I think i am getting diabetes for Mother’s Day. My elderly mother likes sticky buns, so I got those for her and of course ate one myself. My younger son got me a beautiful Mandevilla vine and a big cupcake. My older son sent a box of chocolate covered pretzels. All appreciated, but so much sugar! Imwill spread it out over several days and share some of the pretzels.

I hope all the moms were remembered today.

Louise here. I had the best day! Our son and his wife and our daughter and two of our grandaughers came for a visit. They gave me a beautiful Kate Spade purse that I had my eye on.

I got a new fountain pen with a bottle of turquoise ink and gorgeous paper from my sons.

Loads of parrot tulips, my favorites, and a box of chocolates from my husband.

She got calls from the kids and grands ... And I made her favorite pizza. Naps didn't happen ... odd for a Sunday.

We’ve never done gifts for anything other than Christmas. If I want something I buy it. I dont need anything right now. Im happy to still have a healthy close relationship with my kids. Thats all I need.

I had a quiet, peaceful day. Call from dear daughter. We don't do much gifting other than Christmas. What really made me happy? -- this morning's sermon didn't mention Mothers Day at all. I always find that awkward at church.

Nothing. I have no children. I did make time to remember my own mother (deceased) thoughtfully.

DS called this morning and we had a lovely conversation. Later, DH, dear sister-in-law and I went out for high tea. It was delicious and the servings so abundant that I brought some home.

Both kids texted me a Happy Mother's day. It was way past 4:00 or 5:00 before I saw the one from my son. I wasn't expecting him to even know it was Mother's Day. My daughter texted me last night and wanted to know what I was doing today because she and her boyfriend were going to come visit. I am working all day and half the night so that was out.

I don't really want her to drive all that way again. She has a big SUV and gas is expensive, plus she has been working nearly every day, helped her boyfriend move recently, after she just moved herself, so I'm sure she is tired of traveling. She was also here a week or so ago to go to her boyfriend's going away party with his work friends and to get a new passport for our upcoming trip.

My daughter sent me a box of caramels from a lovely local place called Molly Coddled Hash Slinger. These are the.bomb!!!

We spent the day with my son & his family. They recently moved about 1.5 hours away, so we haven't been able to see them or the g'kids nearly enough. We had a lovely lunch she prepared, and I took a chocolate pie, by request, for dessert.

Then we came home and did yard work. Happy day indeed!

Flowers and cards from DH and our dog

Mini donuts delivered from oldest DD and her fiancé

Necklace from youngest. This particular jeweler makes inspirational jewelry and DD has given me a few others from her collection.

Todays had to domwith staying calm.

She also sent gourmet peanut butter chocolates..

DH and I went to dinner at a local Surf/ turf restaurant.

I had dinner at my middle daughter's house and received a cute garden flag and flowers. Nice day.

I went practical and bought my wife the magic keyboard she’s been asking for, for her ipad, for a couple years now. And flowers. Daughter baked her cookies and son bought her chocolate.

My wife and sister are both recovering from covid so we thought it best to stay away from our respective moms. I did however shower and mask and took over a bouquet. I plan on hosting a dinner later in the week for all.

Arent’t these roses GORGEOUS! My son brought them, and his brother, with him on the train! The little ”garden” on the left are flowers and blossoms from our yard that DH snipped this morning; the vase is an interesting one thqt he gave me many years ago. And the cyclamen is from my birthday last month. The rest of my gift was to see the boys, go for a walk, and last-minute unexpected dinner at our little Japanese restaurant. Just a lovely day!

My son who has my two grandsons took me out for lunch on the Sat , just he and I and only for about 45 mins, as we hadn’t had a chance to talk alone to each for more than two years, which which we occasionally like to do. Then went to the park to catch up with DIL and two grandsons one of which is still only 3 months old. They spent Mother’s day with her Mum and Dad. Lovely.

On the sunday, youngest son and his partner/girlfriend came around with scones and whipped cream (I had homemade jam) and we had a nice afternoon tea with DH as well of course. During this time, middle son rang ( he lives in another city ) .... so anothe lovely day.

My crew just left. Wonderfully noisy day. I got some nice things from my kids and grands. The best gift was sitting doing nothing while watching the once a year chef (hubby) work 2 days making 2 pans of lasagna and setting the table , serving, and cleaning up for the 9 of us. My son also helped with the serving and cleaning up. But my son isn't allergic to cooking/serving/clean up like my hubby. Hubby conveniently developed the allergy after I retired.

We've never been big on gifts for Mother,s Day, but my daughter made a donation in my name to one of my animal charities. i was thrilled with the gift, as I need nor want anything….I'm very boring. My husband replaced the flickering fireplace light in my dollhouse with LEDs.

Our horrible two days of constant rain miraculously cleared at noon so my daughter could have my mothers day dinner in her beautiful yard. She made me a gorgeous pot of about seven different annuals, gave me a massage lotion gadget , a cool candle in a small mason jar, a thin belt that expands to hold cell phone and other things, She gave me a cute card saying "Lets road trip to DC." Son who I knew would be gravel biking all day arrived with a gorgeous hanging basket (from Costco of course). SIL went out to Costco and bought one of those tall gas heaters on sale and it kept us all warm when the sun went down. Grilled chicken, asparagus little potatoes, and lemon cake from our favorite Trader Joe's.

It isn’t Mothers Day in the UK. That was back in March and in my family we don’t really ’do’ it. I get a hand made card from DD and a phone call from DS. I resent the idea of paying through the nose for meals and flowers because industry has decreed it. And I definitely don’t need more ’stuff’ . However, it is Mothers Day in Italy, where I am at the moment, and I was given flowers and a plant by somebody’s cousin. I’ve lost track of which relatives are which.....

Got a call in the morning from my stepdaughter (who I raised until she was in her early teens). She lives too far away for us to see each other very often, so texting and phone calls have to suffice. We chatted for about 45 minutes (!!) and decided we both live rather boring lives at the moment! LOL!!

My sister's family included me at a Mom's Day brunch at the local country club, where we all received a long stemmed rose. Mimosas and Eggs Benedict! And my eldest niece gifted me with a goody bag of treats - fruit chews and chocolate chip cookies. Then I went home and played in my garden for awhile. And had a nap.

My kids texted me. My partner spent two days cutting grass, cleaning the deck, and turned a 25' x 8' compost pile. He had a steak dinner waiting for me when I got home from work last night and a German chocolate cake! We all watched the hockey together. It was a great night! He saved me a lot of work by turning and mixing my compost. And the yard looks awesome. I'm off for three days to weed and plant, and now I won't try to kill myself turning compost! It's the little things in life...

I got my favorite Costco Macadamia Chocolate Clusters. DH picked 2 dozen roses from my rose bushes. I told him to wear gloves. The thorns get you everytime, but I love them.

My son and DIL came over with the three boys and gave me a gift certificate for my favorite plant nursery. I was supposed to go to my daughter's in the afternoon, but she's just starting to get over a bad cold. So I drove over there and left a care package on her porch: two books that I especially liked (The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope and In Five Years), a couple of boxes of Goodie Girl gluten-free (my daughter has celiac) cookies that look like Girl Scout cookies--appropriate because I was my daughter's Girl Scout leader way back when--and a box of Yogi Bedtime tea. I also made some GF turmeric cut-out cookies for her. Nice yellow color for my Ukrainian sunflower rolling pin!

I forgot to add that my daughter gave me a gift certificate for two 60-minute massages. Anticipation!

Woke up to flowers, doughnuts and a great card from son. Daughter and son a Joann's gift care. Daughter gave me an automatic hand soap dispenser, I love it. My Granddaughter gave me my first Grandma's Mother's day with a picture made with my daughter. I Loved every minute of it.

Weren't thinking of dates and traveled to So CA for the week.

Sunday was when the sisters and their babies (one month and 19month twins), our sister in law from Colorado and her daughter who had just finished a 100 mile race around Stinson Beach let us know they were meeting at our house!

Thankfully, we had just cleaned it before we left!

I'm kinda done with traditional "days" Holidays etc.

I'm sure as the grands get older we'll have to do holidays etc , but for now we do it when we do it!

Puff pastry was my gift, it's a treat after being told most of my life not to eat butter! Croissants AND a savory spring 'Sicilian Pizza Rustica' (Thanks Julia Child, 'Baking with Julia' on PBS) .

And the adult 'kids' helped in the garden, much needed and appreciated! All basil seedlings are now in their grown up size pots . (I cannot grow basil outside here, too chilly).