QUEENSLAND Ambulance Service officer Melissa Cheshire said shift work isn't normally every mother's best friend, but this Sunday was one day off she'd cherish all year.
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The working mother of three said she's missed a few Mother's Day since she started as an ambulance officer in 1990, but was excited to see what her kids had in store for her at the weekend.
Her youngsters Cooper, 15, Kady, 7, and Demi, 6, aren't strangers to spoiling their mum either.
``The girls make cards and last year they did up a little reward booklet that I can tear out tickets where they'll do the washing and wiping up or make me breakfast in bed one day,'' she said.
``I think this year they were talking about taking me out to lunch and Kady said she'd make me breakfast in bed again.''
Mrs Cheshire said she didn't know yet whether either of her daughters would follow in her footsteps, but said a Facebook message from her son was a sure bet they still appreciated what she did for the community.
``My eldest Cooper hacked by Facebook and put up a post saying `I'm so proud of my mum working in the Ambulance Service even though she comes home late and grumpy. I still love her and am proud of her','' she said.
The family also spent the last month spoiling their grandmother who flew up from Bundaberg for a month to visit Melissa, her brother and their families.
Mrs Cheshire said Mother's Day was special to her because it meant spending the day with her children.
