Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!

I spent Mother's Day with the hubster's family.  We did a joint Easter/Mother's Day celebration.  We had a great time eating lunch, participating in an Easter Egg hunt, and just hanging out.  Everyone loved their gifts.

We ended up going down to Cincinnati early to hit the outlets prior to stopping at his mom's house.  The hubster replaced his backpack which was stolen from his car.  He got a new red North Face one.  I went in search for some new work pants since we'll be switching from a casual dress code to a business casual one.  No more jeans except on Fridays!!!  My entire work wardrobe is centered around jeans.  I own one pair of black pants not including the ones that go with my suit.  Anyway, I had no luck with pants, but did buy a new pair of jeans.  Great!  Another pair of jeans, I need a new pair of jeans like I need another hole in my head.  But I can't resist.  I did get a mint green button up for work, so I guess it wasn't a total loss.

We left my mother-in-law's house a little later than anticipated and we didn't get home until 7 pm.  That's ok though because we still got to grill out tonight.  I've been dying to use my grill again ever since I bought the matching stand to go with the grill.  This has been the first rain free day in God knows how long.  I made grilled chili lime chicken, veggie skewers, corn on the cob, and chicken rice.  It was good and so quick and easy!  I know I'll be using that sucker all summer long.

Mother's Day Shopping

Mother's Day is coming up this Sunday.  This is one of those holidays that sneaks up on me.  This year I remembered and got my shopping done this weekend.  The hubster was autocrossing at school on Sunday leaving me all alone at home.  He also tasked me to buy Mother's Day gifts for his mom, grandmom, and sister-turned-new-mom since we are going down to Cincinnati on Sunday.  I find shopping for his family very difficult and usually end up getting them something that I would want to get.  My first stop Sunday morning was to Kohl's.  I had $10 in Kohl's cash to spend that expired in a few days.  If I couldn't find anything suitable for the "moms", I would just buy the step son some new underwear.

To my surprise, I ended up buying everything at Kohl's and came in under budget.  I don't think anyone in his family reads my blog, but if you do, GO AWAY!

For the mom-in-law:

It's one of those recordable books, but instead of her recording her voice for a story, there are questions in there that you can ask your grandkids and record their answers.  The demos were cute and I think I bought in to it.  I wondered whether this was something that the stepson was "too old" in to participate.  If it is, then she can always save it for her new granddaughter.

For the sister-in-law:

Yes, picture frames are a pretty generic gift and a good fall back, but I really liked this one and since this was her first Mother's Day, I think it was appropriate.  Also, I personally think the hardest part of receiving a picture frame is finding the time to find a suitable picture, printing it out, picking it up, and framing it.  So I did it for her!

For grandmom:

Yes, another picture frame!  I put a family photo I had taken from Christmas in the frame.  I think it's special because it has the whole family in it with both great grandkids.

Last, but not least for my mom:

Sperry Top-Siders

I think my mom will like them.  If not, Nordstrom makes returns/exchanges so easily, she can find something that she likes better.  I actually bought a pair of the same shoes for myself while I was there this weekend.

On a different note, I sent a text to my little brother to ask what he was getting her for Mother's Day.  His response: a couch and a love seat.  WTF?!?!  I guess she wants some new furniture before my relatives come to visit in July.  I don't blame her.  The current sectional she has is probably 20 years old.  I'll leave that purchase up to my brother.  He's not married and doesn't have a mortgage or a car payment.