Real moms tell us their Mother's Day wishes

Most moms want a healthy, happy family first, "things" second

Ellen Warren

May 5, 2012








Nicole Daksiewicz

31, with son Grey, 5 months

What money can't buy: "I'd like to sleep in. Sleep till noon."

But it can buy: "A new pair of flats because my feet are (a half-size) larger now than they were before I got pregnant. Some black flats would be nice."





But it can buy: "Flowers, dinner at Ruth's Chris (Steak House) with my boyfriend. I already made the reservations! You want to help him along."

Rebekah Williams

27, surgical tech and nursing student



Dawn Beye

58, psychotherapist

What money can't buy: "The safe arrival of my new granddaughter (and first grandchild). Mother's Day is her due date." (This just in ... baby Aria Ann came early and now grandma wants a ticket to Monterey, Calif., to visit!)

But it can buy: "A gift certificate to a cooking store or a bookstore. Books and cooking are my two favorite things."

Karin Olsen Campia

59, marine photographer

What money can't buy: "That my husband (recovering from a stroke) gets better."

But it can buy: "You can never have enough Hermes scarves. Big colorful scarves that my girls (Tori, 23; Tegan, 20) pick out."

Rosalynn Jovanovich

37, commercial real estate appraiser

What money can't buy: "I just want a healthy baby." Her first child, daughter Mila, is due June 10.

But it can buy: "To have my mother's engagement ring reset into some piece of jewelry."