After all the anticipation about Mother’s Day restaurant offerings, I awakened that day with a stuffy nose and sore throat. Well, the family refused to go out without me, and they made the most wonderful Mom’s day breakfast ever. The coffee was hot and strong too. As the day went on, I was feeling better, but not in the mood to go out or to cook. Must have been the pollen that made me so stuffy. In any case, we ordered from Pizza Hut. It was good as usual. What a nice Mother’s Day, we all just took it easy.

The abrupt closing of the Plantation House Restaurant in West Ocean City early this week sent groups scurrying for a new place to hold their events. Known for catering to everything from card parties to bus groups, and apparently pretty well booked, the owner simply locked the doors giving no notice. Moving trucks were spotted at the Plantation House and at the owner’s home in broad daylight. But, we imagine him stealing off into the dark of night, since we heard he owed a lot of people a lot of money.

Our kids are coming into town on Mother’s Day, and they said, “don’t cook on your day, mom”. That’s all I needed to hear to check out which of our favorite restaurants has the best Mother’s Day specials. Some, including the Coral Reef in the Holiday Inn Suites, offered complimentary shrimp cocktail or a glass of wine for mom, while others simply display their chef’s specials. Couldn’t find any with special pricing for mom so I think I’ll just peruse the printed menus and websites and pick the one that is sure to appeal to everyone in our group. Oh, this looks good. Phillips by the Sea has $3 off entrees plus free flowers and dessert. It’s oceanfront too. I love that. Still I’m going to look at Fresco’s, Liquid Assets and Jules. Let me know if you have any suggestions.