My Mother’s Day Tradition
It’s no secret that every day should be Mother’s Day. I wish I were lavished with flowers, homemade cards, and a pants-busting brunch every day. However, that might not be good for my mental or physical health. (I’d be willing to make the sacrifice and try it out on behalf of all Moms though.) So, I try to make the most out of the one official day each year where I’m the guest of honor in our house. We seem to have developed some Mother’s Day traditions that I look forward to each year.
First, we always go to brunch. I love the smell of pastries in the morning. How could you not like brunch? You get breakfast food and savory lunch food all at the same time. I have developed a brunch-eating process. First, I get a plate of breakfast type food, then a plate of lunch type food, then maybe a plate of my favorites from the first two plates. If I can still walk I then go get a dessert plate. Tip for any brunch newbies out there – don’t let the breakfast food touch your lunch food. Ick! Since someone else is washing the dishes, take as many plates as you want and give your food its appropriate breathing space. Don’t be embarrassed to keep getting up and getting a little food. Every time you walk up there you burn calories and can then eat more.
Second, I call my Mommy and wish her a Happy Mother’s Day. Since she lives in another state, Mom gets a mail package and phone call. While I wish I could do more for the wonderful woman who raised me, at least I can train my son on the importance of calling your Mom on Mother’s Day. (He’s going to need at least 20 something years of reminders for this.)
Our third tradition started from my desire to work off the food coma induced by my overeating at brunch. Mother’s Day is my flower gardening day. Since we live in the Midwest, it’s not safe to plant flowers anytime before Mother’s Day. You don’t want to go through all of that hard work digging, planting, bending, and yanking and then watch the flowers die during an overnight cold snap. So I use this day to go to the nursery, pick my beautiful flowers for the summer, and as a family, we go home and plant. I love it! The kids make their own flower pots to water and care for. My husband does the heavy lifting, digging and fertilizing, and I get to decorate my house with beautiful flowers.
What if it rains, you ask? Well, then I plan to take a nap and play Guitar Hero the rest of the day.
At the end of the day I feel great because we spent time together working on a project that’s important to me, our house is decorated for all of the summer parties we plan to have, and I worked off the brunch calories. Now, I’ve got a year to rest up until next time.
What traditions do you have for Mother’s Day? We’d love to hear how other Moms spend their special day.
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Mother’s Day is all about honoring the Mom’s in your life and being the honoree too! I personally like being indulged.
While my Mom is no longer with me I have many wonderful memories of how very loving and unselfish she was. From holding my head when I was sick, to driving me to basketball games in the snow, making her grandchildren’s favorite foods and to just asking “are you ok” are but a few of the lovely memories of the person she was.
My family has treated me to wonderful brunches, beautiful handmade cards and lovely flowers and gifts thru the years but the absolute best thing they have given me is growing up to become wonderful parents to my precious grandchildren.
This year I would like to honor my daughter for the wonderful Mom she is..she has a beautful 3 year old daugher. She is loving, caring and already creating wonderful memories for her little angel.
My granddaughter and I will create some personal craft creation for her, and we will all go out to brunch and she will have the beginning of her lovely memories.
So, Happy Mother’s Day to all Mom’s and especially to one of the most wonderful Mom’s I know and love.
Gammy
5/3/09