Mother's Day 2012 gift ideas: No spa day for me, please
Mother's Day 2012 gift ideas: Give me a fun day over a spa day, anytime.
Mother's Day 2012 gift ideas: One mom prefers a fun day over a spa day, anytime. Pictured here in 2003, esthetician Katerina Kolokotronis gives a facial to receptionist Gemma Rossi at Grettacole day spa in Boston's Westin Hotel.
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I’m just four years into being a mother so forgive my naiveté. For now at least, some items top the list of what I do not want for Mother’s Day. No facial, no pedicure, no manicure, no day at the spa. No thank you, please.
What I do want is simple: A fun day with my husband and my son. The fact that I have these two amazing males in my life is a gift in and of itself, one that I look at in awe quite frequently. I don’t need to be pampered on Mother’s Day. I just want to be well, Mom.
OK, I’ll still accept the roses my husband buys me each Mother’s Day. But I particularly like another tradition we’ve created – a day out as a family and the outing is Mom’s choice.
Last year, we participated in Boston’s annual Make Way for Ducklings parade after feeding the ducks and strolling through the Boston Common. Simon and I created a makeshift duckling costume for him. The day of the parade, he and I both wore ducky hats sold on the Common.
