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| Mother's day gift; give me some ideas | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 11 2010, 02:01 PM (213 Views) | |
| jon-nyc | Apr 11 2010, 02:01 PM Post #1 |
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Cheers
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So next month will be Rachel's first mothers day. I know its early, but I'm soliciting ideas. What should I get her? |
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| apple | Apr 11 2010, 02:45 PM Post #2 |
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one of the angels
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a diaper bag |
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| John D'Oh | Apr 11 2010, 03:23 PM Post #3 |
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MAMIL
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A day off at the spa. |
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| brenda | Apr 11 2010, 03:27 PM Post #4 |
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Diamonds. |
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| John Galt | Apr 11 2010, 03:28 PM Post #5 |
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Fulla-Carp
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No Hobart??? Or are Hobarts customary at the five year mark? |
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| brenda | Apr 11 2010, 03:29 PM Post #6 |
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'The Hobart' did not arrive here until almost 25 years of marriage. YMMV
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“Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.” ~A.A. Milne | |
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| Axtremus | Apr 11 2010, 03:58 PM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Another embryo. |
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| VPG | Apr 11 2010, 04:03 PM Post #8 |
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Pisa-Carp
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Find a good caterer, have a meal prepared and served to you and she, in your own home. Buy her and you new P J's and robes (how sexy is up to you) you and she wear them while being served this special dinner. I have no thoughts on what to do for the rest of the evening.
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I'M NOT YELLING.........I'M ITALIAN...........THAT'S HOW WE TALK! "People say that we're in a time when there are no heroes, they just don't know where to look." Ronald Reagan, Inaugural, 1971 | |
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| kenny | Apr 11 2010, 04:03 PM Post #9 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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A generation or two ago they bronzed baby shoes. Can they bronze baby poop or a foreskin? |
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| kathyk | Apr 11 2010, 04:05 PM Post #10 |
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Pisa-Carp
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Hmmm. I don't think I'd set too high a precedent. Mother's Day (one of those Hallmark manufactured card holidays) is really for kids to honor mothers. She's not *your* mother, right? Granted , little kids need a little help, and Baby Jon is not quite up to the task. That said, my favorite mother's day gifts have been cards and little doodads the kids made, often with the help of daycare providers or teachers. I've saved a whole boxful of them. Unless Rachel is the type that expects things on holidays, I'd play this one down. |
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| brenda | Apr 11 2010, 04:24 PM Post #11 |
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OK, I've thought some more about it. A Hobart mixer (your choice of size, I can help you with this, Jon) with a box in the mixing bowl. The box contains a lovely jewelry item featuring DIAMONDS, lots of diamonds, including some big ones. Many thanks to Johanna and KathyK for helping me rethink this.
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| sue | Apr 11 2010, 04:29 PM Post #12 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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I like the dinner idea. A nice dinner (cooked by you) and a big bunch of flowers. A 'thank you' card, from you, thanking her for being such a wonderful mother to your son. |
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| brenda | Apr 11 2010, 06:47 PM Post #13 |
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Slip something with diamonds inside that card, and then you've got a winner. Jon, I'm sure she''l be thrilled with whatever you decide. Just don't be like my uncle. Before their 25th anniversary, he asked his wife what she would like. She said, "Oh, nothing." Every time he asked, she said the same thing. So he got her nothing. He said she gave him he!! for it. Uncle told this to a whole table full of relatives at a family gathering, and it caused quite an awkward moment. I told him, "If after 25 years you didn't know any better, you deserved it!" Everyone laughed, including my uncle, and the party resumed. His wife loves me.
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