31 Ways to tell MOM you love her without breaking the pocket book.

<div align="center"><font color="red"><font size="3">Celebrate Mothers Day!</font></font></div>



<u>Mothers Day Message </u>



Honoring mothers is important and it should be done regularly instead of just once a year. One of the complaints I hear most often from mothers and one I have certainly felt myself, as I'm sure my own mother has, is feeling unappreciated. As mothers, we do so much for our families, and when you are so tired you just want to lie on the sofa, knowing that you are truly appreciated is powerfully uplifting. Mind you, it may not always lift us off the sofa but it will put a smile on our face.



<u>31 Places To Put Messages of Love - Tell Mom You Love Her Daily!</u>





1. Driveway using sidewalk chalk

2. Post-it-notes

3. Sent by e-mail or fax

4. Written in icing on a heart shaped cake or cookie

5. On a note inside someone's lunch or pocket

6. As a temporary tattoo written with water based felts

7. On a steamed up bathroom mirror using your finger Mirror or window using a bar of soap On a frosty window using a fingernail

8. Recorded on an answering machine

9. Inside a fortune cookie

10. Called in to the local radio station with a song dedication

11. Taped on a cassette (leave in car tape deck as surprise)

12. In a hand written love letter sent by snail mail

13. Message in a bottle (glue sand and shells on)

14. Written in a giant size jumbo card

15. Sung in a love song you write

16. 'Reasons Why I Love You' scrapbook page

17. Recorded on video cassette

18. Written in a poem (spray it with their favorite scent)

19. On a vellum candle wrap

20. A Starbucks Memory Tumbler! My 21 year old daughter Katie bought me one of these insulated mugs for Christmas this year and she inserted a scrapbook page she made with copies of photographs from my childhood. The mug comes with a template, so you can make and insert new memorabilia to suit the season or occasion. I've also seen kid's mugs you can decorate this way at craft stores.

21. Paint words of love on a stone to use as a paperweight, to place in a planter, or decorate a garden path.

Say it in an ad in a local paper that your loved one reads.

22. Carve it in a tree, on a wood fence, or on a picnic table.

23. Engrave it on a locket or inside a ring.

24. Write your message with glow in the dark pens or paint and attach it to the ceiling, leave it on a night table, or somewhere your loved one will see your glowing words. Little kids will love this

soothing reminder of love above their bed. You could write: You light up our life! We love YOU! X0X Mom &amp; Dad and add some stars.

25. Paint words of love on a stone to use as a paper weight, decorate a planter or along a garden path.

26. Tape a love message to the bottom of a clear glass and fill it with a favorite beverage for someone you love. When they finish the drink they will see your message.

27.Write your messages of love on balloons with permanent markers, or simply decorate balloons with our Heartwarming Expressions Love Stickers and create a love bouquet.

28. Make a keepsake bookmark proclaiming your love and tuck it inside a new book by their favorite author.

29. Buy a special journal or scrapbook to give as a gift, but first record your love message along with special memories and stories about why they are so special to you. You can add photos, memorabilia, cards and keepsakes. You don't have to fill it up. You can add to it over time.

30. Go simple. Write it on a beach in the sand with a stick, or spell it out in small rocks.

31. Do a documentary on the life of someone you love honoring them. You can have old videos, favorite photographs and even scrapbook pages edited and put on a videocassette and record personal messages and favorite songs to accompany them. This can be especially thoughtful if you are away from someone you love. The sight and sound of loved ones is irreplaceable. Be sure to decorate the videocassette.