I’ve finally got Mothers Day figured! So I have spent years herding kids , getting them dressed, packing their damn bags with a drink bottle - god forbid that young ones these days don’t have access to fresh water for an hour and a half! Sacre Bleu!. Driving to lunches that took hours to get to, to see the grandmas, and then bringing them home again , only for them to say"what’s for dinner I’m huunnnnggrry". So nice after you’ve just spent $200 on a lunch where you barely go to sit down and they ate nothing. Such a fun mothers day. On top of that my eldest , (quite rudely really I think 🤣 ) has their birthday on the 10th of May. You can imagine what that clashes with almost every year. So mothers day has always been just a regular Sunday but worse for me. Then I has my genius! I organised a birthday dinner for the oldest for next Friday. Tick. Done. Crossed off list for this weekend. I rang my mum and my MIL and said DH and I and offspring would pop in on Saturday , NOT Sunday, as I was planning a relaxing mothers day for myself!. SHock! Horror! They both said that sounded lovely. So today. No traffic. Yummy brunch at my mums ( with cute wee sandwiches and proper tea in old cups and saucers) and we took cake. 20 minute drive to MIL. Lovely hot lunch and wine. Delish. Gave them both the same presents ( monogrammed silk pillowcases ( machine washable and zippered yay!) . One pewter and one a dusky rose, I did get their OWN initials though obviously 😄 . Was terribly worried once they were wrapped that I would give the wrong one to the wrong mum! Anyway, sorry for rambling, but the upshot is - I don’t have to worry about birthday things until next Friday and more importantly my mothers day obligations are done and dusted. My mum and my MIL love their presents, were super happy to see us individually rather than the usual big get together plus we got lovely food and are happily home by 5 and relaxing. I may even pop a load of washing on so I don’t have to worry about that tomorrow either! Tomorrow I can sleep in and relax without a care in the world, and not a twinge of guilt. I highly recommend it. Complete genius - even if I do say so myself . And also an early but heartfelt and just general “Have a happy ( you deserve it for just being a woman no matter your circumstances) day” to all of you lovely ladies from me for tomorrow ! : :

Sounds great @Marmalade ! I’m so lucky that 1. My mil has passed away (I don’t mean that callously, just in terms of MDay). And 2. My family doesn’t make a big deal of it - some years we do see mum, others not. But this year I’ve made an effort and am having my mum and two sisters (with or without partners or children, up to them) over in the arvo and we’re going to watch Hamilton with cheese platters and various snacks. I’ll probably get bacon and eggs cooked for me in the am and the kids Mother’s Day stall pressies and whatever they’ve made for me at school. Hope everyone has an ok day, no matter your circumstances.

Having spent the last two Saturday’s at ED with the children (different one each time) I hope tomorrow is relaxing! My MIL passed early last year and my mum is traveling so I’ve declared this year ‘my’ year. I’m not sure H or kids will do anything I would really like but at least I won’t be obligated to go anywhere. I am missing them both though. I’d give anything to have one more Mother’s Day with my MIL.

Dawn Maybe just share a lovely cup of tea with your little one. Or stay in bed and watch terrible childrens tv ( surreptitiously reading a book) Order dinner in. x

I has a genius