Mother's Day Gifts for Moms That Never Want Anything

My Mom is IMPOSSIBLE to shop for - my God!
Every year, my sister and I rack our brains, trying to think of what we can get Mom that would make her feel appreciated and loved but more importantly - what she would actually like.
In case I forget all the great ideas we had this year that we won't be able to pay off, here's our list of:

Mother's Day Gifts for Moms Who Never Want Anything

1) Time Together

• Cooking class together?
• Paint class together?  You know there are ones you can bring your own wine to now?
• A ceramics class together?
• We wound up planning an outlet mall trip together and making her decide the date.

2) Dinner/Brunch 

Going out to dinner/ going to brunch is typical, but our mom hates going out when its crowded.  This year, we had the idea of bringing her favorite menu (Olive Garden) to her at home.

You can always cook, but our mom would wind up taking over for sure - which defeats the whole point.

3) Kitchen Gadgets - because she loves to cook
A short lift of cool kitchen gadgets (that she already has, unfortunately):

• Keurig/ Keurig accessories (the K-cup caddy/carousel is awesome)
• Jumbo/mini muffin pans/ novelty bakeware
• Really good knives
• Electronic griddle/ stovetop griddle
• Custom cutting board

4) Personalized Gifts
When we're all feeling super sentimental, my siblings and I do something personalized.  We actually made my stern German mother cry Mother's Day 2010 with a Shutterfly photo book with a chapter of each kid growing up.  Here are a list of great personalized gifts for Mom, too:

• Shutterfly photo book
• photos re-creating childhood moments (hilarious) in personalized frame/collage
• Custom ring/bracelet with kids' birth stones
• Custom mother's day card (plus they're usually less expensive than retail, for real)

What NOT to get for moms who never want anything (or maybe just my mom...):

• Lessons for anything to do on her own
• Spa gifts
• Movie tickets/ DVDs
• Tickets for any sporting event
• Mani/Pedi gifts
• Bath salts or anything bath related
• Clothes of any kind
• Anything technology (printer, photo printer, keyboard, ipad, smart phone...)
• Plane tickets/ destination tickets
• Books of any kind

One thing is for sure, the #1 thing you CANNOT give to a Mom who doesn't want anything... is Nothing.