Your mom deserves the best. What would you do for her on Mother’s Day with a $1000 budget? Perhaps you could treat her to brunch at her favorite restaurant, sign her up for personal yoga lessons or hire house cleaners for several months.
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The theme for this giveaway is “healthy living.” In the comments section, tell us a little bit about mom and what you would do to celebrate Mother’s Day, if you won the prize. One entry will win a $1000 American Express gift certificate.
The prize is sponsored by Eggbeaters. You’ll find their lower fat and cholesterol product made from real eggs and their egg white product right near cartons of eggs in the supermarket. Now, in time for Mother’s Day, they have a new product which uses yolks for flavor, but still has much less fat, calories and cholesterol than whole eggs.
Here’s a yummy recipe, that uses Eggbeaters. It would make a nice yet healthy brunch for mom, don’t you think?
White Bean and Salsa Huevos Rancheros
Makes:5 servings (2 filled tortillas each)
1 can (10 oz each) diced tomatoes & green chilies, drained
3/4 cup chopped red onion, divided
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, divided
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1/4 teaspoon honey
1 tablespoon canola oil
4 slices turkey bacon, cut into bite-size pieces
1 can (15 oz each) cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
1 cup Egg Beaters with Yolk or 4 whole eggs
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
10 white corn tortillas (6 inch), warmed
1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco cheese
1. Prepare salsa by combining drained tomatoes, 1/4 cup of onion, 1 tablespoon of cilantro, vinegar, lime juice and honey in medium bowl; set aside.
2. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add turkey bacon and remaining onion. Cook 4 to 5 minutes or until bacon is cooked and onion is tender. Stir in beans and remaining cilantro; heat through.
3. Add eggs and pepper. Cook without stirring until edges and bottom begin to set, about 2 minutes. Lift cooked part and gently turn to scramble. Continue cooking until eggs are set.
4. Fill each warm tortilla with about 1/4 cup egg mixture, 1 tablespoon salsa and 2 teaspoons cheese. Serve immediately.
——-Amy Sherman
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*The Fine Print: To be eligible to win, you must be aged 21 or older, and a resident of the US. Only one entry per person. A winner will be chosen from commentors’/entrants’ names on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 9 am PST.Chances of winning depend on number of entrants. Winners will be notified via email, at which point Glam Editors will request their mailing address to send their prize.
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Anita | 24-Apr-08 at 9:15 am | Permalink
If I won, I’d treat Mom to the family reunion she’s always wanted: Renting a little cottage at the beach where we spent our summers as kids.
Lys | 24-Apr-08 at 9:22 am | Permalink
Hmmm. if I won, I’d probably fly home and visit her, taking her out on the town which is something she sadly has not been able to do. We’ve had our ups and downs but in the end, she’s still my mom.
loulou | 24-Apr-08 at 9:27 am | Permalink
After years of health problems followed by astronomical health insurance premiums, my mom is still working, even though she should be retired.
If I won the gift card I would take her back to Seattle for a weekend full of shopping, pedicures and movies with room service in our hotel room. We used to spend such wonderful weekends there together!
katy | 24-Apr-08 at 9:33 am | Permalink
two words: spa day. my poor mother has been exerting an enormous amount of time and energy planning my wedding, and she definitely deserves a day of pampering and relaxing!
Tempered Woman | 24-Apr-08 at 9:37 am | Permalink
Great recipe! We love us some huevos rancheros around here and are big turkey bacon fans. Cannellini beans def puts this over the top~ YUM!
$1000 would be dreamy, Mother’s Day is the same weekend as my mom’s birthday (My 9th). The past 2 years my mom has been trying to work up her cooking chops, all 3 of us girls have been trying to encourage her by buying her cooking related items for all the holidays. She didn’t have decent pans, knives, etc. So little by little. I bought her a KitchenAid mixer for Christmas which was pretty exciting for her. I’m thinking a new fridge would be the perfect climax though. Her current doesn’t have an ice maker and there isn’t enough room in the freezer for an ice tray (yes, we tease her mercilessly). It sounds weird, but a new fridge would probably make her cry like an ecstatic maniac!
Alejandra | 24-Apr-08 at 9:43 am | Permalink
My mom is amazing, but tends to skimp on herself while generously spoiling my brother, father, and me. I would use the prize to give her a day of spoiling (salon treatments, shopping, followed by a great dinner) so that she can realize just how much we love an appreciate her.
Andrea | 24-Apr-08 at 9:57 am | Permalink
I would use the prize to give my mother a weekend getaway with her daughters, just the three of us. We are scattered throughout the South and Midwest and we miss spending time together.
Paula Hennig | 24-Apr-08 at 9:59 am | Permalink
If I won I’d send mom (and dad) to the beach for the week-end. I’d rent them a place where the could sit outside and watch the sunsets.
McAuliflower | 24-Apr-08 at 10:22 am | Permalink
Ahhh Mom gave me my taste buds.
+ The ones that tell me to have a spoonful of ganache for breakfast.
+ The ones that tell me to make waffles just to use up some whipped cream.
+ The ones that like entire states (like Texas) just because of the food.
+ The ones that still search for the ultimate flavors.
With $1000 I would put together a culinary trip to thank my mom for instilling in me the drive to taste my travels, to swallow my adventure. I want to travel with her, now as an adult, a companion -not as a child, to find more tastes, to giggle over cocktails, to share how we’ve grown up in the influence of each other.
Andrew | 24-Apr-08 at 11:14 am | Permalink
My mother has just undergone an op to replace one of her knees (the other is to be replaced soon) but she is still planning on yet more orchid hunting in the mountains of Ecuador later this year. She is nearly 70…
What would I treat her with? She needs a new oven…
Chris P. | 24-Apr-08 at 1:24 pm | Permalink
I would take her to Paris, France. We would walk the Les Champs Elysees, visit la Tour Eiffel, and les jardins des Tuilleries. We would eat crusty bread and drink Bourdeaux wine, red as pyrope garnets.
Ashleigh L. Beechy | 24-Apr-08 at 3:25 pm | Permalink
My mother is “egg-cellent”
She is the most caring and supportive person on Earth. She is the most beautiful woman inside and out. She is my role model, the one that brought me into this world and showed me what the world can bring. To say my mother is the best would be unfair because she is beyond comparison. I love her so much. It would take me millions of years to clear the debt I owe her, but of course, she does not keep track.
If I could win $1000 for my mother I would be happy beyond believe. After seeing this contest this morning I gave my post much thought and finally decided I would offer it to my precious mother to do with what she pleases. Curiously, I called my mom to ask her “What would you do with $1000?” This was her reply….
“I could do a lot with $1000….how funny that you ask me this question. I have prayed that the Lord would somehow help your father and I provide your grandma (her mother) with a special mother’s day gift. Your grandma has never seen the ocean and since grandpa died last year she has decided she should waste no time. She would like to go with her family to the coast. I would love to do this for her. ”
I just keep thinking, how cool it would be to give both mothers a gift on mother’s day!? Like myself, my mother wishes to repay her mother for all that her mother has given. The thought warms my heart and brings tears to my eyes. Thank you for reading.
Diana | 24-Apr-08 at 4:48 pm | Permalink
My mom is truly my best friend and ever since her best friend (my dad) passed away she selflessly gives of herself to my brother, sister, their kids and myself. All of her spare time goes to us. A plant & flower lover, I would purchase $1000 worth of flowering plants and surround her in them like a big giant hug!
Georgia | 24-Apr-08 at 4:51 pm | Permalink
I’d fly to her home on the east coast (I live on the west) on Saturday and not tell her about it, rent a car, spend the night in a hotel, and show up at her church with a bouquet of flowers Sunday morning.
greg | 24-Apr-08 at 7:32 pm | Permalink
Mom is a wonderful, caring woman. She has a heart of gold and always thinks of others before herself. I admire her greatly for being a cancer survivor. The strength that she showed through all of that was so amazing!
For her: My brother, sis in law, niece(2.5) and I all live on the west coast. Mom lives on the east coast. I know that having us all means the world to her….especially her grandbaby! I would put all of the money towards us getting home for her…without her knowing of course. Get in touch with my sis and her husband(on the east coast) and have a complete family reunion!
susie roach | 24-Apr-08 at 7:40 pm | Permalink
I would invite all of my mom’s good friends and family over just to talk and laugh about how much we love her. I would then ask Erika Lenkert to make ALL her fabulous salads so we can eat them up!!
Carla | 24-Apr-08 at 7:53 pm | Permalink
I would take my mom and sister out to a meal in San Francisco that starts at 6pm. We would have 7 courses or more and spread them out over 4 hours. We’d have rare delicacies and the finest wine. She’s fantastic cook and has made the most amazing food for us over the years; it would be great to give back to her in that way.
Anja | 25-Apr-08 at 5:09 am | Permalink
My mom likes nothing better than to spend time with her daughter and grandson, so I would spring for a weekend away for the four of us (husband, too, of course) in a cute B&B in upstate New York to coincide with a summer jazz festival!
kristen | 25-Apr-08 at 5:34 am | Permalink
If I won I would fly my Mom to visit me then hire a babysitter for my children and spend a nice quiet day lunching by the pool, I would put the rest of the money away for the many rainy days that are ahead of me. Just having her in my life brings me strength.
Lisa | 25-Apr-08 at 7:06 am | Permalink
Our life sometimes seems to be a constant blur of forgettable activities. Then tragedy strikes and we are forced to stop and face the reality of how precious life can be. As the daughter of a breast cancer survivor, I want to take the time and experience the simple beauty of a day with my mother. Cancer has taught me to value the simple beauty of a day. I have learned to value the beauty of life and to value health. I would like to spend the day with my mother enriching our bodies, minds and spirits.
I would love to have a simple day with my mother beginning at the local farmer’s market in search of body and mind nourishing foods. This will also give us a chance to experience each other mother to daughter – daughter to mother. I want to spend time talking, listening, laughing and enjoying each others company. This will give us a chance to share our hopes and joys and even fears. I would continue the day with a walking tour of local artist galleries and shops in search of meaningful original artwork and handicrafts to commemorate the day. After a healthy lunch I want to take her to a dance studio for a private tango lesson (My Mom is a huge “Dancing with The Stars” fan!). I would follow this up with a trip to a local yoga studio where we would have a private stretch and meditation session followed by a detoxifying body wrap and massage. I would end the evening at home preparing a meal together with our produce from the farmer’s market sharing recipes and ideas and simply talking and listening to each other over dinner.
Foodie Princess | 25-Apr-08 at 7:09 am | Permalink
My mom, mother of 3 is a full time nurse and breast cancer survivor of one year like every mom she constantly does for everyone but nothing for herself. I’d treat her to a day at the spa, buy her a fabulous dress complete with a matching pair of Kate Spade shoes (she’s always wanted a pair) and of course a great dinner with my dad and all us kids.
Lara | 25-Apr-08 at 7:26 am | Permalink
My mom and I have led parallel lives.. or rather I’ve follwed in her footsteps.. from NorCal to Sydney and back.. Teaching then event planning.. One of the most important men in our lives (my brother) is getting married this June in Tahoe, so I’d fund a getaway house for all of us while we’re up there.
Lisa M. | 25-Apr-08 at 8:15 am | Permalink
My mother is quite ill. Her wish is to see Africa once again with her two daughters. We are planning an excursion with her to South Africa this summer. To witness her communing with her beloved elephants is truly magnificent.
zoe schaeffer | 25-Apr-08 at 11:09 am | Permalink
My mom lost my dad to a three year battle with brain cancer last year and has been in a dark hole ever since. My brother and I live across the country and she is trying to sell her house to move out to be with us but the housing market is so horrible, that she is feeling “trapped” all over again. With the money I’d take her on an “escape” weekend: a night in a fabulous hotel, a dinner at Nobu and an amazing facial. She needs a break in the biggest way!
Mary Donovan | 25-Apr-08 at 11:33 am | Permalink
I’d buy my mom a new fridge. She really needs one; but having grown up during the Depression she’s the type who’ll make a new bar of soap out of all the old soap scraps. She loves food and is an amazing cook - and the old stove works just fine (they don’t make ‘em like they used to) - but the woman needs a new fridge. I’d surprise her.
Jbrew | 25-Apr-08 at 12:00 pm | Permalink
My Mother deserves it all. We talk so frequently, I think I’d begin by paying her phone bill. Then, I’d wisk her away to a spa in Utah where she can take a morning yoga/meditation class, dip into a pool, and then much on some spa food- I hear it’s healthy and delicious. Maybe she could hear Dr. Weil speak? She’s always telling me how to do the deep breathing techniques he suggests.
This is beginning to sound like Madonna’s song- “Holiday” Sing it with me girls… and bring back all of those happy days… put your troubles down…
Anyhow- that’s my best guess. If we asked her what she would want I bet she’d suggest giving the money away to a local charity she’s involved in, but this would be different. I’d ask her what SHE wants… mandatory fun so to speak. Wow… Hopefully she invites me to join her, but maybe her idea would simply be to visit us and see our new baby- it’s been a while now.
Ultimately it would need to be up to her in the end.
Great idea!
Aimee | 25-Apr-08 at 12:41 pm | Permalink
While traveling in Spain, I encountered the “tortilla espanola,” a delicious traditional egg/potato/onion torte that’s served all day long in cafes and restaurants, for breakfast, lunch, tapas, whatever. I learned how to make it when I came home, and it was always one of my Mom’s favorite dishes. My mother died two years ago, so now I make it for my “adopted mother”–a woman who started as my boss and became one of my closest friends. She is of a certain age now–let’s just say 70 and counting–but could easily substract 20 years from her real age without engendering disbelief because she has such a healthy, youthful lifestyle (she still goes to the gym every day). It occurred to me that I could easily make the tortilla healthier by using Eggbeaters. And I’d spend the $1000 on fabulous accompaniments–caviar, champagne, the fattest out-of-season asparagus, the darkest Belgium chocolates–and maybe convince Placido Domingo or James Taylor to serenade us while we’re eating.
DianaGO | 25-Apr-08 at 1:54 pm | Permalink
My mom’s strength, brilliance, support and patience throughout my life is a source of deep inspiration and admiration. She’s an amazing woman, teacher, mentor and friend. She just bought and is currently renovating a little cottage by the sea for her days post-retirement. If I won $1000, I would help her with the remodel of the bathroom, and perhaps use a little of it to treat her to a day at a spa. She sooooo deserves it!
lisa | 26-Apr-08 at 7:40 am | Permalink
I wold take my mom out for a weekend getaway to a place of her choice. My mon is retired, but you would never know it. She works harder now then she ever did when she had a job. She volunteers at her church for most of the day seven days a week, she takes care of her 90 year old mother, her husband who is retired on disability and then there is me and my brother….She deserves to be pampered and relax for a couple of days at the very least.
Meesha | 27-Apr-08 at 12:21 pm | Permalink
My mom. How much more I appreciate her now that I’m one. If I won, I’d sign her up for as many continuing ed classes as the money can buy. She’s tirelessly on the move, always wanting to learn and do more. It keeps her young at heart.
Anna | 29-Apr-08 at 12:32 pm | Permalink
My mother is a loving, hard working, giving, funny, charming and wonderful woman. She teaches music and drama at three local elementary schools and she founded and runs an arts non-profit. I recently told her that when I grow up I hope I make the kind of impact on the world that she has. My father jokes that she is a “local treasure” and she is.
She does so much for everyone else and doesn’t take any time for herself. With $1000 I would shove her and my father on a plane to somewhere with a beach. I would make dinner reservations for them and I would make her take at least one weekend for herself.
Jade Berthiaume | 29-Apr-08 at 12:34 pm | Permalink
I would have my mom come into Boston and treat her to brunch at the top of the hub and then take her on a shopping spree at the copley mall! Then we would have drinks at an outdoor cafe on newbury street!
jenny | 29-Apr-08 at 12:40 pm | Permalink
I would put it towards a ticket to Australia, so she could have me, my brother and her all in one place. She loves to travel, but she’s sad we’re all so far away, England, Melbourne and San Diego!
Nicole | 29-Apr-08 at 12:43 pm | Permalink
If I won I would send my mom on the vacation she so desperately needs. Its been a hard couple of years for her, her father died, her brother in law was killed, and her mother just passed away after my mom spent a long time taking care of her. She’s been so stressed out for the past couple of years and just needs to get away and finally take care of herself.
sharon | 29-Apr-08 at 1:06 pm | Permalink
I’m lucky to have a wonderful mother. She has sacrificed so much for our family, specifically moving across the world away from her own family so that my brother and I could grow up with a good education and a wealth of opportunities. She grew up in a third world country where the things we take for granted are luxuries. Since moving to the US, she’s only able to visit her own Mom once every few years. Now that my Grandma is getting older and isn’t in the best of health, I’d give my Mom the money to visit her own mother and let them make up for all of the missed years!
leanne | 29-Apr-08 at 1:14 pm | Permalink
With $1,000, I’d hire one of those professional de-clutterers to come in and help get my parents’ house a little more organized. After that, I’d take them to brunch/lunch/dinner and have the carpets steam cleaned while they’re gone so my mom comes home to a fresh smelling house that didn’t require any work from her. I never understood how my mom could always be so busy, but watching her constantly clean, wash, sort, stack, rinse-and-repeat, I can see how she doesn’t have a spare minute to sit and read a magazine. She’s never said “no” to me or my sister and her requests include things like helping her measure the windows for new curtains or replacing the propane tank on the bbq. I love my mom and I wish I could do more for her, short of quitting my job and moving back to help her out!
Mia | 29-Apr-08 at 1:14 pm | Permalink
My mom is a public high school teacher, and is always in need of a well-deserved break. We have both gotten into yoga recently, and if I won, I would spring for a getaway at a yoga/relaxation spa for her. A weekend of healthy food, meditation, and yoga would make her so happy!
David | 29-Apr-08 at 1:26 pm | Permalink
My mother lives in Sweden, and now that my dad’s not alive anymore I don’t see her all that often. $1000 would help towards flying my family over there this summer so she could get to spend some time with her grandchildren. The way the dollar is now, it’s painful traveling to Europe with a family of four…
Nupur | 29-Apr-08 at 1:28 pm | Permalink
My mother is a pediatrician and works more than full-time…and she has been doing this for decades! I would love to gift her a weekend retreat with a little pampering (and time off from work).
Amanda | 29-Apr-08 at 1:45 pm | Permalink
My mom is a hard-working single mom (widow) with two teenage sons, and man, she needs some loving. My brothers and I love my mom so much and would find it a great honor to treat her to a little get-a-way (I don’t think she has ever had one).
I would take my mom (with my two aunts and grandma, if possible, we love our family!) on a boat ride to Catalina Island to relax, read, rejuvenate, and spend some much need time together.
In Catalina we would start off with a relaxing brunch, then on to a spa (massage, facial, tubs, etc.) for some much needed TLC. Then, hopefully, we would end it with a great time spent with family, over a gourmet-healthy meal - that would be an excellent dream come true!
Robin | 29-Apr-08 at 1:48 pm | Permalink
I live 6,000 miles and two oceans away from my mother. We see each other a few times a year, but always as part of a family vacation. I’d use the money to fly us both to Europe (halfway in between) for a girls’ weekend so we could enjoy the first real one on one time we’d had in years.
Laura Balkcom | 29-Apr-08 at 1:58 pm | Permalink
My mother is my best friend and the best cook I know. She can whip up delicious gourmet macrobiotic meals or a traditional full spread southern “dinner”. I love her and she has always been there for me when I needed her.I would love to give her a thousand dollars with the only stipulation being: spend it on yourself. That way she could have a thousand little treats or one big one. — her choice
reluctantmango | 29-Apr-08 at 2:02 pm | Permalink
My mother recently inherited a house, where she and my father, a pastor, decided they would spend their retirement years. Pastoring not being a high paying profession, they were thrilled at the prospect. Sadly as soon as they began moving their belongings into their new home, they discovered that they would need a new septic system and heating system. If I won the prize, I would pay for some of the work so they can retire debt-free!
Hannah | 29-Apr-08 at 3:22 pm | Permalink
My mother dedicates at least three days a week to taking care of her parents and her mother-in-law, so I would love the opportunity to give her and myself a weekend away where, for once, I could take care of her.
Michelle | 29-Apr-08 at 3:25 pm | Permalink
We live far away from my mom and she doesn’t get to see her grandchildren nearly as much as she would like to.
I would use the money to get her a couple of plane tickets to come and visit more than her usual once a year. I would also like to be able to splurge on her and sent her to a spa or something like that- She really deserves it!
Kateastrophe | 29-Apr-08 at 3:31 pm | Permalink
Oh my gosh, I would buy my mom all the things she wanted and never bought for herself because she was so un-selfish! Decent make-up, nice jeans and shoes, a pedicure, taking her to get her hair done.
It would mean the world to me to be able to do this for my Mom. I’d seriously just die if I won!!
Andrea | 29-Apr-08 at 3:38 pm | Permalink
My mom’s always wanted to see Big Sky, Montana - as long as I can remember, she’s talked about it. $1000 would take care of airfare for my family to spend some time together in a friend’s cabin out there. After dealing with chronic pain, back surgery, and fibromyalgia over the past couple years, she deserves something to really look forward to.
Jennifer M. | 29-Apr-08 at 3:42 pm | Permalink
My mother is such a giving person. She’s always there for all four of her children. It’s really amazing how much love she shows us. If I had $1000 to spend on her, I’d rent hotel rooms for all of us so that she could have all her kids, inlaws and grandchildren together. A family vacation is her biggest dream.
Roberta W | 29-Apr-08 at 4:17 pm | Permalink
My mom rocks. If I won this, I’d have to take her shopping. She’s spent a lot of energy the last few years shedding extra weight and a new wardrobe would be in order. Either that or a trip to France. She was a French teacher for a long time and has never been able to go to France.
Thanks.
Emily Foley | 29-Apr-08 at 4:20 pm | Permalink
My mom has raised six kids, all who graduated from college and are happily married to their first spouse. She’s been married for 45 years this August. She has 17 grandkids and is the best mom around. She is always watching my kids and doing things for me, I’d love to do this for her. She deserves it! I would give her this money to give her a day for herself–shopping at Williams’ Sonoma, Harolds’ (her favorite clothes store), manicure and wax at her favorite spa…she would love it!
Christine | 29-Apr-08 at 4:26 pm | Permalink
If I won this for my mom I would send her on a shopping spree. With myself getting married, 2 college kids and a high school son any extra money disappears. She deserves a shopping spree for herself. An avid marathon runner I’m sure she’d love to spring for some new Nike gear and a spring outfit to show off her amazingly new athletic body!
Brenda | 29-Apr-08 at 4:44 pm | Permalink
My mom was a single parent to my brother and I. She worked full time while attending college and caring for us. She is now taking care of her mother (besides working) as my grandma is on the late stages of alzheimer. My mom has never taken a vacation, if I won the giveaway I would fly to PR where she lives and take her on a cruise. I would make sure she got pampered in appreciation for all her hard work in raising us and caring for my grandma. She deserves this and so much more!
Stephanie | 29-Apr-08 at 5:02 pm | Permalink
My mom has been such a huge help with my wedding planning. Not only has she been a great listening ear and source of advice, but she has been a huge financial help. After the wedding, I will go on an amazing honeymoon. She and my dad will go home and return to life as usual. If I had $1000, I would love to give the money to her and my dad, so that they could plan a wonderful post-wedding vacation of their own.
Michelle T. | 29-Apr-08 at 5:04 pm | Permalink
I would spend the money on a crafting retreat weekend for my mother, sister, and I to spend that time together doing what we love to do together best! It’s my turn to treat her!
Whitney S | 29-Apr-08 at 5:07 pm | Permalink
my mom sacrificed a lot to raise 7 children… if i had $1000 to spend on her, i’d plan a weekend retreat for her and her 6 daughters, to spend some quality time together…. stress free!
Marcy | 29-Apr-08 at 5:32 pm | Permalink
If I won the $1000 prize I would spoil my ultra deserving mom with a trip to a spa. We could get a little mother daughter bonding in while relaxing!
Michelle | 29-Apr-08 at 5:38 pm | Permalink
We would go to New York City, shop and see a play on broadway. Just a girls weekend away to relax and play!
Julie | 29-Apr-08 at 5:48 pm | Permalink
I simply must enter this contest, especially since my mother is a HUGE fan of Eggbeaters. In fact, every time we visit a restaurant and she wants to order eggs, she always asks the waitress if her order can be made with Eggbeaters. I used to be embarrassed at her question, but now I’m thankful that she’s trying to take care of herself so she’ll be around for many years to come. If I won this contest, I’d take her clothes shopping, a rare treat for the two of us.
Lisa | 29-Apr-08 at 5:58 pm | Permalink
I’d fly her out to see me! I got married in November, we had a tiny wedding, just us and 2 witnesses. She feels left out, and I would have reception for her!
Lauren M | 29-Apr-08 at 6:01 pm | Permalink
I would take my mom to one of her FAVORITE restaurants, let her order whatever she wanted, then head to the spa and have a “girls day”. Then with whatever is left over I would take her shopping!!
Jeannine | 29-Apr-08 at 6:03 pm | Permalink
$1,000 would be a nice trip to the beach for the weekend with all meals and spa services included. My mom works WAY too much and needs to relax.
Shari | 29-Apr-08 at 6:07 pm | Permalink
This would allow my mom, sister and I to get together and share a day. Something that we have not had the chance to do in a long time. We keep talking about getting away and putting all our family photos in 3 albums to allow us each to have memories to share forever. Pick ME!
lindsey | 29-Apr-08 at 6:20 pm | Permalink
I’d spoil my mom with a new couch, or at least put the money towards it. she has been wanting a new one for ages!
Natasha | 29-Apr-08 at 6:23 pm | Permalink
Only recently have I realized how much pain my mom’s been in from her hip, and after she cancelled our trip to NYC because she was worried about not being able to walk, she’s relented into getting hip surgery. For $1000, I would do things to make her feel young, since she’s too young at heart for hip surgery (or so she thinks.) Buy a cool, hip cane, or design one if it doesn’t exist; let her pick out a dress that would normally make me cringe, since moms shouldn’t be so hot; take her to a pilates personal trainer so she could keep in shape without hurting herself; go out for cocktails and hope some young guy smiled at her and made her feel young; and maybe take the rest and take that trip to NYC.
Brandy K | 29-Apr-08 at 6:38 pm | Permalink
Wow….I could make my mom the happiest with her dream come true! Living in seperate states it is really hard on her not seeing her two grandchildren! She works long hours in a male dominated field! So, her days are hard! I would first use the money for her to visit her only child and grandchildren. Secondly, my mom has always dreamed of going to cooking school. I would send her on her way to being a chef! She has always helped me live out my dream and I would love to help her live out hers.
Caity | 29-Apr-08 at 7:25 pm | Permalink
I’d take my mom somewhere — a quick weekend trip. She’s crazy busy at work right now and could use a vacation!
Nicole | 29-Apr-08 at 7:33 pm | Permalink
If I won, I would give my mom the ultimate makeover that she has been wanting now that her girls are all grown up and she can focus on herself again.
Kim | 29-Apr-08 at 7:51 pm | Permalink
If I won I would treat BOTH my Mom and her mother, my Granny! They would both love nothing more than for me to come to see them both at my Granny’s retirement home on Mother’s Day this year, which just happens to fall on my Granny’s birthday! She will be 95 years old and would be absolutely delighted if we could visit her & bring our 1 year old son to see her.
Debbie A. | 29-Apr-08 at 8:09 pm | Permalink
I don’t have a close relationship with my own mother, so my mother-in-law has taken me in as one of her own. She’s the type of person that never does anything for herself because she’s too busy dedicating all of her time to others. I’d love to be able to show her just how much I appreciate everything that she does by treating her to a spa day, some shopping, and ending the evening at a wonderful restaurant.
Mary Kaylor | 29-Apr-08 at 8:26 pm | Permalink
Oh, if I won… I would give my mother as much respite care as $1000 would buy. After 61 years of marriage, her husband, her helpmate, her best friend, has sunk into dementia and the soft seduction of Alzheimer’s. He is absent from her in ways that bite like a knife, in ways that I in my paltry 8 years of marriage can only imagine. She and he, my sweet parents, have somehow borne seven children and buried four, and yet for all that time, before Dad began his descent, lived and grieved and still managed to laugh and dance and love. I owe them everything good I’ve ever learned, and my fierce wish is to protect them and make all easy until they slide away from me into the afterlife. Ma is 84, a stately, four-foot eight white-haired little one that people stop on the street in order to speak to. Something is especially lovely about her, and to be able to buy her a few hours of freedom while someone else stays with my dad would be priceless.
Mae | 29-Apr-08 at 8:42 pm | Permalink
My mom is an amazing support, friend and g’ma. She has always put her family first and it would be such a treat to pamper her. Since my youngest days she has been a healthful person and has encouraged healthy living in many different ways. In recent years we have enjoyed walking together, trying new recipes and foods and taking new classes together. We just finished water aerobics and are looking to try yoga next. If I won this I would most definitely treat her to that yoga class, a spa day, shopping and a special dinner. Or maybe we should just go on a girl wkend somewhere! Happy Mother’s Day to all of the fabulous moms out there!
justJENN | 29-Apr-08 at 8:44 pm | Permalink
Since the theme is ‘healthy living’ I will tell you I’d take my mom to a nice restaurant. She eats horribly because she is so busy. She deserves better.
Cathy | 29-Apr-08 at 9:01 pm | Permalink
My mom has actually become incredibly fit after she turned 50. She does yoga every day, and I’m amazed since I can barely do 15 minutes of it myself (put me on a treadmill and I do okay, but my body is just so tight, yoga makes everything hurt). So I think I would hire a yoga instructor for a special mom-daughter yoga class
Jim | 30-Apr-08 at 12:51 am | Permalink
Since this is the first Mothers’ day I won’t be at home, I would use the $1000 to make it up to her. I’d start off by getting fancy breakfast fixings for my Dad to prepare, then send her off to a day at the spa, for some rest and relaxation. I’d then send my family out for a nice dinner on me. With the rest, i’d let her buy whatever she wanted, maybe a fancy new gadget for the kitchen.
Katie Hal | 30-Apr-08 at 4:10 am | Permalink
My mom raised all 5 of us and now she’s an empty nester. We moved away from our hometown a little under ten years ago. I think I’d do as much as I can do get some of her oldest friend’s together for a weekend to fill that empty nest. Even though she loves having her kids around from time to time, it usually involves more work for her. This way, she could just bask in her childlessness and have some girl time with some of her favorite ladies.
Happy Mothers’s Day.
Alison Hightower | 30-Apr-08 at 4:20 am | Permalink
My mom has just finished her last chemo treatment and is now on the road to recovery. If I won the $1000 I would spoil her rotten for a day…she sure deserves it. I would take her to brunch at our favorite place (Ivey’s Grille), then off to get manicures and pedicures, then a little shopping for some new clothes (and some new bras since she’ll be getting her reconstructive surgery done soon). Then I’d take her to our 2nd favorite restaurant (3rd Place) where we can enjoy a glass of wine and dinner together.
Kelly | 30-Apr-08 at 4:21 am | Permalink
Girls weekend! I would fly my sister home so that the three of us can spend the weekend being pampered together! I envision massages, pedicures, shopping, and a nice dinner on the town. It would be a much needed weekend of relaxation for my mom.
Jennifer C. | 30-Apr-08 at 4:24 am | Permalink
My Mom is awesome and I would love to treat her to a day of pampering. Healthy living starts with feeling good about yourself. She is always busy taking care of everyone else, so I’d treat her to a spa day and a yoga class. I’d love to introduce her to something new!
Holly | 30-Apr-08 at 4:25 am | Permalink
My mom is one of the most generous people I’ve ever met. She never asks for anything and is truly a “giver” of everything (time, money, stuff, volunteering, smiles, advice). She participates in a lot of charity walks and rather than ask for sponsors or money always pays her own way. So, on her upcoming Cancer Walk, I’d donate the $1000 in her name to the charity. Healthy living at it’s core: mind, body, and spirit…walking for a good cause, and providing financial assistance to the cause.
Rebecca | 30-Apr-08 at 4:45 am | Permalink
We bought our mother three months of yoga lessons for Christmas this year, and after living with terrible neck and back pain for years, this is the only thing that has ever actually helped her. She has promised to keep going, but if I won the $1000, I would buy her two years worth of lessons so that she would never have to worry. Because she is the most loving, selfless, wonderful role model and deserves to actually treat herself once in a while.
JenniferG | 30-Apr-08 at 4:54 am | Permalink
My mother is starting a new job after working at the same place for 15 years. She is very nervous about the change. I am her biggest cheerleader. If I won the giveaway, I would try to help ease my mothers anxiety with a trip to the spa for a day, a trip to her favorite restaurant, and maybe even a new outfit for her new job.
Sheila | 30-Apr-08 at 5:04 am | Permalink
My mother has had a tough go of it the last several months after she fractured her pelvis. If I won, I would pay for a trip with my sisters and my mother to Chateau Elan Resort in Georgia at Christmas or at the resort of her choice. She has dreamt of a time that we all came together for Christmas and sat by the fire, enjoying being a family.
Margaret | 30-Apr-08 at 5:04 am | Permalink
I’d fly mom to Kauai for a mother/daughter hike and spa treatment! She works so hard and has given me the world. She really needs some downtime, and would love a chance to reconnect with nature.
Kristen | 30-Apr-08 at 5:20 am | Permalink
Actually, my mom just had foot surgery and is really concerned about losing muscle in that leg while she heals. I would get her a personal trainer at the gym, so as soon as she’s ready to rock, she’ll have a new and exciting adventure to begin!
Hillary | 30-Apr-08 at 5:33 am | Permalink
For $1k I could easily take my mom on her dream trip to Italy! She’s never been out of the country before and this has always been a dream of her’s.
She’ll be 60 this year and I would love to suprise her with a trip of a lifetime. I often feel guilty because she is the most giving person I know. She’s always sacrificing her money and time for me.
She’s actually sent me on two different trips outside of the country and she’s never been outside of the US herself. One was a mother/daughter trip in which she could not afford for the both of us to go so she just sent me without her.
Don’t get me wrong, it was a fun trip (senior year of high school) but I’ll never forget that week when all of my best friends had their mom with them and I was alone. All I felt was guilt for enjoying myself without her. I would love to be able to make it up to her by granting her a dream trip to Italy!
Jo-Ann Coe | 30-Apr-08 at 5:36 am | Permalink
My mother really needs some pampering. If I won the $1000, I would send her on a spa weekend retreat. She not only dedicated herself to taking care of us kids, but also my father, who had a very serious heart condition. So funny that this is sponsored by Eggbeaters, because given my father’s heart troubles, that is what I grew up eating for breakfast! My father passed away about a year ago and my mother has not been herself ever since. Ironically, he died of cancer, not heart disease, so I guess all of those egg beaters served him well. : )
My mother, who has dedicated herself to taking care of her family, really needs to take time now to take care of herself. She deserves some serious pampering!
jonathan | 30-Apr-08 at 5:47 am | Permalink
If I had $1000 on Mother’s Day, I’d buy a plane ticket for her daughter, my sister, to come visit, and then with some of the remaining money we’d all go to my mom’s favorite brunch place, which serves the best french toast sticks you’ve ever had. When we were disgustingly full, we’d buy some really fancy plants and flowers on the way home — my mom is an obsessed botanist, but can’t afford some of the exotic stuff she sees in magazines — and then we’d go home and plant them. If we had any money left after that, I’d hand it over to her and jokingly repeat something she said to me over the years whenever she gave me my allowance or other money: “Don’t spend it all at once!”
Jody Smith | 30-Apr-08 at 5:53 am | Permalink
I would take a reader’s vacation with my mom, grandma & daughter. I would rent a charming cottage, buy a BUNCH of books & easy to prepare meals. We would read, eat, talk & laugh the whole time. Nobody would HAVE to do ANYTHING! Books are the one thing we have had in common, always.
Emily | 30-Apr-08 at 6:10 am | Permalink
My mom desperately needs a vacation. Nothing fancy, just a chance to get away. She and my dad own a ranch, and my mom is the sole “hired hand.” She works with my dad all day and still makes dinner at night, even though they often don’t get in until after 8pm. I would give her a long weekend at a quaint bed and breakfast where she could sleep late and relax!
Kristen Bingham | 30-Apr-08 at 6:11 am | Permalink
I would love to treat my mom to a day of pampering. She is the type that works so hard on helping others that she never sets time aside for herself. She deserves a good day at the spa!
Lauren B | 30-Apr-08 at 6:11 am | Permalink
my sister and i live across the country from my mom, so I’d fly us both home to visit mom and treat her to a spa day!!
Hallie | 30-Apr-08 at 6:13 am | Permalink
If I won 1000 dollars to give my mother the best mothers day…I would buy her dozens of yellow roses, red tulips and white peonies (her favorite flowers) cut and plants to make sure they would last for years. With the rest of the money I would get her a private champagne and wine tasting at the house with family and a few close friends and accompany that with cheese, crackers, fruit and sweets. If that didn’t use up the money which I’m sure it would I would take her shopping and frivolously spend the rest on things she doesn’t need.
Michelle | 30-Apr-08 at 6:13 am | Permalink
My mom has had the same haircut for the last 30 years. She cuts it herself in the mirror, and although she is “over it” and has been thinking of doing something different for at least the past 10 years, she’ll never go out and splurge on a new style at a fancy salon because she’d rather spend the money on her family and more meaningful things. I think she’s beautiful no matter what haircut she’s got, but I know how much of an indulgence it would be for her to be able to have the first spa day of her life and come out with a new ‘do. With the money, I’d pamper my mom until she could be pampered no more!
Mary Montgomery | 30-Apr-08 at 6:45 am | Permalink
This is so exciting!
If I won, I would take my mother to her favorite boutique and buy her a complete outfit! Then, I would ask my sister and her family to join us for lunch at mom’s very favorite place–and have a bouquet of white roses at the table. For dessert, I would ensure the chef had creme brulee…that alone would make her day! We would each share a favorite memory of mom/grandma over lunch, and end the afternoon with a walk on the beach. I would also hire a photographer to snap some candid shots of us on the beach, to capture the day forever!
Sally Jewett-Brocato | 30-Apr-08 at 7:03 am | Permalink
If I won the $1,000 giveaway, I would use it to visit my 86 year old Mom who lives 3,000 miles away. She and my Dad (91) live very healthy lives and watch what they eat. They both are still active but can’t travel anymore, so I must be the one to make the trips.
I would be so appreciative of the money to make a trip this summer possible!
Sally
Amanda | 30-Apr-08 at 7:31 am | Permalink
We could do so much with $1,000! Nothing would make my mother happier than to spend time with her grandson, so we’d use the money to fly us all to Hawaii so she can have that beach vacation with the kid that she always wishes she could have done with me. I’d time the trip around a local half marathon, since I’m training for another one anyway. I can’t imagine a more exciting way to finish a race in paradise than to be greeted at the finish line by my mom and son.
Mandy Clatterbaugh | 30-Apr-08 at 7:33 am | Permalink
My mother is a great person. She’s always been there through the good and bad times. If I won $1000, I would buy Redskin tickets and take her to see them this fall. She LOVES them so much.
Stef | 30-Apr-08 at 7:40 am | Permalink
I’d use the money for three generation trip with me, my mom, and my grandma. Things have been rough for my grandma recently and it would be a great get-a-way for all of us! We never get to be together on Mother’s Day.
Anna | 03-May-08 at 11:58 am | Permalink
I was wondering if you would publish the winning entry so we can all read it.
Amy Sherman | 03-May-08 at 12:35 pm | Permalink
See Wednesday’s post:
http://blogs.glam.com/glamdish/2008/04/30/mothers-day-giveaway-winner/
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