Mother's Day - Page 2

Clodfobble · 05-05-2008, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

I've been on the receiving end of edible arrangements twice. There is a real wow factor. They are very impressive to look at. But to be honest, the fruit was poor quality both times. Unripe and flavorless. I think they have to be unripe to stay in place on the skewers.

Must depend on your local franchise... the two we've gotten had especially good fruit.

Cloud · 05-10-2008, 10:41 AM

I'm really getting ticked off by all the "buy THIS for your mother" crap--every single store, zillions of email ads--all of it for useless crap.

I'd rather have some flowers, a card, a homemade gift, the gift of some labor around the house, etc.

Trilby · 05-10-2008, 12:39 PM

My nephews (aged 6 and 10) were here at the house for about an hour whilst their parental units did...well, who really knows?

anyway--in that one hour they managed to completely harsh my cool.

happy mother's day indeed!

Cloud · 05-10-2008, 01:33 PM

be glad you can send them back where they came from--the poor momma can't.

Sundae · 05-10-2008, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

I'm really getting ticked off by all the "buy THIS for your mother" crap--every single store, zillions of email ads--all of it for useless crap.

I'd rather have some flowers, a card, a homemade gift, the gift of some labor around the house, etc.

It's a test of your mothering abilities, if you get the good stuff back you know you brought them up properly

BTW am also irritated by International Mothers Day emarketing. No, it's NOT International, any more than the World Series is worldwide. We celebrate ours according to the Christian calendar as is traditional.

For the record I just sent mine a card (I wasn't working back then). But it was chosen with great care and written with much love.

busterb · 05-10-2008, 03:13 PM

Guess I'll stop by grave yard and say HI.

Drax · 05-10-2008, 04:44 PM

I got my mom the Flower Power Time Life 10 CD Box Set.

SteveDallas · 05-10-2008, 05:26 PM

I went with a gift certificate for a yarn store she likes.

classicman · 05-10-2008, 05:54 PM

Dinner at her fav restaurant - she loved it .... again.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-10-2008, 07:07 PM

They don't deliver on weekends.

monster · 05-10-2008, 07:45 PM

I hope you're going to help her eat it!

She looks like she can keep you in line ...

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I'm not anti-mother's day, but I'm not into "Hallmark Holidays" and I feel that I want any mother's day gift.gesture i am lucky enough to receive should be a spontaneous/self-instigated thing from my kids and I expect nothing. I'm not in touch with my mum and we sent beest's mum a homemade card on UK mother's day, and usually a floral gift of some sort, like origami flowers or flower seeds.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-11-2008, 12:06 AM

No, I won't be there, but I'll call her.

Cloud · 05-11-2008, 12:07 AM

Daughter No. 1's taking me to see "Iron Man" tomorrow.

lumberjim · 05-11-2008, 01:55 AM

my mom will get a brief visit, and some gifts....i suck as a family member.

jinx is getting a new mountain bike....i'm gonna get up early and go get it...she's passed out by now and won't see this post before i give her the bike.

the thing is, i need her car to go get it, and i have nowher to hide it, so it has to be last minute. I sure hope she likes it.

I say this every year, but my kids are evidence that she is the best mom evarrr. i see what she does, and wonder how i survived my own mother.

I love me some Shelby. I don't know what cell I'd be in without her.

Oh ..and I'll bring her a nice starbuck's latte in bed and offer an oral Mom's day wake up .....event. I hope she accepts. she is a tousled, sleepy sex goddess when first she awakens.

i may get may ass kicked for this post.

I love you, hunny!

Sundae · 05-11-2008, 06:40 AM

That teared me up a little bit.
Bless you.

Coincidentally I'm just about to call my Mum before I start getting this Board Meeting sorted out.
I dreamed she died last night and all I could think in the dream was, "I wish I had one more chance to tell her I love her." So I'm going to. Gonna wait til te lump's outta my throat though, or she'll get all worried about me.

05-10-2008, 10:41 AM	#17
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I'm really getting ticked off by all the "buy THIS for your mother" crap--every single store, zillions of email ads--all of it for useless crap. I'd rather have some flowers, a card, a homemade gift, the gift of some labor around the house, etc. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-10-2008, 12:39 PM	#18
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	My nephews (aged 6 and 10) were here at the house for about an hour whilst their parental units did...well, who really knows? anyway--in that one hour they managed to completely harsh my cool. happy mother's day indeed! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

05-10-2008, 01:33 PM	#19
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	be glad you can send them back where they came from--the poor momma can't. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-10-2008, 03:13 PM	#21
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Guess I'll stop by grave yard and say HI. __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

05-10-2008, 05:54 PM	#24
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Dinner at her fav restaurant - she loved it .... again. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

05-10-2008, 04:44 PM	#22
Drax Banned Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gallman, MS, USA Posts: 1,933	I got my mom the Flower Power Time Life 10 CD Box Set.

05-10-2008, 05:26 PM	#23
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I went with a gift certificate for a yarn store she likes.

05-10-2008, 07:07 PM	#25
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They don't deliver on weekends. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-10-2008, 07:45 PM	#26
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I hope you're going to help her eat it! She looks like she can keep you in line ... - - - - - I'm not anti-mother's day, but I'm not into "Hallmark Holidays" and I feel that I want any mother's day gift.gesture i am lucky enough to receive should be a spontaneous/self-instigated thing from my kids and I expect nothing. I'm not in touch with my mum and we sent beest's mum a homemade card on UK mother's day, and usually a floral gift of some sort, like origami flowers or flower seeds. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

05-11-2008, 12:06 AM	#27
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	No, I won't be there, but I'll call her. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-11-2008, 12:07 AM	#28
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Daughter No. 1's taking me to see "Iron Man" tomorrow. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-11-2008, 01:55 AM	#29
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	my mom will get a brief visit, and some gifts....i suck as a family member. jinx is getting a new mountain bike....i'm gonna get up early and go get it...she's passed out by now and won't see this post before i give her the bike. the thing is, i need her car to go get it, and i have nowher to hide it, so it has to be last minute. I sure hope she likes it. I say this every year, but my kids are evidence that she is the best mom evarrr. i see what she does, and wonder how i survived my own mother. I love me some Shelby. I don't know what cell I'd be in without her. Oh ..and I'll bring her a nice starbuck's latte in bed and offer an oral Mom's day wake up .....event. I hope she accepts. she is a tousled, sleepy sex goddess when first she awakens. i may get may ass kicked for this post. I love you, hunny! __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan Last edited by lumberjim; 05-11-2008 at 01:59 AM. Reason: more to say

05-11-2008, 06:40 AM	#30
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	That teared me up a little bit. Bless you. Coincidentally I'm just about to call my Mum before I start getting this Board Meeting sorted out. I dreamed she died last night and all I could think in the dream was, "I wish I had one more chance to tell her I love her." So I'm going to. Gonna wait til te lump's outta my throat though, or she'll get all worried about me. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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