Has everybody arranged their mothers day meal etc?.

Gally - perfect! It's snowing here in Fife , and I'm just about to turn out to Aldi's....on the bus.....!
Happy Mothers Day everyone.

Gally.

Happy Mother's Day to those who wish to celebrate it!
Just had an amazing lunch with the Oz family in a local restaurant : sea food platter and white wine, card from DD1 , Skype from DD3 - what more could a Gally/Mother ask for? 28 degrees and now a siesta

No Mother's day here on Sunday! And I hate the all commercial aspect of it - it is just yet another money making exercise. But I'm sure daughters will Skype from afar with grand-children. Much rather go for a meal with them when it is not a commercial and very busy day.

It's Sunday here. Woke up to a message on Facebook from DD2 downstairs asking if I was awake and ready for a cup of tea! At the same time DD3 skyped from UK so all in all a lovely start to the day

Skype is just wonderful

Galen

My DGD demanded to speak to her grangrey! So Skype was arranged. I then listened to a story read by mummy watched her go up and down her slide and then said goodnight!
Made my day

I had to smile in Tesco this evening....
A father with a son of about 8 or 9 were in front of me at the checkout with just a few bits of ordinary shopping.
As it was all being scanned, the checkout operator asked 'Do you need to go back for flowers for tomorrow?'
Dad replied with a smile that he'd bought flowers earlier so was all sorted.
Checkout operator congratulated him on being organised.

I just had this vision of her reminding the hundreds of fathers that must have gone through her checkout today!

Beautiful bouquet of pink roses from DS and DIL delivered by interflora this afternoon, card from DD via moonpig the other day urging me not to open until sunday.
I have a big chocolate cake which I will take when I visit GC tomorrow and hope that their mummy gets to put her bum on a seat and have a slice

Hi Absent

The restaurant I am taking my granddaughters to are treating is as a normal day as far as the meal is concerned.
They will let you order flowers etc if you wish but when I spoke about it even the staff admitted you were better off to get the flowers yourself.
They did say if they organised flowers etc they would have to charge extra as somebody would either have to collect and arrange them or they would have to have them delivered.
I suppose they are being fair.

Frank

ginny

I couldn't believe the display of identical and rather naff bunches of flowers and the prices charged when I made one of my rare visits to a supermarket today. I would guess that restaurants are piling on the costs tomorrow too. As they say, fools and their money…

I think it is a lovely idea Frank. Why on earth shouldn't you do exactly as you want and give pleasure to your daughters. Take no notice of the gain-sayers!!!

Sadly my daughter is suffering from mastitis, so I think the biggest treat would be for her to feel halfway human again! Still GS has made her a lovely card.
I suggested to my son that his Waitrose bonus might mean a nice pressie for me - but he said no chance as he won't get it for 2 weeks

I've just been treated to an early Mothers day lunch at a resturant by my three DDs. My DGS came too so that he could enjoy the treat with his mum.

He is 10 years old. At the end of the meal he produced his wallet and proudly announced that he was paying for his his own and his Mums meal. I think he may have had a bit of help from DDs partner, but it was so sweet.

At this time every year I remember my late mother and how she used to say how ridiculous and commercialised Mothering Sunday had become and how she wanted no part of it. One year (I must have been in my late teens/early twenties) I took her at her word and ignored it. Big mistake: she went berserk.

This year DSIL is on a stag weekend so we have been organising DGS aged four to do the right thing by his mother, who is then cooking for MIL, Mrs. Grumppa and me, her two children, other DD and boyfriend, and of course DSIL if he makes it back in time and in a fit state to eat anything.

Bring on the bubbly!

Granny23 Everything has its price, doesn't it, but enjoy the coffee and cake when it happens.

Off tomorrow with both DDs to take a first look at 'wedding' dresses, which should be fun as not only are they both unconventional but also the 'bride' is only 4'10" and size 16 and the bridesmaid/registrar is looking for an outfit that suits both roles. Although I loath 'shopping', this expedition has been presented to me as my Mother's Day treat - I have been promised coffee and cake at some point.

Goose, I do know how you might be feeling . A good few years ago, on the morning of Mothering Sunday, I sent a text to my daughter, something along the lines of, "No Mother's Day messages?". That was the catalyst that estranged us for nearly 7 years. Everything's sorted now, but it did break my heart. She had her reasons - none of which we have discussed since we've been reconciled. Tomorrow I shall receive a card, a visit and a hug from my eldest DD, a text from DS, and a hug when I see him next, and a hug when I next see her, from my lass who felt she had reasons to break away from me for all those years. They will all tell me they love me. That is all I'd ever want from them all.

try again with that !

Goose [cake] [sun]

Mine have only remembered because DD will not let them forget. Where would I be without her?

to all those who are feeling sad and forgotten tomorrow