We usually celebrate Mothers. Day as all things with a ton of food. The kids make me breakfast, we go out for dinner etc. this has been hard on me but also hard on my kids. The little ones don't really get it and my almost 8 year old is sad that she can't make me cookies. It makes me sad to think we can't figure out a way to celebrate the day without food. The plan was to go to the botanical gardens but it will be storming so no go. I think we now plan to go swim at the y if there is no lightning and my daughter and I will go get pedicures. It sounds really fun but I can't help but miss what used to be. A new normal.

How far post op are you? Maybe you and your daughter can make cookies and give them away to other moms?? So you can't eat your way through mothers day, but think of all you do have. Maybe you can take some of those cookies to a nursing home, if not for lonely residents, I'm sure there are a lot of working moms on duty tomorrow.

Pedicures are a great decadent celebration. Will your husband go with you? Mine will. Some men do that.

I saw some great Snacks idea at eggface's website the other day. You could maybe try some of those?

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I swear I would have been lost without her. Shelly = :wub: !!!

Try planting flowers and herbs, or take a hike with the family! It's all about family time not the food!

I am still pre op. Liquid diet. we swam for two hours st the Y. My daughter andl i went to get pedis.