What to get mom for 50th b-day?

Send her a singing telegram with some flowers, my brother did that to my mother five years ago and wow was she ever so happy to get something like that.

Wow! That's wonderful you love your mother so much and want her birthday special. Why not send her an airline ticket to Las Vegas? She can visit you, but the main idea is she could have fun at the casinos, shows and fine dining. Plus, along with the airline ticket you could give her a cashier check for maybe $1000 to have fun with!!!! Now, that will be some WILD birthday.

I like the plain ticket idea, but if your brother doesn't also live close to you, that's not really fair.

I would get her something she wouldn't do for herself... a day at the spa, maybe a tree to plant in her yard if she likes gardening, or a collection of some of her favorite music on cd's to replace some of her older albums. Maybe hire someone to give her house a new coat of paint, or lay the linoleum down in the kitchen.

Give her a day of your time to do things together. Go shopping or on a picnic or just ask her to tell you about the way things were when she was a girl. And, buy her a bouquet of roses. Tell her how much she means to you. That is the greatest gift any Mom can receive.

50 is fun because you can go with a Hawaii 5-0 theme. Your mom is old enough to remember that TV show so it will be fun for her. You can give her flipflops and a Hawaiian print dress or shirt or skirt. Have fun with it, make a basket with themed things like macadamia nuts, coconut scented lotions, etc.

A retreat at a nice spa.

A dinner for the three of you at a very fancy restaurant (maybe also see some theatre)