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post #1 of 40
5/1/08 at 12:33am
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Okay- my sweet dh has been asking. And I'm stumped. I don't wear jewelry much any more... there are no reasonably-priced electronics I'm pining for...

Basically I'm due right at mother's day... so even going out is iffy (but boy I'd love a nice brunch out with mimosas... mmmm....)

Give me some ideas

-Angela
post #2 of 40
5/1/08 at 12:43am
DH laughed when I told him I want a composter and a rain barrel. I also said some flowers planted outside would be nice. I'm with you on a yummy brunch but we'll see, Panera is more our speed $$ wise..... I'm sure DH would splurge on a breakfast sandwhich for me instead of a bagel since it's Mother's Day!

(I really want and ipod, but there is no way we can afford that so I haven't mentioned it)
post #3 of 40
5/1/08 at 1:57am
I actually might be getting an iPod -- I found a refurbished 1 GB one on Overstock dot com for less than $50. My other idea for DH to get me (I actually sent him an email with links) was a GC for a new day spa in town which is offering a free manicure with the purchase of a pedicure. That would be less than $40.

I'm thinking, Angela, if you don't want to leave the house (especially if your baby has arrived) could there be a chore or project you'd like done? Or like Amy said, plants are always nice, like a hanging basket. I always forget to water mine, though, so I kind of hate getting them. Even though they are so pretty that first week before they die.

Amy
post #4 of 40
5/1/08 at 2:03am
Every year I ask for the gift of time, as in time together, working together on a project we have been putting off. Mother's day is the ONLY time rooms in my house get painted with DH's help. Not sure this will work with me being so pregnant, but maybe I can convince DH to paint with minimal help from me this year.
post #5 of 40
5/1/08 at 2:08am
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Ordinarily I'd be all about a project... but I figure I will either be hugely pregnant and want him rubbing my feet.... or dealing with a newborn and needing him waiting on me hand and foot Luckily he's good at both and wouldn't consider either the present....

AND he's in a touch of a historical dog-house after not getting me anything last year... So he'd really like to please this year...

-Angela
post #6 of 40
5/1/08 at 8:33am
How about a great pregnancy massage?, could be really great right before the baby comes!
post #7 of 40
5/1/08 at 8:58am
LOL I always fuss about how I plan out kid-crafted gifts for everyone else but I never get anything. So I sent my husband details to a craft handprint thing at Michael's this Saturday morning, for ages 5-12 (which means baby is out, I told him he would have to do something with her himself :P) $5 each for a keepsake handprint thing. He is supposed to take the three boys. I could take them, but then they would want to give the handprints to someone else, I just know it, so I am sending him and they can view it as a "surprise for mom"

I would so much rather something like that than something purchased as I've gotten in the past. PLUS sending the boys off with daddy Saturday morning means time alone with my girlie ; ) We'll probably go to the thrift store (as IF we need more stuff) or pull out the stamping stuff or bake something.

aisling
post #8 of 40
5/1/08 at 9:25am
Sewing machine.

Mama cloth.

A coffee mug made/painted by the kids.
post #9 of 40
5/1/08 at 9:45am
well... I was going to say brunch....

pregnancy massage sounds great though! or if you've already had baby, postpartum massage!
post #10 of 40
5/1/08 at 12:10pm
My dh usually get flowers and earrings, I told him today I want a shade tree for back yard. It last longer than the flowers and last pair of earing he got me i lost one.(havent told him yet)
post #11 of 40
5/1/08 at 12:14pm
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Originally Posted by cj'smommy View Post
DH laughed when I told him I want a composter and a rain barrel. I also said some flowers planted outside would be nice. I'm with you on a yummy brunch but we'll see, Panera is more our speed $$ wise..... I'm sure DH would splurge on a breakfast sandwhich for me instead of a bagel since it's Mother's Day!

(I really want and ipod, but there is no way we can afford that so I haven't mentioned it)

thats exactly what i would ask for too.
post #12 of 40
5/1/08 at 12:40pm
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Originally Posted by alegna View Post
Okay- my sweet dh has been asking. And I'm stumped. I don't wear jewelry much any more... there are no reasonably-priced electronics I'm pining for...

Basically I'm due right at mother's day... so even going out is iffy (but boy I'd love a nice brunch out with mimosas... mmmm....)

Give me some ideas

-Angela

personally *I* don't like to tell people what *I* want for mothers day. period.


-bellymama
post #13 of 40
5/1/08 at 12:44pm
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personally *I* don't like to tell people what *I* want for mothers day. period.


-bellymama
In a perfect world I don't either However, after being married nearly 11 years.... I've learned that the sweet man really does better with direction- and he wants it. When left to his own devices he tends to be kinda clueless... especially after I stopped wearing jewelry as much...

-Angela
post #14 of 40
5/1/08 at 12:54pm
That mimosa sounds pretty good to me right about now!

If brunch is what comes to mind, there are ways to make that work. DH and I often time-shift birthdays and such celebrations. You may miss the Mother's Day specials, but I bet there are nice restaurants around that do Sunday brunch every week.

I may just tell dh that's what I want! I don't think he even knows what month Mother's Day is in. (Or he'll only remember because his sister will call him about taking out his mom.)
post #15 of 40
5/1/08 at 1:00pm
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Originally Posted by alegna View Post
In a perfect world I don't either However, after being married nearly 11 years.... I've learned that the sweet man really does better with direction- and he wants it. When left to his own devices he tends to be kinda clueless... especially after I stopped wearing jewelry as much...

-Angela


Goodness! My DH begs me for ideas, as he gets so stressed out picking something up without a hint. Even though I tell him I would be happy with anything, it almost makes him feel better to get me exactly what I want.
post #16 of 40
5/1/08 at 1:09pm
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Originally Posted by alegna View Post

AND he's in a touch of a historical dog-house after not getting me anything last year... So he'd really like to please this year...
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Originally Posted by alegna View Post
I've learned that the sweet man really does better with direction- and he wants it. When left to his own devices he tends to be kinda clueless...
Sounds like we're married to the same man!

DH actually just brought this up last night, what I'd like for Mother's Day this year. I'm absolutely stumped b/c I'm not a jewelry person and I have more fabric and yarn for sewing and knitting than I know what to do with. Ideally, I'd love a serger but that's WAY out of the budget. There is a pretty makeup bag set I've been eyeing and I would love to get a new dutch oven and pasta pot. But those seem so . . . I dunno, practical.
post #17 of 40
5/1/08 at 1:12pm
My DH asks for ideas too so that's why I give them. Just because I suggest something doesn't mean he has to get it, he knows that. There are times that he needs some direction though.

The last couple of years he gives the boys some ideas and lets them decide.
post #18 of 40
5/1/08 at 1:22pm
i want my car cleaned and detailed from top to bottom. that would be a wonderful gift.
post #19 of 40
5/1/08 at 1:23pm
Well, not only did I tell DH what I wanted, I was on the phone while he ordered it to ensure it was the right thing. BTW, it was a new diaper bag from diaper dude. I also think he got me a pair of beach runners for when I take the kids to the river. (I got tired of trying to not lose my flip-flops). We are a very practical family and I hate wasting money on things like flowers that die in a few days. For this resaon, we always state what *we* want. In fact, yesterday was DH's b-day and he got a pair of carhartt overalls for work, because that is what he wanted. Would I have purchased those if he had not told me? Probably not.
post #20 of 40
5/1/08 at 1:28pm
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There is a pretty makeup bag set I've been eyeing and I would love to get a new dutch oven and pasta pot. But those seem so . . . I dunno, practical.
sometimes the practical presents are the best

-Angela
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