Mothers Day is Coming...Shouldn't you be shopping?

Mothers Day is coming!  Here is a piece of advice...go buy a mother a gift.  If the mother is smart she will have already told you what she wants.  That is what I do and I have always told my children to tell their families what they want. How else are those poor clueless husbands, wives and children to know what to buy if someone doesn't give them a hint or push them out the door with directions to the nearest store? I know...it is just so obvious!

Shay...our newest Mother's Day Gift!

Here my list of things I need for Mother's Day 2012

1. A Rose bush...a very healthy rose bush.
2. Aveda Hand Relief  (I love their lotion but it is a big treat to have it.)
3. A book...a really good Award Winning Books.  I just found one that has instructions on how to write a children's book.  I liked that a lot.
4. Portable DVD Player...every grandma/mother wants one of these.  The kids have one so why can't we?
5. Promise of a dinner or lunch at a nice restaurant...not on Mother's Day but later!
6. A trip to the nail spa.
7. A pair of Toms Shoes...size 8.
8. Gift Card for Norstroms/Macys
9. A day of shopping for my grandchildren...children can tell me what to buy.  I would like that.
10. Roaring Brook Dairy Mozzarella Cheesemaking Kit  (I didn't know I wanted this until I went shopping online.  Wouldn't that be so much fun?

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Have a great day.

b

Links:
10 things I Cannot Live Without
10 Gifts for Her
10 Best Christmas Gifts for Senior

Mother's Day at Home or Who Is Cooking the meal???

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Listen up!  I want a basket like this!     

 
Who is cooking dinner?
     We joked for years about which of the men was going to make arrangements for Mother's Day.  Really, we were innocent enough to believe that our men were even interested in a holiday created by Hallmark. Sigh!  Let it be noted that we women are older and wiser now. We know that if we want something we had better stand up and be counted. We can vote, dance, work and buy our own gifts.  We may cook a meal for the family but we will be getting gifts!
     This Mother's Day will be a wonderful day for us. My daughter is running a half marathon, my son is working nights and I will fix lunch for everyone with my husband's help. I am so excited and am looking forward to having everyone gather in our home. I will fix my world famous chicken soup with homemade noodles, crudites and a flourless dessert (for myself). I will give gifts to grandchildren that had birthdays while we were gone.  AND I will give myself a gift!  Yeah!
 
What will I  be buying for myself?
    I have decided I am going to get myself a hanging basket.  In the northwest we grow beautiful Fushias.  I can remember the days when we could not afford one of the big baskets so I would buy small starts and grow my own.  This year I will have a big basket full of flowers growing by my kitchen window...even if I have to buy it for myself! One of the flowers in that basket will be a Fushia.  It will symbolize how far we women have come since I was married over fifty years ago. Happy Mother's Day to me!

Have a wonderful Friday!

b

PS:  Your mother may prefer a Kindle!

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10 Gifts a Mother/Grandmother Would Love...Mother's Day is Coming!

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Yesterday's post gave you the personality quiz for your mother/grandmother.  Now it is time to shop.  Here is a list of gifts that no mother will turn down.  Take a look.

#11...a little bling!!!

1. Aveda Lotions (yummy)
2. Herb Basket 
3. A cool baseball hat
4. Trip to the Day Spa
5. A make-up makeover + lunch
6. Flowers...on a silk scarf
7. Flowers...on jewelry
8. A Kindle Reader
9. Corsage pin (jewelry)
10. A subscription to a Magazine (go to A Frugal Friend)
11. Your time!

Time to go shopping....3 day left!

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10 Things - How to choose the perfect Mother's Day gift!

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     I have learned a few trick for buying gifts over the years. What you need to do is get a picture of what the Mother you are buying a gift for will enjoy. After all, you do want to give her something that she will remember for a long time.  Here are some hints that will help. Answer the following questions:

1. How old is Mom/Grandma?
2. What is she doing this weekend?
3. Is she vain?
4. What is her favorite store?
5. What is the weather?
6. How often do you spend time with her?
7. Is she a girly girl?
8. How many siblings do you have?
9. How does she treat herself?
10. How long has she been married or is she single?

     These are not the usual questions but you will know more when you answer these than when you answer the hobby related questions. For example, if your mother is elderly and a girly girl, a corsage is perfect. However, if she active and spent the week end hiking, you can be assured that she will not want a corsage. She will love a collection of lotions for aching muscles and a cool new baseball hat. 

     If your mother is a girly girl, single and loves to shop at Nordstroms you will find just what she wants on the counter just inside the door. If you don't spend much time with her and she doesn't have enough money to treat herself to a message, pedicure or nail extensions, spend the afternoon with her...get your toe nails done. You can do this even if you are a man.  

     If she is a vain older woman, she will like a makeover at the department store and a gift certificate for that same store. If she a vain younger woman (your wife or daughter) she will love the same kind of star treatment.

     Always consider the weather on that week. Believe it or not a beautiful spring plant goes over better on a cold day. A beautiful spring day tells you that a trip to the local farmers market and lunch outdoors will be greatly appreciated.  

     If she is surrounded by lots of loving people, then you need to communicate with your siblings. While a petunia plant or a corsage is nice, a herb basket is better for the cook and a pair of flower earrings is better than a corsage.  Trust me on this one. I don't think Mom wants 5 plants and a trip to the local franchise restaurant. Your mother is important!
     All you need to do now is go and buy a Hoops and YoYo card to make her laugh!  Of all the things you do this is the most important.  How can you put a price on a good laugh?

     If you are a mother, please tell your children what you would really like. They will love you for your honesty.  

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