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I had a wonderful Mother's Day with my family. It started out with Tootsie serving me coffee in bed, while Dad cooked breakfast. Then we got ready and visited the Country Store to pick up some seeds for the garden. Tootsie picked out her favorites...snap peas, english cucumbers, zucchini, and corn. Check out the picture of her on the John Deere toybox...can you see what is hiding inside? Yep, my silly boy is hiding in there! We went home and got to work - we planted pumpkins, zucchini, cantaloupe, carrots, cucumber, corn, potatoes, snap peas, and tomatoes. After planting the garden and having a bite to eat, we grabbed our sandcastle buckets and headed for the beach. It was the perfect temperature (low 70's) and the kids had a blast. We sat back and enjoyed the sound of the water, the birds, and the soft guitar music from a man playing for his family. It was the perfect evening. We didn't know this family, but we really appreciated the music...i