What are your plans for Mother's Day? Looking for some creative ideas with social distancing restrictions.

If you can video chat, call, or even just text and keep in touch it is a good thing. My MIL is dying in a nursing home in hospice and doesn't know where she is at this stage. We will try to see if someone will take a call to let us at least say a few words to her today.No one is allowed in because of the virus, which we understand, but it is sad.

I just watched the New York Botanical Garden Mother's Day Virtual Tour with mom via Facebook. She loved it! - sent it to her friends and nieces.
https://www.nybg.org/take-a-virtual-tour-of-the-azalea-garden-this-mothers-day/

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derivative of DITTO entry 1; (sense 2) from the duplicator machines using alcohol-based inks manufactured by the Ditto Corporation of Chicago, Illinois.

Yeah, exactly like that. Ditto.

Our governor is letting some more businesses open, ie: florist, sporting goods, etc.
I thought to myself,,, florist? Then ya, I'm a little slow... It's Mother's Day Weekend. duh.... and what did I see? I lot of people buying flowers today. :)

It's a happy day when things are getting a little closer to the "new Norm".

And one of our local restaurants opened today for curbside pickup... I tried calling, but got the answering machine, so I drove down to get my order...( Best calamari ever.. in our area, to my liking or knowledge, nor do I travel.) I got in the place, to place my order, and the phone was non-stop. No wonder it went to voice mail.. I sat there with two other people, and a line formed outside for the phone orders pickup. I guess our town missed this restaurant.
This is the first time I heard of a restaurant selling to go alcoholic drinks TO-GO. ???? I was surprised to hear the cashier taking a phone order for dinner to go plus a MARTINI.. I was really surprised. I asked, I can get a gin and tonic to go? This man came up and said yes, he could add it to my order. I kinda wanted to see what type of container... stryofoam cup, paper cup with straw? I don't know.. it was weird to me...

voiceofeva, I feel like I live in the 1800"s sometimes. I had to look up the word Ditto. Wondered about this word for awhile. What I thought Ditto meant was ok, great, and I was not even close, Another was shut up. My niece had a friend over and we were having dinner, and her friend in a very loud voice said to her SHUT UP.... I took my niece aside and told her she should not accept someone telling her to shut up. I explained it was not nice and very rude. My niece started to laugh and explained. I did like the girl and was so happy it was a mistake on my part.

I might try a face call again. First one was quite cute really. I don't think my folks had used it before but were quite happy we could all see each other. (I have only called or txt'd for so long!) After waving, there was silence. It was a new concept to talk as well.

e-cards

I have a friend who said that he thinks he may have had covid back in december. He said that cdc or some agency is thinking about taking samples of people who died in december to see if there were any people who may have had covid back then but didn't realize it. I told him there wouldn't be anything from me since I would have been cremated if I had died already. He laughed, and agreed.
yes, i talk to my my angels up there. sometimes I get answers back. I like to think they hear me and answer.

my mom passed away on this date a few years back. I have been talking to her all day.

surprisingly,,, my brother texted me today out of the blue.. didn't mention mom, but he texted me.. We don't have much in common nowadays since our "common denominators" are all gone..

I told him thanks for the text, and to remember mom. he hasn't responded. probably stunned.

Since my husband and I both have lost our parents, he might want to go to the cemetery but it is doubtful. My moms ashes were spread in another state. In fact, today is/was her birthday. She would have been 91 or 93. I never was able to keep up with the year and she swore she was 112 before she passed.
My kids will probably call to wish me a happy mothers day. Hubby will ignore it as usual along with our 53rd anniversary Tuesday. There was a few times in the 80s and 90s that he brought me a card or a bouquet if he remembered but that was so long ago. He hasn't a romantic bone in his body. I might just splurge and go out to the Braums here and grab a couple of malts to celebrate.

Maybe for your MIL if you are able to see her at the window, you could make up a few big signs using pretty different colours of bristle boards, each of you can write an endearing message to her and maybe the kids can do some art work on some of them. I’m sure it will put a smile on her face and make her feel special.

I don’t know what my children have planned for me, but I am going to visit my mother through her window in the morning. I bought her a bird feeder to hang on a shepherd’s hook outside her window. My family and I are going to fill the feeder each time we visit.

My daughter will celebrate with me when protocols have been lifted.

My MIL lives in Hawaii while we live in Florida. We are sending her an Edible Arrangement for her and her caregiver. We will call her and send her a pop-up card with a letter and photos.

Hi, it's so hard right?! My mom is in AL and they are asking us to do a Mothers Day Parade. So between 11-12, we can drive up the circle drive with our decorated cars etc, and somehow they will have the moms available to see us all pass by and wave. Maybe you could ask your moms place to do that? We are excited to do that.

Easy be glad when it is over, just like Valentines, Fathers Day, etc

I’m going to paint a Mother’s Day card with watercolor (my new quarantine hobby) and call her by Zoom. 💕

Starting to plan. I will probably have a special dinner and make a Lemon Meringue pie, my mother's favorite. We usually go out for a big brunch and have a special dessert at home with the family, but this year will be different and that is just fine. Will probably watch The Sound of Music in the afternoon. Will make long distance phone calls or use Skype to talk with other family members.