Treat Mom like a queen

Here are more ideas for Mother's Day shared by our web visitors:

TIME - to do the little things we often put aside like paint our toenails or have a bath, read a magazine without interruptions or take a walk in nature. I would like a permanent plant - a tree or shrub planted in my garden for Mother's Day - to watch grow and think of my sweet little ones while they grow too!
Juliana from Manotick, Ont.

everyone sleeps in
breakfast in bed
massage
no arguing all day
Tamara from Ottawa

To start the day I'd like to have my breakfast made for me (doesn't have to be served in bed). If the cat has upchucked during the night, clean it up rather than walking around it pretending it's not there! An afternoon movie then dinner out would be a nice way to end the day.
Dianne from Edmonton

As strange as this sounds, on Mother's day I would like to forget I am a mother. I have two children, 9 yrs and 9 months, and all I am these days is a mother. I would like to just be Patricia for a day. I would like to get up when I wake up, have a leisurely breakfast and do what I would like to do that day. Not have to wake up to a baby screaming, make breakfast for everyone, and plan my day around naps, lunches, school, etc. That is what I would like for mother's day.
Patricia from Red Deer

There's one thing I would love on Mother's Day: A clean house - for the entire day, and I wouldn't need to remind anyone, yell or do it myself!!
Cheryl from Lachenaie, Quebec

Just love, lots and lots of love.
Cheryl from North BAttleford, Sask.

Don't wake me up early. Spend the day with me without fighting with your brothers. Make me a card , don't buy one.
Sherry of Guelph, Ont.

Coffee and juice in bed
Bubble bath
Aromatherapy massage
Gourmet lunch
Movies
A long walk
Lobster dinner
Eniko from Scarborough, Ont.

As a mother of two and a grandmother of five, the Mother's Day experience is not new to me. I would tell my daughter and daughter-in-law to enjoy their status as mothers and put that career ahead of any other. The investment you make has the sweetest of all rewards - the love and respect of your children. Celebrate your children on Mother's Day and tell them how much you love them and how happy they have made you.
Margaret from Brampton, Ont.

Do the middle-of-the-night feeding AND the morning feeding. Don't bring the baby into bed to do it. Sleeping in would be a dream.
Anne Marie from Courtice, Ont.

Power tools! I love to look through the Canadian Tire book, and the weekly circulars, and ooh and ahh over tools!! Flowers are great, don't get me wrong, but tools are a gift that keeps on giving!!
Cheryl from Lachenaie, Quebec

M ore you time
O odles of Lindt chocolate
T ender moments
H ugs galore
E at at your favourite restaurant
R elax and enjoy your day
S leep past 7:00 am

D iet smyit
A ngel food cake
Y es to all your favourite foods
Trish from Bolton, Ont.

No Flowers
No Store bought cards
Would love:
Spa certificate
Hand-made craft you did with the kids
Home-made card
Joyce from Mississauga, Ont.

Start the day off with a "Mommy Sandwich:"
1 part Mommy, 2 parts Children, 1 part Daddy. Generously topped with hugs, kisses, and a lot of love!!
David from Newmarket, Ont.

Dinner at a nice restaurant is what I look forward to most. I don't need flowers or gifts - but having raised four children, that calculates out to 18 years x 4 = 73 x 365 meals = 26,645 meals - I don't feel guility at all having a Mother's Day dinner on them.
Jean from Burlington, Ont.

Have mom awake to a bedspread of rose petals and a piping hot cup of coffee. Make it a stress-free and fun day -- including fresh flowers, a pamper package of either gift certifcates of willing hands to massage tired legs & feet, and a simple home cooked meal (complete with clean up). A note telling her why she's your favourite mother would always be welcomed!
Karen from Ridgeway, Ont.