What are you hoping as your gift for Mother's day?

newmommy74 · May 2011

I have no clue what my DH is getting me nor what I want so either way it will be a suprise!What are all you Mama's hoping for?

Zista · May 2011

A really nice fixed length lens for taking portraits.

A full spa day, outrageously priced, of course.

Some sort of mommy necklace, e.g., with LO's name on it.

Alternately, he could clean ALL this extra stuff we have in our house/yard and get it out of our lives for good. I think this one is FAR less likely.

Seattle_JiLLn · May 2011

All I asked for is a night alone in a hotel.

I think he's going to take the kids somewhere all morning and let me sleep in at least. We don't do gifts much. Neither of us needs anything and I hate buying stuff just for the sake of obligation.

kristalovesjared · May 2011

a really expensive camera or a six pack (abs)! Obviously I won't get either!

Maddimom · May 2011

SUN!! M and I will be in Cali. All I want is sun and the pool

MrsH_08 · May 2011

I'll be 10 days short of official mommyhood, but I know I'm getting a pancake breakfast. Yummy! :-)

blueLu25 · May 2011

I would like some quiet time, please.

But I think he's going to run out to Safeway and bring home some kind of flower or plant, while I take care of the kids and daydream about quiet time. Just like all the other holidays

I'm mostly hoping he surprises me, but trying to not get my hopes up.

Ha- that reminds me- last weekend after we finished moving in he says, "I'm getting you the biggest Mother's Day present of all!" and I get all excited and say "Really? What?" and he says "A house!"

Yeah. Please dont cop-out using the house as a "gift."

doublem · May 2011

I'd like the Christmas tree out of our yard, along with the dead plant in its pot that died over a year ago that he set out there "waiting for the garbage to have room in it."

I'd like the organized garage he promised me last summer.

I'd like my husband to be home from work before 7 p.m. instead of staying late to work on his project car.

But I'll settle for anything nice - just flowers and dinner I don't have to cook.

Seattle_JiLLn · May 2011

blueLu25:
I would like some quiet time, please.
But I think he's going to run out to Safeway and bring home some kind of flower or plant, while I take care of the kids and daydream about quiet time. Just like all the other holidays
I'm mostly hoping he surprises me, but trying to not get my hopes up.
Ha- that reminds me- last weekend after we finished moving in he says, "I'm getting you the biggest Mother's Day present of all!" and I get all excited and say "Really? What?" and he says "A house!"
Yeah. Please dont cop-out using the house as a "gift."

Tell him! Tell him to take the damn kids for a drive in the car for an hour.

Maddimom · May 2011

blueLu25:
I would like some quiet time, please.
But I think he's going to run out to Safeway and bring home some kind of flower or plant, while I take care of the kids and daydream about quiet time. Just like all the other holidays
I'm mostly hoping he surprises me, but trying to not get my hopes up.
Ha- that reminds me- last weekend after we finished moving in he says, "I'm getting you the biggest Mother's Day present of all!" and I get all excited and say "Really? What?" and he says "A house!"
Yeah. Please dont cop-out using the house as a "gift."

When I get back I will take your kiddos for a few hours and you go do whatever you want. U need some alone time

iHeartHimMore · May 2011

Seattle_JiLLn:
We don't do gifts much. Neither of us needs anything and I hate buying stuff just for the sake of obligation.

This is us too. And usually I'm too stressed about money to feel really good about gifts. Though I'd definitely love a gift cert for a massage.

newmommy74 · May 2011

MrsH_08:
I'll be 10 days short of official mommyhood

That's what I thought too L when I was pg & jokingly said to DH the day before Mother's day that he better get me a "Mom to be" gift! I would never have guessed about 5 hrs after saying that my waters broke & I went 2 weeks early and got the best Mother's day gift ever...Coop So be prepared you might get a similar gift!!!

newmommy74 · May 2011

iHeartHimMore:

Seattle_JiLLn:
We don't do gifts much. Neither of us needs anything and I hate buying stuff just for the sake of obligation.

This is us too. And usually I'm too stressed about money to feel really good about gifts. Though I'd definitely love a gift cert for a massage.

Me too! I seriously just go buy what I want these days so I have no idea what DH would even get me,and because we are in the process of buying a new house I would rather put the extra $$ to that than buy stuff we don't need. Breakfast in bed and flowers would be nice though!

keri1013 · May 2011

blueLu25:
I would like some quiet time, please.
But I think he's going to run out to Safeway and bring home some kind of flower or plant, while I take care of the kids and daydream about quiet time. Just like all the other holidays
I'm mostly hoping he surprises me, but trying to not get my hopes up.
Ha- that reminds me- last weekend after we finished moving in he says, "I'm getting you the biggest Mother's Day present of all!" and I get all excited and say "Really? What?" and he says "A house!"
Yeah. Please dont cop-out using the house as a "gift."

Yeah, if the house is your gift, it's his Father's Day and birthday gift too! And I'm with B, I'm so close, I really would love to have your kids come play for a few hours and you do whatever you want!

braveangel2 · May 2011

I'm not going to lie - all I want is time to myself.

MrsEditorJax · May 2011

Seattle_JiLLn:
Neither of us needs anything and I hate buying stuff just for the sake of obligation.

This. Besides, we have our anniversary in June, then my birthday in August and his in September, so it's a long run of holidays/ fancy dinners out/gifts.

We actually just bought an elliptical because we don't have the time to join a gym -- and don't want to drag Collin out all the time if we want to go -- so as a joint mother's day/father's day gift, we're getting a new TV for the guest room for watching while using the elliptical. I initially wanted a massage, but I also want to exercise more and am much more inclined to do it when I have something to distract me. So it's a bit more practical, but we're happy with our idea.

jcyahne · May 2011

braveangel2:
I'm not going to lie - all I want is time to myself.

It is like you are reading my mind.

LauraLynneC · May 2011

I'll be happy if anyone in the house REMEMBERS it's Mother's day...anything beyond that is icing on the cake...oh...cake...yum!

StellaZ · May 2011

blueLu25:
Yeah. Please dont cop-out using the house as a "gift."

"But the baby is your gift" is the joke I get every holiday. Nice try honey!

...for him to take over early morning baby duty (to be fair he does most of the hard core pre-bedtime play)...sleep in, surf pinterest, a card, maybe a small trinket. And if the weather cooperates a family picnic Saturday at Kubota Garden.

What I would really LOVE to see happen is for him to take over all the planning of what do so Sunday for my Mom and MIL on Sunday that my sister said she was going to plan but then basically flaked out on. Big surprise.

keri1013 · May 2011

We're the same as others have posted, on a tight budget and both have birthdays in the next few months, so we usually just do cards for Mother's/Father's Day.