{"id":3764,"date":"2015-04-26T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/?p=3764"},"modified":"2015-04-26T08:16:21","modified_gmt":"2015-04-26T15:16:21","slug":"mothers-day-may-10th-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/mothers-day-may-10th-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Mother&#8217;s Day &#8211; May 10th, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rose-and-Pearls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3784\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/mothers-day-may-10th-2015\/rose\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rose-and-Pearls.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3008,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;beautiful pink rose on table close up&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1168354582&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;rose&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rose-and-Pearls-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rose-and-Pearls-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rose-and-Pearls.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3008\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rose-and-Pearls.jpg 3008w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rose-and-Pearls-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rose-and-Pearls-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Rose-and-Pearls-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3008px) 100vw, 3008px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mother\u2019s Day is only a couple of weeks away, and if you&#8217;re anything like me it&#8217;s at this stage you start to panic&#8230;.. there are endless possibilities and an array of fabulous choices, we often will defer so long that we wind up rushing off last minute to pick out a box of chocolates, perfume, or flowers. It\u2019s not that these aren&#8217;t good ideas, but this year why not plan ahead and put some extra thought, creativity, and imagination into making the most special woman in your life feel loved and spoiled? Remember, this is the woman who loved you first and best, changed soiled diapers, lost endless amounts of sleep caring for you, read umpteen bedtime stories, and would lay down her life for you.<\/p>\n<p>As a mother, these are some ideas that really spoke to me:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lily-of-the-Valley-e1429837030874.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3782\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/mothers-day-may-10th-2015\/lily-of-the-valley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lily-of-the-Valley-e1429837030874.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2598,3510\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSC-W320&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1337004972&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lily of the Valley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lily-of-the-Valley-e1429837030874-222x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lily-of-the-Valley-e1429837030874-758x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lily-of-the-Valley-e1429837030874-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lily of the Valley\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lily-of-the-Valley-e1429837030874-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lily-of-the-Valley-e1429837030874-111x150.jpg 111w, https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Lily-of-the-Valley-e1429837030874-758x1024.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Favourite flowers are always a great idea with the emphasis on \u201cfavourite.\u201d Mine happen to be white roses, white lilies or peonies;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">A spa treatment, such as a manicure, pedicure, or facial is always a welcome and relaxing treat;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Theatre tickets to an upcoming production;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Brunch at her favorite restaurant, and dinner as well if it&#8217;s in the budget;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hobby supplies;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Movie tickets;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Anything for her newest electronic gizmo, specifically the iPhone 6 or 6+;<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">But of course the most-coveted gift is often time &#8211; I know that time spent with each of my children, whether in taking a walk, riding a bike, horseback riding, retail therapy, or a beach picnic not only provides that critical one-on-one, but it\u2019s also more memorable on Mother\u2019s Day. Spending quality time alone with each one of the loves of my life would make my Mother&#8217;s Day extraordinary!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>My next two posts over the next two days, are quick and easy, handmade and personal gifts that children will enjoy participating and creating.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mother\u2019s Day is only a couple of weeks away, and if you&#8217;re anything like me [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[300,312,166],"class_list":["post-3764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mothers-day","tag-flowers","tag-gifts","tag-mothers-day-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Peonies.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3Zj5L-YI","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3783"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.litalane.com\/lita_wp01\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}