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Preparing for Mother’s Day

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Preparing for Mother’s Day
Preparing for Mother’s Day

Even though COVID-19 may be throwing a wrench in your Mother’s Day Celebration it doesn’t mean you can’t still make your mother feel the love from a safe distance.

South alabama.- - even though covid-19 maybe- throwing a wrench in your - mother's day celebration it - doesn't mean you can't still- make- your mother feel the love from - safe distance.- news 25's victoria bailey visit- a local business to see - how they are preparing for the- upcoming holiday.

- - i'm shopping for my - daughters-in-law- because i have some wonderful - daughters in law, good friends,- birthdays and i'm just- trying to get it all done - quickly," but whoever that special lady i- in your life, employees at joy'- hallmark shop in gulfport are - working around the clock to - make sure residents have the- perfect words or gifts- to share.

- "we just got in a shipment so w had to hurry and kind of get- those in and get those- on the shelves so we would be - ready for today because we- expected this - weekend to be really big.

These- are a lot of our hallmark gifts- up here in the front.

We- also have a new supply of willo- tree- in and we have some new - religious things in and just- lots of things like that that - people- like to buy for gifts for - mother's day," the shop, which has the largest- mother's day card selection - on the mississippi gulf coast,- just reopened it's doors last - week.

- terri eton says she's thankful- because getting her gifts onlin- wouldn't be the same for this - special holiday.- "it's just something about bein able to pick it up, open it up,- look at it, touch it, and - kind of feel it.

There's- something about that and not- wondering - what it looks like will it look- like what i thought it was gonn- look like when it gets- here," beverly anderson is the store - manager and she says it's - making sure customers have a- safe shopping experience is a - top priority.

- "we sanitize we have the wipes to sanitize the counters we hav- the hand sanitizer- that's 99.9% alcohol that we us- and we have one on the counter- for the - customers to use and we try to- keep our distance as much as- possible and we - haven't really limited people - coming in the store but it- hasn't been that many to- where we have to limit yet," with mother's day set aside to- honor motherhood and- to appreciate mothers and mothe- figures - eton says celebrating the - occasion is something she - looks forward to each year.

- "my mother hasn't been here for 36 mothers days and for a long- time i wasn't - very happy about mother's day - and it was a difficult time but- when you have other - people who were special to you- who are mothers who have been - wonderful - mothers you know your mother- gave you the ability to be able- to love other mothers" - - -

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