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Thursday, January 3, 2013

Mother Daughter Day

Yesterday my friend had a mommy daughter day (you can read about it here Daily Venting & Exclamations) and her pictures made me think about my daughter.  Since she moved out on her own last December we haven't had very much time together without her dad or her brothers.  As I sit here thinking about it I think the last time was when Twilight New Moon came out.   So I've decided its past time to have another.  What should we do?  There aren't a whole lot of new movies out that we want to see.  So what can we do? 

No matter what age your daughter is you can find things to do that both of you will have fun.  Ask her what she would like to do and brainstorm together.  Have fun with the process of planning your day together.  Here are a few ideas to get you started.

1.  Mani/Pedi at the local nail salon
2.  Breakfast or Lunch
3.  Dinner
4.  Go to the movies
5.  Rent some movies and get some snacks and have a movie night at home in your PJs
6.  Bake some cookies
7.  Cook a gourmet meal together
8.  Do some crafts
9.  Go shopping
10. Visit a museum
11. Play a game
12 Take a walk or if its raining...dance in the rain

 My daughter is 22 so just getting to spend time with her is hard to schedule.  We may not be able to spend a full day together but whatever time we have available I want to make the most of.  A way to do that is take her to lunch and making sure its not a loud restaurant so we can talk without having to talk over other people, music, etc.  At the end of the day the point is to spend quality time with your daughter and simply have fun.

What kind of things would or do you do for a mother daughter day?
 





6 comments:

  1. Great post! I'm 21 and just moved out in April 2012 when I got married. I definitely miss seeing my mom every day, but we try hard to make sure to still have some mother-daughter time. Sometimes it's shopping or a movie, sometimes it's just stopping by the other's house for a few minutes of chitchat and a hug. Whether we see each other or not, we always talk on the phone at least once a day to share what's going on with our jobs and family. In the end it's not the quantity of time that really makes a difference, but the quality time. Your list provides some great ideas for spending time together.

    Laura @ thriftyhomemaking.com

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  2. Congrats on being a newlywed! You are so right its definitely quality and not quantity that is the key. Today my daughter and I cooked and cleaned my kitchen together and got some good quality time together.

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  3. Ice skating!!! Great post. I like to have my grand daughter alone (w/out her brothers) and she likes that too. Just me and her! Hey, I am a TEXAN!!
    KIM
    http://www.mommieagain.com

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  4. Oh ice skating sounds so much fun and we actually have a temporary (for the holiday only) rink here. Thanks for a great idea maybe we will go tomorrow. It made me laugh that a Texan added ice skating.

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  5. The Galleria has an ice skating rink that I would love to take my grand kids to. But scared they will want me to skate and I'm terrified!!!

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  6. You should try it. I actually think its easier than roller skating.

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