hey thanks everyone again for the advice/comments. :)

ok. I am taking all of your comments seriously. It is nice to hear a little advice from others-i think. i am not too excited about an online guy either. i was starting lean more towards someone i could find through other people that I know personally. A couple of guys who may be interested are through my boyfriend's stepmom. She does business without of people and she a couple of guys in mind.

***also, I am considering tell her first. at first i wanted it to be a total surprise, but I have heard from more than one person to let her know ahead of time.****

I asked her in the past -if she would mind if I set her up on a date- she seemed ok with it. i asked her the preferences, etc...and she was cool......
i hope she knows I was serious about it. But she's my mom, and she knows me...so she knows i just might really do it.

plus, I am not only checking out some gentlemen online, but I am also going through people I know and some family members.

LOL!!! to johna1311...I just might have a hit tv show with the writers strike and all.
It seems that 2 of the gentlemen I might be able be able to come are pretty cool and wouldn't mind if it's a party. However, I wanted to get someone I think she could be into for a good while- a real good connection. So, I am looking at compatibility. She has been divorced for about 23 years. I'm not giving up. I hope she hasn't. I just thought the 'dating game' would be a fun ice breaker and take the edge off of her and the guys. maybe i should just go back to choosing one good one and have them meet over dinner.

Well, plans seem to be changing....At first I was just going to do dinner with 1 gentleman, my mom, and my BF and me. Now, I like reptilekeeper's idea about the party being more social. So, since I love to have theme events, I thought I would take it a step further and have the party be turned into 'The Dating Game'. A host and everything..mimic the old 70s show and the have the guys be concealed behind a wall of some sort and my mom on the other. Then the rest of the party could be an active audience....sounds cool???

thanks for the responses....i certainly don't want to set her up with a loser or a freak. lol!!!! I actually wanted to meet the gentleman first-you know like an interview process-I thought of setting up as a group of 4 with my boyfriend and I included - maybe over dinner. The party idea is a great idea!!! my family woulod love that-they very cool to get along with-thanks reptilekeeper...

it's hard to believe that no one has anything to say on this 'blind date' matter. i would really like some feedback.

I am in the process of setting up my mother on a surprise blind date for her b-day coming up. This is why I am on the site for her. I thought this would be a great and unique present versus the regular wrapped gifts. Well, what do you do online daters have to say? I would like a response from peers in her age group 45-55.