05/09/03: Mother's Day

[juju]

Well, this Sunday is not only Mother's day, it's also my wedding anniversary! Kathy and I both requested Saturday and Sunday off, so we're spending Saturday with our mothers and Sunday with each other. One weekend of joyous celebration. :)

In typical guy tradition, I have yet to get either of them anything. I've never really gotten my mom anything more than a card, mostly because I never remember these obscure holidays and she never makes any effort at all to remind me of it. She cares enough about it to try to guilt me afterwards, of course. Yet she never cares enough to mention it beforehand. Yeah, yeah, I'm an evil man, blah blah. Well, now that I have a wife to remind me of dates, I have some notice time to work with. Even though I pissed most of it away in laziness this time.

I know that my mom likes gardening, and I thought about getting her some sort of obscure plant or seed or something. But I don't really know anything about it. It all sounds really lame to me, even though I know she likes it. It's sort of like her buying computer stuff for me. Without some sort of consultation with an expert, it's bound to be stupid and useless.

We also like neat little useful electronic gadgets in my family. Whenever the next new big thing comes out on the market, it's inevitably given as a holiday gift. I don't have that much money, this time, though, so I can't really go this route.

I've got to think of something clever and thoughful, yet inexpensive.

So does anyone have any good ideas for Mothers day presents? I figure you guys are all at least 10% more thoughtful than I am. What did you get your mothers? What did you get your significant others on your anniversaries?