Mothers Day

It’s a very busy weekend here in West Michigan! The Fifth Third Riverbank Run is on Saturday, the Holland Tulip Time Festival wraps up, there are several concerts, and Sunday is Mother’s Day! Here are 10 things you can do around west Michigan this weekend — both inside and out!

Do something nice for mom on Mother’s Day… get her some free “Crack Fries” from HopCat! All day Sunday at all their locations, HopCat will be saying “thanks” to mom with a free order of crack fries. Which in case you missed it, HopCat’s Crack Fries just recently made our list of the “5 Best Places In Grand Rapids For French Fries”...

So how does this work? My Mom isn't on the internet, so I can't send her a link or wish her a Happy Mothers' Day, or make a post on Facebook or Twitter. What ever will I do?

And while I love MY own mom, My "favorite" mom is... Stifflers' Mom from American Pie. Face it, she is THE mom of all moms. The Mother of all mom's. For many reasons.

Guys, don't do any of these...seriously...flowers, a card, dinner, the laundry, anything but these!

My Mom passed away a few years ago but some of my best memories of mom are from Mothers Day celebrations. First off here's a short history lesson on the origins of Mothers Day. Did you know that the first official celebration of mothers in the United States took place in 1858...