Mothers Day 2012 - What are your plans?

So, I am sitting here wondering what the family can do for Mothers day this year.

Usually it is just going out for breakfast, if we can be bothered, and then hubby takes photos of me with Miss H...but this year...it will be photos of me with both Miss H and Miss Z!

The photo thing is a given.

But, was wondering what others get up to for Mums day.

What are your plans?

Does anyone have any ideas for Mums Day down in the Eastern Suburbs of Melbourne? :dunno: this will be our first mums day down here....so interested in suggestions!

I'm in the East as well, in the past we have gone out to Caldermeade Farm (bit of a drive though!) Cranbourne Australian garden, or just at home!

This year I am doing the 8km walk for the Mothers Day classic with girls from my MG! Will finish up with a special brekky in the city I think!

This year is my first mothers day with a living child.

I think I'm going to my Mums, then going home to rest, was thinking about taking Amelia to the beach to release some baloons... then dinner at my ILs place.

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We dont do very much - usually visit my mum & dp's mum. Normally we would take lunch to one and maybe get takeaway with the other for dinner. Im not sure this year though - probably much the same!

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Mother's Day falls on MIL's birthday this year so I imagine there will be something for her in the afternoon/early evening. I'll be 38 weeks by then so certainly won't be doing anything like an 8km walk! Our local bar/bistro is fantastic - Sunday mornings they do a free kids club with face painting, games, drawing etc set up at one end of the restaurant so mums and dads can sit and enjoy a leisurely breakfast while the kids run back and forth between the fun and breakfast themselves. The girls love it, so we might do something like that with some friends.

We will be in NZ this year for a family reunion and my mum and grandma will also be there. Will be a pretty special Mother's Day...the night before we are staying with around 30 relatives at a "Lodge" that we have booked out for all the family so am sure we will all have a big breakfast together. Then we will be in the campervan with the kids and heading to Wellington for the evening.

Usually though we don't really do much as the kids and DH play soccer on Sunday mornings and quite often our football team, Freo Dockers, have a home game which DH, DD1 and the rest of DH's family go to as they are all members. I tend to go in the arvo to visit my mum/nana while they are all at the football.

Can someone add the date to this thread for those of us that never seem to know these things :-) soon will be becoming an Aussie citizen so had better get used to it being in May.

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Can someone add the date to this thread for those of us that never seem to know these things :-) soon will be becoming an Aussie citizen so had better get used to it being in May.

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It's the second Sunday of May.

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Thanks LynsDan (am on my phone or would 'like'.

Probably do what i do every sunday. housework run around after child and cat and be expected to do everything.

It will be a miracle if he remembers to do anything for me

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Probably do what i do every sunday. housework run around after child and cat and be expected to do everything.

It will be a miracle if he remembers to do anything for me

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Screw that!

Send yrself flowers and chocolate from yr daughter! And go shopping and spend money on yrself!

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Can someone add the date to this thread for those of us that never seem to know these things :-) soon will be becoming an Aussie citizen so had better get used to it being in May.

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eek sorry! May 13th!

Haven't really thought about it but I would love just to go to the park for a picnic lunch with the family.

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Screw that!

Send yrself flowers and chocolate from yr daughter! And go shopping and spend money on yrself!

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I'll probably take my mum out to lunch :)

Unless i really hint i want something. But ive told him what i get on mothers day is what he gets too so if its nothing he gets nothing for fathers day.

DD1 was born on mothers day in 2009 so it's really special for me. I usually do something fun with her.

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DD1 was born on mothers day in 2009 so it's really special for me. I usually do something fun with her.

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oh it wld be hard to top that present Maruschke!

Not sure. Probably go out to breakfast, enjoy the day. DH has surprises for me but I'm not sure what.

Hallmark holiday - ignore it and hope it will go away.

No idea. Mum's away and we don't see MIL so the day is mine!!!!

I did the MD Classic two years ago and that was great, but not in a position to do it this year. If it's a nice day I might suggest a picnic or something.

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Hallmark holiday - ignore it and hope it will go away.

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Bah, Humbug!

One thing I don't like about it is coming on BB and seeing post after post by hardworking, loving mums genuinely upset that the day didn't get recognised as they had hoped.

But that's between the loving mum and their loving family ;)

I'll probably have breakfast in bed, then do something with Lulu's mum and kids, it's really hard for them on Mother's Day. It's not always a hallmark holiday.

Yep, but it's sad that the expectation of one member of the family, doesn't match the reality...

Then change the expectation. That's a perception.

Every mothers day my kids hug me, the bring me the things they made at school. My husband will make me breakfast in bed we normally all stay in bed and snuggle for a bit. I'm not expecting Gifts a plenty... I'm not expecting anything. Affection and appreciation is all I expect. And TBH if I didn't get that well then I wouldn't be with my husband. My point is, if it's not important to you it shouldn't matter what others do. If it is important to you and you do not get the holiday you think you deserve then that is up to you to sort out with your partner and your children.

It's only a hallmark holiday if you make it one.

And for some it's a reminder of what they don't have.

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One thing I don't like about it is coming on BB and seeing post after post by hardworking, loving mums genuinely upset that the day didn't get recognised as they had hoped.

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Yep. Same as Christmas, birthdays, anniversaries, just day to day....it makes me so sad to see lovely women not be acknowledged or treasured :grouphug:

We decided early on that if we were to get *gifts* for Mums day or dads day...and pretty much birthdays as well...they had to be made by the kid/s!,

I have 3 Canvas paintings from Miss H so far for the past 3 mum's days! Can't wait to see what she comes up with this year! 0o0o0oh and Miss Z might get her hands all painty as well on a canvas for me!

There are no expectations in this house. Well, except, I expect to be smothered in snuggles, drool and lots of giggles!

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Then change the expectation. That's a perception.

Every mothers day my kids hug me, the bring me the things they made at school. My husband will make me breakfast in bed we normally all stay in bed and snuggle for a bit. I'm not expecting Gifts a plenty... I'm not expecting anything. Affection and appreciation is all I expect. And TBH if I didn't get that well then I wouldn't be with my husband. My point is, if it's not important to you it shouldn't matter what others do. If it is important to you and you do not get the holiday you
think you deserve then that is up to you to sort out with your partner and your children.

It's only a hallmark holiday if you make it one.

And for some it's a reminder of what they don't have.

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I actually agree with you! Except I expect affection and appreciation every day.

Damn Straight! And I do. But I think mothers day is more about my kids than it is me. They feel awesome because they get to go out of their way to show appreciation :) I just happen to be on the receiving end ;)

Dont you remember loving Mothers Day for the same reason! I know I do :) burnt toast and a coffee for mum in bed. The mothers day stall at school!

hmmm now that I think about it, maybe I will take my step-mum out for pancakes - I love pancakes hehe

On Father's Day in 2009 my hubby put his footprint on a canvas, then we put DS's footprint on top of it.

On Mother's Day in 2011 I put my footprint next to hubby's on the canvas, then we put DD1's footprint on top of mine.

This Mother's day we have another gorgeous little footprint to add to the middle of the canvas ♥

That is gorgeous!

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On Father's Day in 2009 my hubby put his footprint on a canvas, then we put DS's footprint on top of it.

On Mother's Day in 2011 I put my footprint next to hubby's on the canvas, then we put DD1's footprint on top of mine.

This Mother's day we have another gorgeous little footprint to add to the middle of the canvas ♥

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ohhhh that is a wonderful idea!

mothers day here is a non event for me.

We will get up, dh will go to work earlier than normal because its another special day that people insist upon doing things like lunch and dinner out somewhere special.
I bet there will not be anything special going on here, just another normal day.
But Im sure MIL will gatecrash the morning and make sure that I dont get to celebrate it at all.

But then again dh said yesterday that "he may attempt to make an effort this year, because I have earnt something special" Im still biting my tongue with that one!

I don't expect anything from dp on mothers day as I am not his mother. But I do love the was child care and schools have kids make something for their mum. That special thing made with love or chosen from the mothers day stall is great. Mothers day for me is still about my mum. She is 78 do have to celebrate every mothers day we can with her.

not have my MIL here?

Not much. maybe a card n thats about it. might try and wrangle some fish and chips by the lake. but thats about it! fairly boring here!

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not have my MIL here?

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Having a baby sounds good :).

Otherwise a sleep in, breakfast in bed and take the kids to the park.