and back for just a few hours. So I'll go to the school's gym when it opens up and probably get a nice little meal or snack from somewhere (ice cream mayhaps?). I'll also clean my apartment and finish up a paper if I need to. Let the fun times begin!

No mothers day excitment for me! I've got my kids dance recitals/communion going on all weekend.

We wont be doing anything. I have to do my husband's school work all weekend and I haven't been feeling too well. The kids are 2 and 5 so at least they wont remember.

4 day weekend for me. We are going camping.

My two granddaughters and I are going to make breakfast for their mom. It will be fun. The menu is yogurt with granola and blue berries, oatmeal waffles, and bacon (for my son-in-law hahaha)

Mothers day is a social Marketing Ploy Day.

If somebody loves their mum they will love them everyday!

My mum knows not to expect anything on mothers day. (I do however take her out to dinner the weekend after so I don't seem horrible when people ask her what her children did for her on mothers day)

I prefer to show her I love her throughout the year rather than on one set day so then she knows I do appreciate her because I appreciate her and not because I am told to by society.

Not sure if that makes me sound like a bad daughter but meh, I love my mum and she knows it so it works for me

I don't think you sounds like a bad daughter at all. I have about the same views to most man-made holidays as what you have described. You are recognizing your Momma is important and I am sure she must love that---I know I would..:)

I agree with Mother's Day having turned into a big marketing event. I let my husband know I appreciate the smaller things.

I will try and see my mum on Saturday as she works on Sundays. I have bought her a tin of tea, as that's what she is collecting at the moment. She is hard to buy for.

I had pancakes at kindy with my youngest and the kids made their mums a small gift. It's pretty special as it's the first present my daughter has given anyone for herself. It's a tree that you hang bracelets on, and bracelet and most special a photo and painting. The kids were so proud.

My eldest is in school and we have a stall where we send gifts in ($3-$5 value) . The kids bring in $3 and pick out a present. It raises money for the school and the kids enjoy it.

Sunday we are having a kid over. His mum is working and I don't know if they do Mother's Day. I have suggested to my husband that they make pancakes for brunch and depending on the weather I will take them to the park. I was thinking of make your own pizza's for lunch. Something relaxing and fun and that will fit in with a fussy 7 year old vegetarian lol.

I'm worried about Mother's Day. My daughter and sister are making lasagna and garlic bread with a green salad. For desert my daughter is making some frosted brownie/cake thing.

I know they mean well and I didn't have the heart to say no. The weak side of me is looking forward to dinner; the common sense side is doing some consistent self talk about moderation and portion control.

My sister is tall, thin, and a food pusher. I'm a people pleasing emotional eater - what a celebratory combination. My head knows old eating habits will undo any progress I've made.

My plan is to keep the salad near me and the remaining foods at the other end of the table.

Taking my mom to dinner! She said she didn't want any gifts and she is really hard to buy for anyway, but I think I may get her some flowers as well.

I have been laying off the alcohol as I would rather eat my calories (and alcohol makes me super hungry), but I am going to have a big and delicious cocktail.....something made with salted caramel vodka....yum :drinker:

I have to do my husband's school work all weekend

What? He can't do his own work?

Nothing whatsoever. My mother is long dead, I have no kids myself, and my husband's mother lives 5 hrs. drive away and is so addled by Alzheimer's that he will call, wish her a happy mother's day, and she won't know who he is.

Grilling steaks for a nice dinner with my mom.

This is my first Mother's Day. I am not about the commercial part. I just want a quiet day with my new little family. My daughter was born 10 weeks premature and this is the first weekend she is allowed out and about in the world. So my husband, daughter and I will be going to Mass together for the first time since she was born and then coming home and making a steak dinner together. I am super excited!

I'm excited for you! That's awesome!

I really hate these canned holidays. Hate 'em, and my husband doesn't like them either. Last year I got exactly what I wanted..... which was nothing! But then my kids were out front playing and saw all the neighbors having Mothers Day celebrations. Some neighbors asked them what they had done for me (nothing, of course). My then-7 year old came back in crying and asked me to take her to the mall to buy me a Mothers Day present... Oh gosh, it was awful. I was all, "Kid go talk to your father about that".

Think I'm going for a 6 hour run with my running buddy in the morning. That will give them some time to get their act together. I'll suggest that my husband get the kids together to make some special dinner or something.

What are you all doing?

The place I wanted to go to is booked (which is probably a good thing... all you can eat brunch buffet = not a so smart idea), so I'm clueless.

I don't have kids, and my sweet mom died many years ago, and even grandma has passed on...so Don and I are celebrating mother's day with his sister and other family. We're going out to an early dinner at a nice restaurant.

Happy mother's day to all.