Mothers Day
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Topic: Mothers Day
Posted By: BessieBear
Subject: Mothers Day
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 8:34am
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Yay favourite day of the year NOT!! What are you getting your mothers. My mum expects a present and I hate it. Last year I made fude the year before that cupcakes. the year before that a table runner. Dh 's is good she doesn't mind a card and some choccies. My mum has asked for satin pj's and some books. So thats like $50 plus a card and DH's mum. Any cheaper idea's. I know she's my mum and all. But this year we are having issue's (me and mum) so I really don't feel like it. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel  07/08/2014
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Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 9:18am
| 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. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 9:23am
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I always cooked dinner for my mum having the night off was something she liked. I'm making roast for lunch on Sunday for DH's mum. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 10:27am
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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  -------------   
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 11:33am
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Sarah do what you have done in the past if you are doing anything at all. I say bake or make.
When I was a kid we made a card & tried to be good that day, lol. I am lucky MIL thinks the same & I always get DH to call his mummy,lol, she is o/s this year so he doesn't have to. I don't get the demanding stuff for a present after all it is not a birthday. It a day to spend time with that person if you can & not spend heaps of $$. |
Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 11:44am
| 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. |
Posted By: Flutterby
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 11:52am
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I got my mum one of those snapfish magic mugs and made her a card. She lives 5hrs away and knows we don't have much money.
Other years I have just sent her a card and a lotto ticket or scratchie. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: kiwisj
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 12:15pm
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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.
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Posted By: High9
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 12:19pm
I just ordered the photobook and magic mug off snapfish for mine, so I didn't spend heaps just the postage  but that options out now...
Maybe just get a photo album from TWH or somewhere like that and print a bunch of photo's off of the kids? 6x4 are like what... 20c a pic? Maybe less? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: M2K
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 1:14pm
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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 ------------- 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 2:49pm
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My mum doesnt expect anything but a card, but we always get her something and she never asked for anything unless we ask her first or tis something cheap.
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Posted By: blossombaby
Date Posted: 06 May 2010 at 10:07pm
| 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! |
Posted By: LouD
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 1:47am
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mothers day and xmas is the best time to give updated family pics or pics of the kids etc and briscoes is bound to have frames on 50% off
I suppose i can consider myself lucky that my mother didnt feature in my life since she walked when i was a baby......gotta find some upsides to these things
And MIL is away overseas at the moment, even though ive still printed off an updated pic of the boys to put on a photoblock or something |
Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 7:03am
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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? -------------  http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 7:40am
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I've always got my mum something nice - its the least I can do for her after all the crap she's put up with over the years! This year she wanted a garden tool and some jammies, so that's what she got :D Cost me $50. MIL gets a card from Thomas and that's it. I dont think i'll get anything, I dont think DH will even remember! ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 8:47am
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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. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: HuntersMama
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 9:11am
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We did the snapfish mugs too for my mum and MIL. Cant really afford to spend alot of money this year. We are having them both over for dinner aswell to give them the night off, not too sure what im going to cook though. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 9:38am
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  ------------- Kel http://lilypie.com"> 
A = 01.02.04 & C = 16.01.09 & G = 30.03.12 |
Posted By: xLUCKYx
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 11:39am
We don't do pressies just good ol quality time :-) Although my present from DF and the kids is going to be alone time so I can finish my asignment 
I found this really cool blog though, check out the home made soap balls and body scrubs for a lovelt gift http://www.bystephanielynn.com/ - link |
Posted By: Lulu
Date Posted: 07 May 2010 at 12:28pm
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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'. ------------- Lou http://www.babysfirstsite.com"> 
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