Happy Mother's Day

We are off to visit my mother tomorrow and I'm looking forward to a Happy Mother's Day with her. I tried very hard to think of something "special" to get her. This year it seems a bit harder than other years. I had taken the painting of my grandmother to her a week ago - she loved it. Then my hubby brought back beautiful plants for her flower bed as a house-warming gift from Canton. So I dare not upstage his gift with flowers... sigh... she's diabetic, so no sweets. Bet you can't guess what I ended up getting her? A clothes steamer.... Now isn't that an exciting Mother's Day gift?

She has recently moved into a spacious one-bedroom duplex in a retirement community. Her sister lives next door and a favorite cousin lives a couple of duplexes down. She's so happy there and I spend at least four days a month plus with her. However, since she has had to downsize so much to fit her belongings into a smaller space, she has requested no more knick-knacks, etc., because of space limitations.

Since there is only room for a washing machine, she has been hanging her laundry outside. Mother mentioned a steamer might be helpful to soften up the air dried clothing. So a steamer it is - still, I like to think she will be surprised. lol.

I hope your Mother's Day is wonderful and I hope someone thinks as long and as hard and as lovingly about what is the ideal thoughtful gift for you as I did my mother. I hope they come up with something a lot better than a steamer though.

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