My mom was 91 last month...she's great. But in the past 7 days I have set 80 tomatoes, 40ft row of half runners, one third of my Silver King corn, two hills of cuke seeds, two of cuke plants and one each of squash and zuchinni. I've had kohlrabi and onions for a good while. I still lack egg plants and bell and sweet banana peppers but too wet on Moms Day. Gonna take her a present tho.

How about a cold buffet? A baked ham can be set on the table for people to carve pieces off as they want them, along with rolls & condiments in case they would like to make a sandwich. A couple of salads, maybe pasta, potato or 3 bean and a green (with dressing on the side so it won't wilt). If you can get decent corn on the cob, you can cut them in half and buy a pack of cheap bamboo chopsticks to insert in the halves as a handle (soak them first)...these can be done under the broiler or on a grill, and if you rub lemon or lime wedges on the corn, you can sprinkle a mix of cayenne & salt or salt & sugar on them...this gives the corn a nice flavor that doesn't require them to be served hot enough to melt butter. In fact, they're quite tasty room temp. A tray of fresh fruit. Bowls of olives, gherkins, radish flowers, spiced or candied nuts. If you're concerned that there might be those who either don't like ham or don't eat pork, you could cut chicken breasts into roll-appropriate sizes, marinate them in your favorite marinade to grill/broil. Simple foods, easy to prepare and serve, but with the whole ham, nice serving platters & bowls it can look "elegant" enough for Mother's Day. If you're short chairs to sit on at the new site, you might draft a couple of family members to bring folding chairs, resin patio chairs etc., or if anyone attends a church, most churches will let their parishioners borrow a few. Congrats on almost completing the ordeal of building a house! :D

Sunny, One of the things that my husband agreed to early on in our marriage, is that if one of our kids wants/needs the step parent to do things for them (because the parent can't), then the child has to ask the step parent, not the parent. When my son wanted a co-signer on a car, I couldn't help him because I had just started my own business. I talked to my husband and he agreed to help but I felt that my son should ask him, not me. My son did ask him and got the car with my husband's help. My husband does the same with his daughter. If she wants something from me, she has to ask me. She still asks him all the time and he tells her, 'you have to ask SM'. My sons got angry a while back because they don't like when my husband has an opinion about anything. They think he should stay out of 'our life' but then I remind him that he's my husband and he is a part of 'our life' and I remind him of the things my husband contributes and that they don't mind when he does something where they benefit. They don't like it but they know it's true. What your husband should have told his daughter is that she would need to ask you to cook the food because he doesn't know how or can't do it all by himself. It really is up to the parent to expect their children (even adult ones) to respect their spouse enough to ask for themselves instead of going through the parent. It's much easier for kids to let themselves believe that their parent is doing everything for them and they don't need the step parent if all they have to do is ask the parent who then asks the step parent. Then they don't really appreciate the step parent because they can tell themself that their parent is the one doing everything for them. It's funny that my son will ask me for something and when I say, you need to ask stepdad yourself... he'll decide 'I don't really need it.' He has been giving my husband a hard time and would rather go without than ask my husband, well, that's HIS problem, not mine.

As long as I get some strawberry shortcake I'm happy. Going to my oldest's for dinner. They asked what I want and all I could think of was asparagus or brussel sprouts. Need to think of an entree . I'm just happy I'm not the cook . It's been wonderful my youingest daughter has been cooking since I started chemo and trying new things. Seniorgal, the drive sounds wonderful . Growing ue we did Sunday drives with all of us piled in the car . Drives through North Jersey with fall colors and stopping for apples or ice cream. Some nice music on the radio ... have a wonderful ride today . Whether it's time to yourself or spending with family , I hope all of you enjoy Mother''s Day !