foolproof ways to win a mommy's heart on mother's day

stop by Jo Malone (second floor, South Coast Plaza) for her orange blossom perfume
... or nutmeg and ginger
... or red roses
... or grapefruit
... or sweet lime and cedar
basically anything at all... it's all that good in Jo Malone :)

a perfect little seashell charm chosen very carefully, while Mummy wasn't watching, in a little souvenir shop in Cape Cod (sentimental value=priceless)

any kind of card/letter with spelling mistakes, stick figure people and huge badly drawn hearts in it

brownies (mommies are easily pleased... but always use eggs, never eggbeaters :)

susie's red velvet cupcakes are perfectly acceptable too if you only have eggbeaters....

blueberry pancakes at Norma's, the Parker Palm Springs. they always give me champagne, i never drink it

listening to Frank Sinatra on the car ride there, with no questions from the back row

finding a dusty open road and convincing little boys in western shirts to pose for Mummy

putting a new camera into her hands at that very moment :)

stopping by the Crate and Barrel outlet on the ride home to pick out pointless kitchen tchotchkes

letting Mummy watch anything she likes - that means Dr Phil and NO EYE-ROLLING - that day ;)

it's that easy.........................