Corina DuBois is creator of Celebrate Mama! (www.celebratemama.com), a national resource for work-at-home moms and a free-to-the-public festival that benefits local communities while showcasing mom-centric organizations. Here's what this Maryland mother of two preschool boys had to say:

“My ideal Mother's Day would be to wake up with a long cuddle from my boys, followed by spending the day together going out and enjoying some local sights, but with a twist of an alternate universe—no whining, no potty training or diapers, no crankies. It would be a day with just all the fabulous stuff about having kids, like smiles, giggles, exploration and new beginnings without the stuff that requires lessons in parenting along the way. While I happily take the good with the growing, I would love a day where we could just indulge in the amazing art of family. And that alternate universe also includes gifts of jewelry and shoes for the mom.”

Once and former television executive Olga Acebo just returned to corporate America after taking time off to spend the early years with her two children. Here's what this Miami mother had to say:

“I’m still pretty new to this mommy thing, so maybe my dilemma in regards to Mother’s Day is normal—or maybe it's not. I’m torn between wanting to spend the day alone and finally having some me time and wanting to spend the day with those little creatures that actually made me a mom. What to do?  Right now I’m trying to find a happy middle ground and I think I have come up with a solution that works. I want to have my family simply worship me as the amazing goddess that I am. Any acknowledgment of my greatness would be acceptable, like the usual Mother’s Day offerings of breakfast in bed without the kitchen cleanup (that’s where daddy comes in) and a flurry of gifts, hugs, kisses and “Mami, I love you.” That could be followed by either a spa day appointment or girls only lunch date/shopping adventure. ending the day with a fun new activity with the kiddies in which, once again, mom proves she is the coolest mom on Earth. Fun, love and total adoration—what more could a girl ask for?”

Maria Hatzistefanis is a mother of two boys living in Chelsea, London. Maria's high end niche skin care line Rodial (www.rodial.co.uk) tackles women’s real beauty challenges from wrinkles, fine lines and age spots, to cellulite, stretch marks and extreme dryness. Here what she had to say:

“On Mother’s Day, I would like to be woken up by my two sons (two and four years old) with lots of hugs and kisses followed by family breakfast and a shopping spree to Harrods where mummy can indulge in shoes and bags and boys in the latest toy gadgets.”

Prominent New York City makeup artist Kimara Ahnert has upped the gorgeous of everyone from Catherine Zeta-Jomes to Tipper Gore to Tara Reid. She also has a custom-designed collection of makeup and skin care products sold at her Upper East Side studio and online at www.kimara.com. Here's what this new mother had to say:

"My ideal Mother's Day would be a day spent with my husband and nine-month-old son, Jonathan Carter, going to our favorite neighborhood restaurant, Celeste, for brunch, followed by a walk through Central Park, hitting my son's favorite stops, swings, zoo and horse-drawn carriages.  My day would end with an at-home massage, ordering in dinner, a bottle of one my husband's Bordeaux's from 1995 (the year we were married), and Jonathan sleeping through the night!"