Not Mother’s Day…Yet
Its not for a few more weeks, but already I’m starting to lay awake at night fretting about Mother’s Day.
My mother is at a point in her life where she has everything she could possibly want or need. She insists that I don’t have to buy her a Mother’s Day gift, that just a card and a phone call will suffice. But still…
I know she loves to open gifts – there’s the element of anticipation and surprise, the chance to thank ME for doing something for her, rather than the other way around. So I torture myself trying to come up with an idea for a present for her.
Back i
n the day, when my parents had dogs, I would gift wrap a plum or an orange or a Cadbury chocolate bar, and say that it was a present from Misty, our Weimaraner. Sigh. Life was simpler then.
And now, sadly, my mother no longer has a dog.
So, while I flagellate myself to think of something remotely original to give her (Readers – Please Help!), here is my Top Ten List of sublime, original and festive Mother’s Day gifts for all of you with mothers who DO have dogs:
10. Sleeps with Dogs PJs – she not only admits it, she’s proud of it!
9. Anna Quindlen’s Good Dog. Stay – everything she loves about her dog in words so simple and eloquent you’ll wish you wrote them yourself.
8. EcoMaids gift certificate – any Mom’s concept of heaven: someone else to clean up after the dog.
7. Interior Car Detailing gift certificate – those nose prints on the windshield and dog hair woven into the upholstery won’t come out any other way.
6. Your own coupon for unlimited dog walking – the weather is cooperating so there’s no excuse not to.
5. Sydney Love dog motif handbag – useful, chic and awfully cute.
3. Tickets to the Dogs & Divas luncheon on June 16 – there’s a Diva in every mom, plus the proceeds from this event benefit the American Cancer Society.
2. Contribution in her honor to her favorite rescue organization – she’ll be impressed by your generosity and thoughtfulness.
1. In-home dog training gift certificate – and you wondered what this blog could possibly have to do with dog training!
