Mothers Day

aww hugs Sarah (just cos it sounds like you need it). I don't have anything for my Mum yet and won't even see her on the day which is unusual as normally we all do church and a big family lunch cos that's what makes her most happy. We got DH's Mum a couple of those chamilia beads (a mum one and a gran one) as she has a bracelet and needed a couple of beads to finish it off. DH got me a dvd to watch with Alex and I think that's what I am going to do for him this year to cos it sounds like a great idea to get kid's/family movies.

I'm not really in touch with my mum atm either chick. I'll be stopping in tomorrow when we're in town with a card Jake made and to let her see the boys and thats it. I personally would think it was abit rude if she gave me a list of stuff she wanted tbh. I don't mind for a birthday but mothers day? C'mon...
Anyway thats my 2c worth

hmmm my mum will be lucky if she gets anything this year only cause ill have to try get to town.... dont you just love comercial holidays not! personally i feel a card and a nice photo or some small gesture like baking is enough i certainly woulnt be buying both pjs and books, one or the other maybe. I agree with Jazzy its not a birthday.

When we were kids we made breakfast in bed (mmm cornflakes and instant coffee! lol) and now my Mum gets a card and a phonecall or if we happen to be in the same city I'd take her out for breakfast or have her at our place for a meal.

I love snapfish for personal gifts, Im lucky my mum doesn't expect anything, she has always just wanted homemade cards (which she has kept since we were littlies). But she is easy to buy for, always happy with a $20 voucher. She told me not to bother as Im the mummy now. But we have a hand cast of Keira (home made job with a few finger tips missing haha) but she will love it.

Only thing I want is to go to willowbank, a nice family day for me. Im waiting for keira to make me her own special presents

i always get our mums something special - but not over $100 n each $200 combindsince we have bubs due in aug im guesng its the last year we will spoill mums! but after all they put up with us 4 many years and i do 4get to tell them how much i love and apperciate both mine and dps mum!

We make gifts for fathers and mothers day with DD (if Kindy doesn't do it for us ), and go on a special family outing. Except it's unlikley we'll get the outing this year, DH is @ the Early Childhood conf.

I've recently started making a real effort for my mother, we had a rocky time in my teenage years but she has put an incredible amount of effort into working on both herself and on our relationship, she's amazing with DD & I really want to acklowedge how much I appreciate it all especially as its coming up 10yrs since my Nana, her mother, died. So this year it'll be a card & a garden ornament, and I'll take DD over on Sunday for lunch with my stepfathers family.

Sarabetha, do you have some paints at home? Your mum probably feels the tension too, so how about going to the warehouse and picking up a canvas for the kids to paint? She'll probably figure while it's not directly from you as such it may be more genuine if that makes sense?

I bought her a mug. LOL Exciting I know. It's purple.
I'm one of 5 children so it's not like she's not getting anything truely exciting.

Flake. LOL to the painting idea, SHe's a painter and I'm a painter and my little sister is a painter. WIll be interesting to see if she can find a sapce for yet ANOTHER canvas. 

All I want for mothers day is a homemade card. To me that is what it's all about, your kids putting together something & spending the time doing something for you. Breakfast in bed would be nice, even a coffee in bed would be nice

This year it's my Mum's 60th birthday so we usually do combined presents, which must suck for her, so I do vary & give two smaller ones. This year the money sucks but I am making & decorating her birthday cake. Dad wanted to pay someone to do it but it's my present to her. We are all going to be up at the chateau so breakfast in bed is out but at least we get served breakfast

I hate over commercialised holidays, reason we never give gifts on valentines day either, we only need to give the gift of love

I've got my Mum a stainless steel coffee plunger, the Topp Twins 'untouchable girls' DVD and a little wall hanging that says 'All that I am and all that I plan to be I owe to you'.

For my MIL I got the same coffee plunger and a wall hanging that says 'God couldn't be everywhere so he created Mothers'.