What I Really Want for Mother’s Day {Spin Cycle}

A couple of weeks ago, Ed asked me a responsible husband question. What do I want for Mother’s Day?

I really needed to think about this. Ed’s usual M.O. is “secretly” taking the girls to Carson Pirie Scott on Saturday morning. They usually come back with some “beautiful” jewelry that the girls have picked out. (Their taste is slowly improving as they get older.)

I thought about telling him I didn’t want anything, but that wouldn’t quite be true. What I really want is to spend Mother’s Day without any obligations. Of course, in our lives, this isn’t possible. Our church choir always sings on Mother’s Day and I usually have to teach Sunday School. Somehow, during a rare insightful moment, I arranged for my partner to teach this Sunday so I only have to sing with the choir.

Ed is a very good son, which makes him a very good husband and father. But he likes to spend time with his family on Sundays. Another obligation.

A couple of years ago, I got out of all our obligations on Mother’s Day. Lily was running a fever all weekend long, and she sometimes throws up when she has a fever. She spent most of the weekend on the couch in our living room with a throw-up bowl next to her. Ed tried to cheer her up and started dancing. He tripped on the bowl and sprained his ankle so badly that I called his sister to take him to Immediate Care. That Mother’s Day, we canceled all our plans and when Lily started feeling better, we ended up at Steak ‘n Shake. I certainly don’t want another Mother’s Day like that one!

I supposed I need to give up the idea of having no obligations. I get breakfast in bed (remind me to go buy bagels and cream cheese on Saturday) and I have two beautiful daughters who wake me up early to give me breakfast in bed. I have a loving husband who responsibly takes care of his obligations.

So I’ll tell you what I told Ed.

Back when I was in college, I bought a demin jacket. At the time, I thought it was amazing. However, it was the early 90’s and this jacket was very fashionable. The denim was acid-washed and the jacket was baggy. It did not hold up to the test of time. Pretty soon, my jacket was not fashionable and I began to wish that I had an ordinary, regular fit denim jacket.

Now that denim jackets seem to be coming back into style, I want an ordinary, regular fit denim jacket.

That shouldn’t be too hard to find on the Saturday morning before Mother’s Day, should it?

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What do you really want to get for Mother’s Day? Or, if you could give your mother anything for Mother’s day, what would it be? Link up your post below, and don’t forget to visit my co-host Gretchen at Second Blooming!



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17 Replies to “What I Really Want for Mother’s Day {Spin Cycle}”

  1. It’s always a toss up when I send Nick to buy a gift for me–he doesn’t choose clothing for me very often. I have learned to drop large hints for several days before hand. The stronger the hint, the better he does.
    Hope you get the denim jacket you want and will use for years to come.
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  2. I think you still have time to actually locate said denim jacket, and maybe put it on hold so they can be sure and get the right one. Of course, if you don’t like it, it could always “not fit”, so you could return for one that “fits”. I’m with you on the no obligations thing. It just never happens. And we have to write a Spin Cycle post! Yet another obligation. Hope you have a lovely, stress-free Mother’s Day my friend!
    Gretchen recently posted…Spin Cycle: A Gift For MamaMy Profile

  3. I’m reading this while wearing my prized jean jacket. (I’m also eating a chocolate truffle)
    Not sure you’ll get it, but it’s possible!
    And Scarlet threw up the last time she had a fever. Took me by such surprise because Des had the same virus with no puking.
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  4. What a great idea and fun post. Most all mom’s at this point in time have gotten the slightly burned toast on Mother’s Day Morning. And it can be some of the best toast ever. Here’s wishing you bagels, cream cheese and a denim jacket that is just right!
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    1. Yes, burnt toast is usually on the menu for Mother’s Day! I enjoy my children being excited to serve Mom in bed more than the breakfast itself. 🙂

  5. I hope you have a lovely day. I would love to go out to eat but that doesn’t happen because of the crowds which my husband can’t stand. We are going out next Sunday to celebrate our daughters birthday so I’m okay staying home. I would like to be taken care of while everyone else gets a meal on the table. We shall see how that goes. My mother is gone and my MIL lives in Texas so we don’t have any other obligations.
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