The REAL 50ish group...5/10/20

No real plans for Mother's Day here. MIL passed in 2016 and my mum last November and my family has never made much of a deal out of it

It's not Mother's Day in the UK, so just a normal Sunday here...well, you know, the new normal-ish 

I have made a quiche and I have apple cinnamon scones in the oven. My mother (she lives with us) is still asleep. It's almost noon and I'm hungry! The rest of my family is on a mission to move my daughter home safely/healthily. I indulged myself last night by taking an online cocktail class and then watching Never Have I Ever while I lolled in bed. It was glorious.

cindyupnorth , I enjoy the thread and appreciate that you take the time to start it. If we go to every other week I will be there.

My mother loved Mother's Day. When she was alive we made a big deal out of it for her sake. Now it's very low key. Since I can't eat, meals aren't special, because I would not be able to enjoy them. So, it's an easy day and my kids/dh will dote a bit. Sometimes there are tiny gifts. Though this year I don't expect anything and that's fine. Ods was planning to get me a hoodie for winter from his campus store. He told me about it and said that when campus re-opens next fallish he'll give me my gift. It's a thoughtful gift and I can certainly wait. He's going to be going to a different school for his teaching credential in a year, so I suggested that he wait until he finds out where he's going for that. Gotta represent!

My daughters have texted me this morning. They sent a gift last week - so sweet and thoughtful. My family is hit or miss on Mother's Day and thats ok with me. My mom passed away in 2008 and we weren't close before that, so MD has never been a huge deal to me. So I'm just having another peaceful day at home.

Cindy

Quiet Mother's Day for me and I'm so ok with that!! DD and DSIL called me early today and we talked for a good while. DS (who lives with us) had asked what I wanted and I said with things being as tight as they are, nothing. He ended up getting me several bags of Chips Ahoy! DH is making me ribs for dinner and I'm watching a rerun of the Great British Baking Show. I'm content! I also want to say I look for the thread each week. Don't always have anything to add, but I, too, enjoy chatting with other peas my own age. Happy Day all!

I made lunch for my mother which I do most days now anyway but today I set the table with the good china and made dessert. Cut some peonies to bring in before last night's frost. Her gift was a plant as usual. Mother's day is the easiest gift giving holiday for me because she loves gardening and it is the perfect time of the year.

I’m British but living in the U.S. so we celebrated my mom and MIL in March on Mithering Sunday (although couldn’t really send anything this year).
My DD21 is also in the U.K. so we just FaceTimed for an hour while she crocheted and I worked on a puzzle.
DS14 is pretty useless at organising any kind of card or gift so he’s been playing video games after I made him breakfast!!
Later today I’ll ride my peloton, make some chocolate chip banana bread, continue my puzzle, and continue watching the second season of Killing Eve with DH.

I will call my mom later. She’s 91, and in assisted living just a few minutes from me, but the visitor restrictions are still pretty tight, so won’t see her. I know my brother talked to her this morning so I’m waiting a bit between calls. My sister talks to her regularly and is making arrangements to get some things to her later this week, so I will ask my mom if there’s anything else she wants or needs.

It’s supposed to rain again this afternoon so I’m not making any plans to go out.

This must be so hard. I'm sorry you won't be able to see her today. I don't know what the plan is to reunite those in facilities with their loved ones but I hope something is worked out to do this. I feel for the families and all the people in nursing homes and assisted living facilities, particularly those who don't understand what is going on.

I hope you enjoy your friends visit 😊

I just turned 60 a few days ago so I don't know if I still qualify for this group but for now I'll answer the question this week. 

For me Mother's Day is normally celebrated at my parent's house (they live close by), my parents are both in their 80's. But this year because of the SIP I don't want to take any chance of infecting them so we are staying put and I sent my Mom a photo of me holding an enormous chocolate chip cookie with Happy Mother's Day spelled out on it that DH happened to pick up this morning for me at Whole Foods when he went grocery shopping. It was DH's idea to take the photo. I sent that with a Happy Mother's Day note and I'm going to call her as soon as I finish this post. 

Once it's safe for us to get together again we'll have dinner all together and celebrate Mother's Day properly with my parent's. DS is always very generous with me as far as gifts go and usually gives me money to shop for my own gifts. I can't decide between a yarn winder and swift (which is what I want) or a flower vaporizer (which is what I need). Ugh. Decisions, decisions. 

Hi All...its been a couple of years since I have posted...but I do recognize some of your avatars! Mother's day was quiet here, with a couple of facetime and phone calls from kids and grandbabies. I got my 'growl' from 3 year old Jax...that is just how he greets us during facetime. siiiigh. This is my first mother's day without my mom, as she passed almost a year ago. DH's mom lives in an independent living facility, so he stopped by with a card for her and spoke to her thru her window. It has to be tough for her, because not only are we not allowed to visit...she is also limited to her studio apartment. DH is also getting us some curbside dinner, that is a chore, as we live out in the boonies...so it is a 30 minute drive each way.