ProudGrandma Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 assuming he asked...what did you say??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaAkins Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 New running sneakers, running shorts (not too short), and a dry-fit top (not too fitted). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Dh never asks. I just tell him something such as, "I'm going shopping with your step mom and SIL for the day. You're staying home with the kids. That's my mother's day present." He says, "Okay." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhg Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) A gift certificate/money for a person(s) to come and thoroughly clean my house from top to bottom. He asked and I said, "I want money to hire a housecleaner person come and clean this house from top to bottom." to which he responded, "I don't have $2000 dollars." But, he is giving me $100 for this!!! Edited May 2, 2012 by mhg added Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandylubug Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 it won't be asked this year :p Our washing machine just bit the dust.. so happy mother's day and 30th birthday to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) http://www.amazon.com/Haiku-Leaf-Olive-Print-10-5/dp/B005LC9RTC/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_T1?ie=UTF8&coliid=I4PQWYU8DBEWC&colid=1N3WMEWZ9E393 My diaper bag has seen (much) better days, and I figure this bag will meet my needs without looking like a diaper bag. Oh, and my husband didn't ask, I'm just buying it. :) Edited May 2, 2012 by Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He hasn't asked, but that is because he knows the answer: I don't want anything for Mother's day. In fact, I'm working on Mother's day. So, actually, I might like him to bring me some lunch. Usually, we take such occasions to buy something we need for the house. I appreciate those gifts a whole lot more than ones just for me. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twilight Woods Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Ipad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edeemarie Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I can never say I want anything- or even hint at it- because my husband, sweet as he is, will have it for me the next day! I made the mistake of telling him I was thinking about a Kindle for school books, and he came home with an iPad!!! (A combination 10th anniversary, Mother's day, birthday present) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trishalinn Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 A couple of hanging baskets for my backyard.... If he asks that's what I'll ask for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 The kids asked and I told them I'd like a dwarf lime tree. In a beautiful pot. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I am not my husband's mother. My children, on the other hand, know that I want a new pasta fork to replace the one that has disappeared into the mist. Ds14 says that he also wants to get me an instant read thermomenter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Cherry trees, quince trees, Cuisinart, ice cream maker, peach trees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He didn't ask, but I told him I wanted money for new clothes. I've lost almost 25 pounds and nothing fits anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He didn't ask but he IS picking up our order of 30 speckled trout to stock our pond on that day so I'll pretend those are my present. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooketopia Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 My birthday and Mother's Day are always close to each other, so he asks. Last night, actually. He asked what my top three things were that I wanted, and I answered with: 1. An elliptical machine 2. A trip somewhere awesome 3. More time in my day He just grinned and said that I always ask for expensive stuff, but that I managed to top even myself this year with asking for something priceless! (And no, I will not receive any of those things; he asked what I wanted. I'll probably receive some electronic gizmo that I'll insist I don't need and then find myself completely dependent upon a year from now.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homemama2 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I tell him to have my little boys pick out some sort of flowers (either hanging baskets or pots etc. Not cut, so they last longer.) I love the crazy combos they pick out. Last year I got two baskets, one for each side of the porch (according to the kids). One boy picked light pink, the other picked out this flaming orange color. :lol: Totally clashed, but I loved it. Another year, one gave me white flowers in a pink pot, the other gave me red flowers in an orange and blue pot. :D One day I may have matching flowers..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He didn't ask. I told him that we're going shopping for flowering shrubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Rock climbing belay glasses. A combo Mothers' Day and birthday gift since my b-day is in another month. Oh, to be able to belay a climber without getting a sore neck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 a venti caramel mocha frappuccino :tongue_smilie:- I'm easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He didn't ask... but I told him (and the kids) that I wanted to go to the local Jazz on the Lawn the night before, as a family. And that I need all of their help setting up for the clothing give away at church. So we will do those things :) I expect him to cook something yummy to take to Jazz too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He hasn't asked, so maybe I should start dropping hints;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 A ring I have been looking at since Christmas and a big Amazon gift card for my Kindle. And time alone to read the books I buy. Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 My dd wanted to buy me something from the African ministries table at church Sunday; I politely guided her in the direction of a new purse, instead--mine has a broken strap. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Amazon Prime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomToJazmyne Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He hasn't asked...yet. But if he does, I want him to finish putting the engine in my SUV that he has been working on for a year. I doubt I'll get it because that is what I asked for my birthday...over a month ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 He hasn't asked yet, but if he does...the TM for Visualizing and Verbalizing...it's expensive! (Where is Ryan Gosling when ya need him?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Show tickets. Dd & I are going to NYC to see shows the first week of June - it's counting toward my b'day, her b'day, and mother's day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 My kids always go to my favorite greenhouse and get me perennials for my garden. I love seeing what they pick year after year. Otoh, my birthday is coming up and if he's foolish enough to ask he's going to get a list as long as my arm and he can pick one. What I really want is a turnout for my newest pony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I told him and the kids the same thing--breakfast in bed. They did that last year, and the girls were so beside themselves with happiness to do it for me, they could barely sit still. I also asked him for a night or two in a cheap hotel by myself to recharge and plan and have a sort of retreat, and he agreed it was a good idea, but I don't know if I'll actually go through with that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Gift certificate from Groupon for a 90 minute massage. It is already in my inbox ready for me to make the appointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Hmmm... Mac Laptop last year, so this year I need an i-pad :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 I can't think of what to ask for....all year long I think of things I want...but then when it comes to the gift giving holiday, I forget what I wanted....I need to start making a list I guess. I am thinking of a ice cream maker...so I might go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovin Learnin Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I asked for the game Michigan Rummy, because I just joined a woman's social group and after we have finished the business of the day we play card games. I love Michigan Rummy but I haven't played it in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-M- Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Before the subject of Mother's Day even came up, I surprised my husband with a gift -- an airline ticket, rental car reservation, and two-night stay at a lovely bed and breakfast. You see, I'm sending him to see *his* mother, who will be seventy-three this year. ______________________________ Long ago, my son and I saw a movie in which a character lamented that mothers gain sons when their daughters marry but lose sons when their sons marry. Later, I pointed out that this observation was somewhat true for his grandmother: Mr. M-mv and I had moved three thousand miles away when my son was only seven months old, and though we moved partway back, we are still more than a thousand miles from our childhood homes. "You won't lose *me*," my son assured me. "Oh, don't make promises yet, sweetie. When you find the right partner, you must invest in *your* dreams -- wherever they take you." "I will always make time to see you, Mom." And I believe he would have. With another Mother's Day approaching, I couldn't help but remember his child-like promise. What a gift it would have been to spend time with my adult son -- walking in companionable silence, perhaps, wandering through a bookstore, sharing a good meal. ______________________________ My mother-in-law, one of the finest women I have ever met, was *so* excited when she learned her son was coming "home" to see her, which, in turn, deeply touched my husband. That was gift enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 Before the subject of Mother's Day even came up, I surprised my husband with a gift -- an airline ticket, rental car reservation, and two-night stay at a lovely bed and breakfast. You see, I'm sending him to see *his* mother, who will be seventy-three this year. ______________________________ Long ago, my son and I saw a movie in which a character lamented that mothers gain sons when their daughters marry but lose sons when their sons marry. Later, I pointed out that this observation was somewhat true for his grandmother: Mr. M-mv and I had moved three thousand miles away when my son was only seven months old, and though we moved partway back, we are still more than a thousand miles from our childhood homes. "You won't lose *me*," my son assured me. "Oh, don't make promises yet, sweetie. When you find the right partner, you must invest in *your* dreams -- wherever they take you." "I will always make time to see you, Mom." And I believe he would have. With another Mother's Day approaching, I couldn't help but remember his child-like promise. What a gift it would have been to spend time with my adult son -- walking in companionable silence, perhaps, wandering through a bookstore, sharing a good meal. ______________________________ My mother-in-law, one of the finest women I have ever met, was *so* excited when she learned her son was coming "home" to see her, which, in turn, deeply touched my husband. That was gift enough for me. :thumbup1: That is so sweet. I never had the chance to meet my MIL but I am sure she would have loved a visit from her adult sons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNC Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 3 white knockout rose bushes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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