Mother's Day as a Single Mom

ok, here it is: Mother's Day has never been anything special or important to me.  Don't get me wrong, I ALWAY count the blessings motherhood gives me on this day, but as for a day off or holiday, it has never been one for me.  When I was married, my spouse never did anything to celebrate the day and it was always just another day I was mom. Well, this year, as a single mom there was no difference.  my three year old and one year old have no idea today was anything other than Sunday and you know what? I am just fine with that.  Bare with me as my thought process is a little muddled at the moment, so hopefully I will be able to clarify things along the way. Basically, it comes down to this.  I agree with my mother and her thinking when I come to the conclusion that Mother's Day is a bit ridiculous.  I think the idea behind mother's day is great and it is important to remember our mothers and what makes us good mother's, but why all the pomp?  why do so many women seek glorification for such a blessed calling?  I think like so man other things in the world, this holiday has become a perverted. commercialized hoo-ha that in the end belittles the thing it proposes to magnify.  Let me see if I can explain:  I have seen so many ads, cards, and even friends explain how indebted we are to our mothers.  Listing out the tasks a mom is faced with and extolling all the hardships endured for our behalf.  Not I think a mom should be thanked and recognized for her sacrifices, however, there is no debt.  That's the definition of motherhood: selflessness.  A mom chooses her jobs and magnifies them out of the love of her heart and I feel the day teaches us that we owe her, and more specifically, we owe her on this one day.  This seems a little ungrateful to me as it takes a national holiday for a mom's role to be remembered by some and I think it devalues the selfless acts of love when the loud, public displays of love are meant to glorify mom as "Mom" it places a woman in role she plays and is supposed to be rather than loving her for who she is.  Have I lost you yet? I know this is getting a little convoluted, but try and follow: it is no different that getting a hundred Happy Birthday wishes on Facebook and only having two or three people actually call and wish you a Happy Birthday.
Maybe I am being a little critical as I only see the public displays, rather than the personal family displays and having never experienced it myself I have a jaded view, but if a mom is everything the holiday promotes, then make mother's day an everyday thing just as everyday the mom seeks to do the very best for her child.
I think when my children are old enough to comprehend more I would like to shape the holiday to my liking by focusing on these things:
*Mother's day will not be about me or what I do for my children, but about mothers as a whole.
*I would like to study our genealogy and explain how my mom, grandma, great grandma, etc were moms in the times they lived as well as their virtues and attributes.
*I would like to study women in the scriptures and what their roles as mother's was and how they prepared and magnified that role.
*I want my children to write a list of what they want in a wife and mother of their kids or what they want to achieve in themselves to prepare for motherhood.
*I want my kids to study and understand what the purpose of mom is both in the secular world and what it means to be co-creators with God in bringing life to this Earth.
I want Mother's Day to a day moms are focused on as a whole, rather than a glorification of one individual.
Hope I was able to clearly convey all my thoughts.  I am open to all comments and feedback as I am curious what your thoughts on the subject are!