My sweet mom, Karen and my step dad, Larry

A massage would be a wonderful Mother's Day gift!

Remember, Mother's Day is Sunday, May 10th!

With ideas of flowers and gifts, every year my children get very excited about what to "give" me for this special holiday. I always tell them, "I only want your love (and maybe something cute "made" in school to keep in my memory box) and to be with you all day long." One year, I decided to take my husband's suggestion and have a spa day, but I must tell you, my heart just wasn't into it. I wanted to be with the three little reasons why I celebrated Mother's Day in the first place. So now, every year, we hang out all day (just having fun) and then we go out to dinner at my favorite restaurant! That's my idea of the perfect Mother's Day.

Well, this year we're going to visit my mom instead! We'll be sitting by the pool and watching the kids play while we enjoy the Arizona sunshine. I'm sure we'll have dinner at her favorite restaurant this year!

For a wonderful Mother's Day gift idea, stop by on Saturday, May 2nd at 3pm at the Barnes and Nobel bookstore in Chicago (1441 West Webster Avenue in Chicago, IL 60614 773-871-3610) and meet Beth during her book signing of, Chicken Soup for the Soul: Power Moms.


Another fun gift idea is Kristin McGee's "Pilates for Beginners" DVD. It's a perfect place to start if you're new to pilates. For more information, click here.