Jana's Once Upon a Family Blog

Saturday, April 29, 2006

THE PERFECT MOTHER'S DAY BOX

More often then not, mothers get someone else’s idea of the perfect Mother’s Day gift, instead of their own. Not because the family doesn’t care or doesn’t try, it’s simply because they don’t know what she wants. Nothing would make Dad and the kids happier than to give Mom what she really wants. Make a box with a slit on the top and call it the “Perfect Mother’s Day” box. Ask Mom to drop in slips of paper with ideas of things she would enjoy doing or receiving. Or, ask her to create an agenda for the day, for example: Mom wakes up (not until 11:00 am), to rose petals that lead her to a yummy breakfast prepared by her loved ones. She then joins her sister or best friend for an afternoon at the SPA. A lovely dinner is prepared by her husband and children, and while they do the dishes, Mom retires to a bubble bath, surrounded by lit candles and an hour of peace and quiet to enjoy a good book.