Mother's Day/Father's Day

[summergirl1211]

Have you ladies been thinking about what to get your parents and/or H/SO's for the upcoming holidays? I'm just starting to think about this and really need to get moving, but I've got zero good ideas. Share your ideas below please! 

[roo1582]

My mom always asks for money she can use to put towards flowers (she likes to garden). My dad always asks for a Barnes and Noble or LL Bean gift card. So they're pretty boring.

I think this year I'm going to get DH a pilot lesson. He's been talking forever about wanting to learn how to fly. I've seen on Groupon around here a special for an introductory flight lesson. I figure it'll be a fun experience for him and will help him decide if its what he really wants to pursue.

[jennmm]

My parents always want gift cards to Amazon or a restaurant. DH is hard to buy for. Not thinking that far ahead yet.

[sarahandeddie]

Money is going to be pretty tight with the move this year so I'm planning on keeping it small. We'll probably go the local craft show together and then I'll take her to lunch. My mom hasn't even used her spa gift certificate from last year so I feel like buying her something is pointless. I might have the girls make her something.

My dad will tell me not to get him anything. I might send him and DH fishing for a day and get them some new fishing stuff. It's inexpensive and covers both at once!

I doubt I'll get anything this year and I'm okay with that.

[snickers4everyone]

I ordered really nice flowers for our moms from The Bouqs Company. They have a good promo for first time customers, so I got two $70 bouquets for $59 each including shipping.
My dad and DH...no idea. FIL will probably be a B&N gift card.

[snickers4everyone]

Apr 21, 2015 12:55:31 GMT -5 sarahandeddie said:

Money is going to be pretty tight with the move this year so I'm planning on keeping it small. We'll probably go the local craft show together and then I'll take her to lunch. My mom hasn't even used her spa gift certificate from last year so I feel like buying her something is pointless. I might have the girls make her something.

My dad will tell me not to get him anything. I might send him and DH fishing for a day and get them some new fishing stuff. It's inexpensive and covers both at once!

I doubt I'll get anything this year and I'm okay with that.

Oooooh, I love the fishing stuff/trip idea!

[junkytrunk]

I only have a mom to worry about thankfully, but I know me and M are going to visit her on Saturday. We were with her last year on Mother's Day, so this year is MIL's turn.

For H, not sure yet. I haven't even thought about it. He always wants something, so I'm sure I will be able to figure it out eventually.

[britbratjf]

I'm thinking of taking my mom for a mani/pedi. My H & BIL always send their mom flowers. Fathers Day no clue - maybe something golf related. Really no clue for my Dad, he's super hard to buy for. Maybe I'll convert some old home movies to DVD for him if that's not too expensive

[cbear]

My sister has two girls and I obviously have two girls so we are going to get them letters for each girl to hold to spell out GiGi and PaPa and then frame them for their offices

No clue on DH yet I'll figure something out

[mightybee]

I'm going to send my mom a gift basket of nuts.

I get my H New Mexican hatch chilies each year. They don't get shipped til late summer, but you have to order them early.

I'll probably send my dad some kind of spicy food gift basket.

Yay for edible gifts!

[paddyb]

*grumble grumble grumble* father's day is the day after my birthday (and therefore the day after my FIL's birthday as well). IT means he will probably get the bulk of the attention that weekend.

w/r/t mother's day we are still trying to figure it out. My mom is coming up the weekend before and we will probably go out for a nice dinner or something...no idea yet what MIL wants to do.

[summergirl1211]

My parents never really want anything and gift cards are so boring. Plus their birthdays both fall in May/June so it's like double the work for them! I'd get them a gift card to a nice restaurant but since they retired they now live in BFE and there's nothing exciting up there. Hmmm...

My H usually wants stuff, but things he wants to buy himself. Which is never fun for me. I'm trying to think of something he'll like a lot that I can buy for him. That's always the challenge!

[greenmonkey1]

Cards for my parents/inlaws. DH, probably have the boys make him something. He doesn't want anything and we'll be on vacation anyways.

MIL basically ruins mother's day for me because she is very selfish about that day being all about her. DH has gotten screamed at in the past because he didn't make it special enough. SIL is already laying the guilt on DH to make sure he does something special because SIL will be out of town. Funny thing is, prior to the screaming mother's day, DH says he and SIL never organized anything special for MIL on mother's day. Their Dad would do something, but there was no precedence that the kids go all out. So I am already dreading that part of May. Fck in advance.

[bliz1712]

I'm kind of being a stick in the mud and slacking on gifts this year. I'm saving up for additional vacations and at my parent's age they really don't NEED anything, so I'm basically just trying to do something special or a dinner with the girls. My Dad was more than happy with that for his b-day, we'll see if my Mom is in May.

I'm planning on doing the same for mother's and father's day. I'm pretty positive it will be just another day for me, so I'll probably just do something fun with the girls.

[USCgirl]

I got my mom and MIL reusable shopping bags personalized with photos of LO. I will probably find something to put in them, but haven't gotten that far yet.

For father's day, I am not sure what to get my H, but got my FIL and BIL kinetic wind spinners. They are so cool!


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[cookiesandwine]

My mom is getting a charm with my grandma's handwriting of the word "love." MIL is getting whatever H and BIL pick out, so probably nothing.

H will probably buy something stupid for himself and call it his father's day gift.


More importantly, I am getting a Mommy & Me photo session with Sadie. So excited.

[barefoot84]

Ignore, phone went crazy.

[barefoot84]

Apr 21, 2015 19:33:57 GMT -5 barefoot84 said:

The kids are doing sugar cookies, decorated as flowers for MIL and a craftor FIL. The rest of their gift is H's responsibility.
I'll wait for Mother's day and put the same amount of thought and money into H's gift that he put into mine. He gets a father theme book from the kids.

[sarasansh]

I'll probably just make my parents dinner and dessert. Maybe book a message for the three of us if I can find a space. MIL I leave up to H.

For myself, I just want relaxation and some alone time!

[origamimommy]

For myself and H, our gift is this vacation we're taking. For mil we are paying for brunch for all of us. For fil, probably something blue jackets because he really likes them.

[traceyt07]

For my mother, my sister, sil and I are making this with all the grandkids. There are 7 grandchildren, so it's going to say GRAMMY<3



MIL will be lucky if she gets a card. Grrr.

DH, my dad and FIL I haven't even begun to think about.