Heidi Montag's Mom Mocks Daugter's Lifestyle

Heidi Montag’s mom, Darlene Egelhoff, has scoffed at her famous daughter’s love of five star hotels and spas on her website.

Egelhoff – who is currently working as a maid to help make ends meet after being forced to close her family run restaurant– made the observation on the latest entry on her blog.

The mother and daughter have had a strained relationship in recent years but that hasn’t stopped Egelhoff from posting childhood photographs of her family and talking about them openly.

The 47-year-old mother-of-three writes honestly in her “Metamorphosis of a Mother” blog about her life and struggles while residing in Colorado.

In the latest entry entitled “Time Stands Still,” Egelhoff writes of a dream she has of taking a remote outdoor trip with her three children Sky, Heidi and Holly.

She writes: “I allow my memories to come alive; I imagine Sky is wound up, lit, doing anything possible for Holly’s attention.

“Holly is laughing hysterically at everything he does, not wanting to get caught enjoying herself as she professes to hate these trips.

“Eventually she will be able to convince Heidi to do the same, preferring to sleep in five star Hotels with all inclusive spas as opposed to the dirt, I still don’t get it, I prefer the experience and solitude that comes with the dirt.”

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Heidi Montag's Mom: I Can't Pay My Bills

It's been a year of challenges for Heidi Montag's mom Darlene Egelhoff.

Aside from her estranged relationship with Montag since February, the mother of three and her husband, Tim, also now face an immense financial hurdle.

Timberlines, a popular restaurant featured on The Hills and owned by Egelhoff and her husband in Montag's hometown of Crested Butte, Colo., recently went out of business after a 21-year run.

"We're a tourist town, so our business department was dependent on the economy," Egelhoff tells PEOPLE. "Business started declining. We tried to make the necessary adjustments, but we were just not quite in time. We were forced to close because of the economy."

Egelhoff admits her family hit such a financial low that, at the end of last year, she even borrowed money from Montag.

"The restaurant was struggling, and I was crying on the phone," Egelhoff recounts. "I fought it for so long, but finally, I said, 'Tax guys are on the way. It's $8,000.' Heidi very generously wired me a check that day. That kept the restaurant afloat for at least six months. It was so generous and helpful."

Egelhoff has now gone from owning a restaurant and making appearances on The Hills to cleaning houses for a living.

"The work is sporadic and competitive," Egelhoff says. "My work is not enough to pay the bills. We need other work immediately. [My son] Sky is eligible for free lunch at school and is proud to take advantage of it."

But despite the hardships she and her family have recently faced, Egelhoff maintains a positive outlook on life and on the possibility of rekindling the close bond she once shared with her youngest daughter.

"I have no regrets in life," she says. "I feel like God makes all things for good, and the most difficult situations we go through in life are opportunities. That's when we build character and strength – during difficult times."

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Heidi: I've Had "Ups and Downs" With My Body

Reunited spouses Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt packed on the PDA in Las Vegas on Saturday, where Montag, 24, hosted Pure nightclub's Halloween Haunt. Pratt, 26, dressed as a Close-Encounters-style alien; Montag skipped a costume, but showed off her surgically-enhanced curves in a gold mini-dress.

"I'm Heidi Montag for Halloween," she told reporters on the red carpet. "I designed my own dress."

How does Montag feel about her body (she famously had 10 procedures done in one day) these days? "Um, ups and downs!" she said. "I'm good. I'm just trying to focus on other things, not focus so much on my body."

A lot has happened since then. The Hills, the MTV reality show that made them stars, aired its final episode. And over the summer, the pair (who married in April 2009) separated, filed for divorce and then reunited.

Montag gushed on the red carpet that, this time around, she's "enjoying our relationship. I had so much going on [before, I didn't have a chance to enjoy being a newlywed."

One thing that's definitely real: Montag's sad isolation from most of her friends and family. Her mom Darlene Egelhoff hasn't seen her daughter in nine months, and is now working as a maid in Crested Butte, Colo. to make ends meet.

Egelhoff -- who loudly objected to Heidi's surgery and her husband Pratt -- admitted to Inside Edition that it's awkward when folks now recognize her from The Hills.

"That's very humbling for me and I very much appreciate that experience because I don’t ever want to get full of myself and think I’m too good to do anything."

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Heidi Montag: 'I'm Very Fragile'

It's been 11 weeks since her life-changing plastic surgery but Heidi Montag is still very much healing.

"I'm very fragile," she tells PEOPLE. "I'm not in a great place right now."

The road to recovery hasn't been an easy one but Montag, 23, with weekly massages, exercise and therapy, has been working hard at the process. Still, setbacks like a stressful trip back home to Crested Butte, Colo., to confront her mom, have pushed back her healing some.

"I was hysterical the whole time," she says of the trip. "It was so hurtful. My body really set back from recovering from all the crying, stress and that traumatic experience."

Says Montag: "My insides were just throbbing and pounding but I know it's part of what I had to go through."

Despite the pain, Montag is very sure of one thing: there are no regrets. "I'm thrilled," she says. "I'm the happiest I’ve ever been in my life."

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Heidi: My Mom Looked at Me 'Like a Circus Freak'

Nine weeks after undergoing 10 plastic-surgery procedures in one day, an anxious Heidi Montag finally headed to her hometown of Crested Butte, Colo., to face her mother, Darlene Egelhoff, for the first time since the transformation.

"I was nervous, but also excited … I never thought in my wildest dreams she was going to react the way she did," Montag, 23, tells PEOPLE.

The reunion – which was filmed for The Hills – was less than joyous. "She was looking at me almost like a zoo animal. It wasn't like I was her daughter anymore. She was looking at me like I was a circus freak," says Montag.

"I think she was most upset that Spencer was there for me and she wasn't. She was saying how sad it is that my confidence is gone because of the music industry I'm trying to get into."

Montag, who still struggles with daily pain but has no regrets about what she's done, says, "I wanted to be the most beautiful, inside and out. It's part of being a pop star."

So where does her relationship with mom stand? "I tried to leave it as best as I could, but my heart was breaking."

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Spencer Pratt: Out At Wonderland Nightclub

Spencer Pratt, the less ridiculous half of Speidi (now-a-days), was flying solo last night at Wonderland Nightclub. Also there were MTV cameras, former friend Brody Jenner, and Audrina Patridge.

His wife, Heidi Montag is back home in Crested Butte, CO debuting her new look to her family and friends (hey, she might have friends).

Cameras Follow Heidi to Colorado to Face Mom

After keeping her family in the dark about getting 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day, Heidi Montag is finally heading home to Crested Butte, Colo., to confront her mom and reveal what she calls, “the new me.”

And camera crews for MTV’s The Hills are recording it all.

Montag — still in bandages she has to wear for portions of the day while her recovery continues — boarded a private jet bound for Colorado early Wednesday with her sister Holly.

The Hills star recently told PEOPLE her mom, Darlene Egelhoff, was horrified by the surgeries. “I still can’t believe I’m 23 and mom is reacting this way,” Montag said.

Despite conflicting reports that her mom was actually supportive of the surgeries, Montag told PEOPLE her mother didn’t know the extent of the procedures and only talked to her daughter after they were completed. At that point, her tune changed dramatically and Egelhoff became eager to confront Montag about going under the knife.

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Darlene Horrified Over Her Daguhters Surgeries

Nine weeks after her dramatic transformation, Heidi Montag is dealing with the horrified reaction of her mom, Darlene Egelhoff.  "I still can't believe I'm 23 and mom is reacting this way," Montag tells PEOPLE. "I'm nervous to go home and face her – especially with cameras rolling."

A source close to the family tells PEOPLE that Egelhoff "is horrified and having a total breakdown. She can't wait to confront Heidi when she goes home."

Montag's mom, who lives in Colorado where the reality star grew up, will get her wish soon. "Heidi is planning to head back to her small town of Crested Butte very soon," says the source.  And Hills fans will get to see the drama play out next season on the MTV hit, as cameras will catch every moment.

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Her father, Bill Montag spoke out briefly to Radar Online saying, “Obviously, every parent has concerns, I have promised Heidi that I will not openly speak about the situation.”