OK, well I'm not exactly single, but my DH has managed to be away on lengthy trips every mother's day for the last 5 years - also we don't live near either of our mums so we can't celebrate the day with them.

Here's what I do - buy myself a prezzie (but it's gotta be a "proper" MD's prezzie, like slippers or hand lotion or somethign like that LOL), when DD was old enough she would help to wrap it and then bring it in (and I pretend it's this huge surprise). Then we book ourselves in for a really lovely breakfast or lunch in a nice cafe somewhere. After that we go to the park or do something fun like that.

Enjoy -