My town growing up had a Dutch festival every spring that included: parades, food and decorations throughout the community.  It lasted from a Thursday to Saturday ever year, and that next Sunday was always Mother’s Day.  That Saturday night, my friends and I were constantly reminded to get something for our mother, and during the last parade before we went home, there were women carrying flowers.  You had to kiss the woman on the cheek to receive the flower, so we would all line up, give this women a kiss, and receive your present for our mothers.  We took it home and have to them the next day, and it seemed to work like a charm.

Now that we are older, the flower present still seems to work, but this time we do better then one, single flower.  Now I still get my mom Mother’s Day Flowers every year, but I don’t get her just, I get her a dozen.  Obviously, Mother’s Day Flowers aren’t enough for all mother’s do, but it is a start, and it is a gift that they love a lot.