Presents for Mom

Mother’s Day is just a few days away, and I know this because the air waves are clogged with ads for the potentially perfect gift for mom. There are ads for plants, flowers, slow cookers, dinner, vacuum cleaners, trips and so much more. Now I think all us who have moms can agree that mom deserves a good gift so let’s really think about what a gift might say.

Plants: Because you don’t have enough to take care of now.

Flower: Here’s something pretty that will last at least a few days – or – I really put a lot of thought into this.

Dinner: You fed us for years so we’ll take you out to a really crowded and noisy restaurant to pay you back. Well at least mom won’t have to clean up or do the dishes. Of course if dad or the son is picking out the restaurant it will probably be a steakhouse of some type.

Vacuum cleaner: You suck – or – You’re house is so dirty this was an obvious choice

Trips: You’ll get to take care of us with different scenery, and if you’re really lucky there will be a language barrier to overcome as well.

So I’ve been thinking about how to get your mother the perfect present. First of all, don’t ask her what she wants. That’s just too lazy; is it really coming from the heart if it has been dictated? No! Consider the type of person your mother is, what are her interests? When she has free time how does she spend it? What is it that really gets her excited?

For my mom is a home body with an adventurous spirit. She loves thinking about taking trips, and likes to take little short trips, but is always ready to get back home after a few days. She likes her bed. She loves music and really great singers. We’re talking singers with real talent and training that sing songs you can understand. She loves her family and enjoys us in short bursts. She enjoys cooking and has an incredible talent for it, as well a singing. She enjoys playing games, reading and doing sudoku puzzles. And, she loves to laugh.

So, for my mother the perfect gift would be three day stay at a very nice hotel in a scenic location, where her family would visit for about one hour. She would have a Boise sound system with all her CDs handy. There would also be a really comfy recliner with some books and puzzles, and a great view out a big picture window. The kitchen would be roomy and everything would be in the same place she has it at home. There would be a five star restaurant in the hotel wit great views that she could visit or get room service. She and Aunt Violet (of course Aunt Violet would be going with her, heck we might even throw in Aunt Billie) would be able to jump in the car and take a little drive and see more great scenery. They would take some pictures, maybe have a picnic, and they would definitely call to gloat! This would be a perfect Mother’s Day gift for my mom.

Actually the perfect present for my mom would be a transporter device she could use to transport her whole house and property to various locations. I wonder if Sharper Image has that little item yet.