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A message from your teachersby Estates Elementary 5th Grade Teachers

Remember; you are somebody! You were somebody when you came to my class and you are a better somebody now. You are powerful and strong. You deserve the education that you get in life; you have places to go, things to do, and people to impress. May you always be blessed!!

Sincerely, Ms. Jolie Ducey

Today I wish for you all of the happiness that you are so deserving of. I wish that all of your dreams will be fulfilled and that sunshine and laughter will follow you wherever you go. I wish you smiles, new adventures, new friends and success in everything you do. I wish the best of everything to match the best of you. One more wish I have, more for me than for you, is that I wish I could be there with you, to see all these wishes come true.

Your loving teacher, Rose M. Alonso

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Mission: Sharing About Living with Heart. Create * Conceive * Connect

Letter from the Editor 2News, Celebrations, and Giveaways

Heart of Fashion 3Why Is Style So Important?& Fiammisday.com

Recipe Corner 4Camping MealsFoil Pack Burger and Chicken

You Asked? We Answered. 5 What helps make a successful person?

Sesame Street 6Monster Manners

Heart of Home & Family 7Scrapbook Your Family Memories

Austin's Summer Fun 8

Online Courses 9Have You Ever Taken an Online Class?

Heart of Travel 10Get Back To Nature: Go Camping

Tech Tips 12Summer Fun with Your Tech& June Apps

Featured Foundation 13USA Harvest

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Monster Manners Enter online at heartbeatmag.com under the Giveaway section. Please join the Sesame Street neighborhood as they turn children into well-mannered little monsters with the release of Sesame Street: Monster Manners.

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Letter from the Editor

We just passed Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year and the official start of summer! There has been such a change in weather here in Florida, with the afternoon showers that last a few minutes and make the landscape so green. My schedule this month has included, shuttling the kids to camps, starting a new Home Health Nursing job, adding new Social media clients, and completing June's magazine.

Be sure to visit and welcome Calistoga's Cafe, Carolyne Rodrigues - Coach, and Gulfcoast High School Boys Basketball, as they are a few of my newest clients. This month enjoy our giveaway from Sesame Street, Monster Manners DVD. Enter on our giveaway page for your chance to win.

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With love, Nicole Flothe Managing Editor

With the weather being so unpredictable lately, the sky shines with color. Each night when the sun goes down, if it's just rained, the highlights on the clouds are so beautiful. The photo was taken after a recent storm and pink clouds and blue sky are vibrant against the dark tree line.

Lee Heyward - Style with LeeShelly Aristizabal - You Asked & We AnsweredBeth Gatrell - Tech Tip of the Week Cheryl Flothe - Heart of Travel, Recipe CornerHeart of Home & Family

Love one another with all your heart!

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by Lee HeywardStylewithLee.com

Today, although this weather is not so good, I want color to bring joy in my life. I decided, then, with the help of my mom, to wear this outfit that's really colorful and very easy. The blouse from CDEC by Cordelia de Castellane is from last year and immediately makes you feel joyful. The skirt from Okaidi is in a really intense color. My fabulous Naturinos added that little bit of modern and super chic. I love it and I love the colors!

HAVE A SPECIAL DAY - Fiammetta

Why is style important?Style is not about fashion. It’s about expressing yourself and being comfortable with who you are. Style is also about fun and confidence. When we have confidence, we feel good, carry ourselves proudly, and want to look our best. Style makes all of this possible.

How long have you been doing this, and how did you become a style expert?It all began in fourth grade. My best friend had to change schools, and we wanted to make sure she made a great first impression. I edited her closet, getting rid of all things childish and not fitting for a cool fourth grader. Together, we planned the outfits she would wear during her first week at a new school.

My passion for helping people feel great about their style led me to a career as a retail merchandiser and sales representative for a large footwear and apparel company. It was not until my Dad promised to give my Mom $500 to go shopping if I would edit her closet that I realized I could help women everywhere achieve simple and effortless style.

I created Style with Lee to show women that great style isn’t about being egotistical; it’s about achieving the confidence and happiness you deserve. The right clothes can make you feel invincible, giving you the confidence to accomplish anything you desire. I am committed to helping women feel more confident through the development of personal style. I have worked with countless individual clients, helped corporations upgrade their employees’ images, and have spoken in front of groups teaching people how to achieve the style they want.

Fiammisday.com Blogger Simona from Florence, Italy

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1. Lay out an 18” piece of heavy-duty foil.2. Starting in the center, layer the ingredients as listed in the instructions, then season.3. Bring together long ends and make several folds, leaving a little space on top for steam. Multiple folds ensure a non-leak foil packet.4. Fold the ends closed up to the food.5. Cook directly on medium campfire coals, use tongs to retrieve, then let cool a bit before serving.

Recipe Corner

by Cheryl Flothe

Hobo Burger Foil Pack Chicken & Veggies Foil Pack

Photo from: Hamburgers in Foil Images online Photo from: All Recipes.com

Are you ready for a summer camping trip and looking for some easy meals? I’ve heard about Hobo Packets or Hobo Camp Burgers for years and even made some in the past. Maybe it was from my Girl Scouting years, but I read on several sites the Boy Scouts were taught to make these for camping trips. I also found a site from the Greater Los Angeles Girl Scout with camp recipes that include the burger foil pack meal and a wide variety of other tasty camp meals. These foil dinners are so easy and can be cooked on the coals of your campfire, the barbeque grill, or in the oven. At camp, you can eat the meals right out of the foil, so you don’t need a paper plate. There are also foil pack meals for other meats, vegetables, and even for breakfast. You can form the burgers, prep the chicken or other meats, and prep the veggies at home before leaving for camp. Then you can make the packets and keep them in the cooler, or let each camper add other ingredients they like before cooking. The Boy & Girl Scouts use a marker to write the name of each person on their meal.

Various recipes differ. While some suggest one layer of heavy duty foil, others specify two. And some say to turn them over after 10 minutes on the coals, but others say to just rotate them so they cook more evenly. For further foil pack meals, check out the internet. There are so many interesting recipes it’s hard to choose!

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by Shelly Aristizabal of Business Women Connect

Q: What helps make a successful person?A: Believe That You Can

The Purpose of life... is living a life of purpose. God is the giver of dreams. He is looking for people to whom He can transfer His passion and dreams. He uses dreams to help us discover our purpose in life. Successful people are dreamers. Your dreams will carry you through the hard times in life. You must believe that you can accomplish your dreams!

Average people can only see the immediate surroundings and complain. Successful dreamers can see beyond the current situation. They know, "Where I am right now is not where I am going." They create a vision in their minds of what will be. Make sure you write your dream down and keep it in front of you. Please know that every successful person has gone through a period of setbacks and discouragement. With your dream in front of you, it is important to surround yourself with other positive dreamers so you can encourage each other!

ACTION: Important people do important things! Believe that you can. Build that business, get that degree, launch that ministry, birth that dream! If you can believe it, you can be it!

Chicken & Veggies Foil PackIngredients:6oz – 8oz (1 breast) chicken chunks per camper1 cup sliced carrots1 cup sliced potatoes1 tbsp. butter/margarine2 tbsp. Cream of Chicken Soup (condensed)1 tbsp. waterSalt, pepper and season to taste

Instructions:1. Cut chicken into one inch chunks. Cut fresh vegetables like potatoes and carrots into about 1/4 inch slices. Frozen vegetables also work.

2. Starting in center of top sheet; add a layer of sliced carrots, then a couple pats of butter. Then add the diced chicken chunks. Salt & pepper to taste. Add sliced potatoes and top with Cream of Chicken Condensed soup – undiluted. Add water.

3. Seal foil pack with multiple folds and place on a medium hot bed of campfire coals for around 30 minutes – turning once at 15 minutes. (You can slit packs on top to check if they’re done.)

From: Campingwithgus.comNote: Other meat, vegetables, fruits, sauces, and seasonings can be used. For example: pineapples & green peppers with ham, or tomatoes with other meats and vegetables.

Hobo Camp Burger Foil PackIngredients:1/4 lb. hamburger1/2 to 1 potato1 carrot1/4 small onion (if desired)Salt, pepper, and season to taste.

Instructions:1. Peel and slice carrot, potato and onion.2. Form hamburger into patty.3. Place food on foil in following order: carrots, potato, onions, meat, potatoes and carrots. Close foil tightly making sure to fold the edges. Place in hot coals for 24-25 minutes, 12 minutes per side.

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I was asked to review a new show by Sesame Street called Monster Manners. My kids are eight and older, so I wasn't sure if the show would hold their attention, but I was pleasantly surprised. My daughter loved watching the show and her 10 year old brother thought it was funny. As a parent I enjoyed the simple lessons they shared. Cookie Monster shows us table manners, Elmo learns to share, and Rosita learns about no pushing. There was several songs and one that my kids made their older brother watch was Cookie Monster singing, Me want it. Then while we were in town we found the video on YouTube and they had their dad watch the funny remix too.

PLEASE JOIN THE FURRY MONSTERS FROM SESAME STREET AND WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT AS THEY KINDLY TEACH MANNERS TO PRESCHOOLERS INSesame Street: Monster MannersAVAILABLE ON JUNE 10, 2014 To learn more visit www.sesamestreet.com

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by Cheryl Flothe

Our granddaughter in Florida Skyped us the other day. We talked about the goings-on with her and the family, then she showed me the yearbook from her elementary school. I came up with the idea of starting a summer journal/scrapbook. For several years, I’ve been thinking of school and life scrapbooks for the grandkids as I see them reach personal milestones and receive certificates, letters, awards, and notices of important events in their lives. Older kids might just want to add a few captions and notes around important pictures, certificates, and memorabilia. Kids could do their own scrapbook and/or the families could work on one together. Tips, quotes, and downloadable templates are online and you can even dress up the pages with stickers and other accessories from Michaels, JoAnn’s, or other sources.

What you put into the scrapbook is entirely up to you and your family---day trips, vacations, visits with friends and family, camps, birthdays, miniature golf, the beach, sports, and keepsakes---the possibilities are endless. A scrapbook is a good way to save favorite memories and keepsakes you will always treasure. And journaling is a good way for kids to keep up their writing skills. For you techies out there, online sites such as Smilebox allow you to make and print, post, or email your scrapbook (with music); but I think there may be a cost. I know I’ve saved plenty of keepsakes---maybe I’ll do a scrapbook, as well.

7 Tips to Make Your Own Scrapbook:

1. Get supplies together:k Books can be purchased scrapbooks, photo albums with insertable

slots, 3-ring binders, spiral notebooks, or even construction paper.

k Paper for the pages (plastic photo page sleeves and paper pages would work in a 3-ring binder).

k Scissors, markers, pens, pencils, glue stick, etc.k Adhesive corners for photos.k Embellishments such as stickers and decorative pieces you can

glue on.

2. Divide photos and keepsakes (usually chronologically) into various related sections.

3. Keep in mind what type of captions and journaling notes you will use and leave room for them. Write captions on the pages or cut out some you’ve printed on the computer.

4. Lay out keepsakes, photos, journaling, captions, etc., on the page before you glue.

5. Glue items down and add photos. You can use colored or printed backgrounds or frames, printed sayings, stickers, and more.

6. Design and decorate the cover.

7. Enjoy your memories for years to come!

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My nephew Austin continues to go through physical therapy and learn things that six year old boys should know. I love all the recent summer adventures he has taken. In Alaska, they do a lot of hunting and fishing, so he went to Cabella's with his dad for Father's Day.

Austin had his first day of summer school at Shaw Elementary. He got to go out to the playground and use the wheelchair swing. It was awesome---he loved it and kept saying, "Go higher!"

by Nicole Flothe

“Courage is found in unlikely places.” - J.R.R. Tolkien

Life Tip from Dr. Suzanne Ervin, Ph.D. Build your agenda around prayer time.Make it a priority of your everyday life. You will be amazed at the power of keeping your daily appointment with God. Setting a prayer time is one of the great secrets in the lives of prayer champions. - Mike Murdock

As per my sister-in-law, Tina, Austin has been spending time with family and friends. They drove to Matanuska Glacier ,one of Austin's favorite spots. He's been on this glacier, every year since he was born. It was a very beautiful day. On the way they saw a moose swimming in the lake. They headed over to Long Rifle Lodge, which overlooks the glacier, and got a bite to eat. This is a MUST for anyone that would love to walk, hike on a glacier, or just hang out at the picnic tables. Austin will do everything and anything just like before, but in a different way.

And his latest adventure was going Halibut fishing with Crazy Ray's Adventures in Whittier.

To learn more about his story visit www.facebook.com/austinervinhealing

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Have you ever taken an online class? Sometimes we have a real desire to learn a new craft or hobby, but aren't able to attend a class locally. Now, with the convenience of the computer, you can take so many classes online. There is a company called Skillshare that offers a free trial to see if you like taking classes online. You can learn photography, art, and so many other things. Udemy is another organization where instructors create online courses and you take a series of video classes to learn a new trade. If you want Harvard on your resume, you can always register for one of their online courses at Harvard.edu. Creative Live is another program that broadcasts live courses 24/7.

On the CreativeLive.com website they have listed their best selling courses to give you an idea of what they have to offer.

Another source I use often to learn DIYs is YouTube. You can just type in what you'd like to create or learn and someone might have a free video that you can watch. I recently learned how to make giant flowers using colored tissue paper. The video showed the steps and the results were beautiful, a perfect addition to my present wrapping.

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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Seuss

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by Cheryl Flothe

Mountaintop above Cooper Landing, AKPhoto from Eurekatent.com

A great many people, and more all the time, live their entire lives without ever once sleeping out under the stars. Alan S. Kesselheim, Let Them Paddle: Coming of Age on the Water

In today’s fast-paced life of long commutes, days filled with work, car pools, and family activities; the human soul craves a slower, more relaxing time. We spend hours watching TV, playing video games, texting, and checking FB and other social media on our smart phones. Sometimes we just need a break from it all. That’s where camping comes in---leaving the city and cares of everyday life behind and getting back to nature can bring feelings of relaxation like no other activity.

Until the turn of the century, people’s lives were less complicated and people tended to stay closer to home, but with the invention of the automobile, people began to get out onto the road and started camping. Most people used tents or camped in the open air; but over the years motorhomes, truck campers, and travel trailers are getting more popular.

Cooking out by the firepit. - Cooper Landing, AK

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Here are a few tips for a good camping trip:Put your tent up before dark and bring LED lanterns and flashlights. Headlamps are nice, too.

Bring a sleeping mat or inflatable air mattress, ground cloth for under your tent, and a sleeping bag appropriate for weather conditions.

Be prepared for rain with a tarp to put over your tent and raingear or a poncho to keep you dry.

An old rug outside your tent where you take off your shoes will keep your tent cleaner.

Plan your meals, bringing only as much food as you need and prepare as much in advance as possible. Also make sure you have enough ice in your cooler to keep food preserved. Some foods can be transported frozen to keep them fresh longer. Note: Make sure your cooler’s closed all the way---we had a raccoon open our cooler (that wasn’t closed all the way) and help itself.

Bring water from home---a several-gallon container with a spigott turned on its side’s almost like having running water. If you can’t bring much water and there’s no water at the campground, boil local water for 10 minutes, or use a water filter.

Use paper plates and utensils if water won’t be available to wash your dishes. And make sure to carry out your trash in plastic bags. Throw food stuff from dishwashing in the trash rather than on the ground.

If you’re camping in wild country, be bear aware and keep food in sealed containers away from where you sleep. Also read up on bear safety and carry bear spray.

Bring the proper clothing for weather conditions, including layers for when it’s cooler. And bring sunscreen, insect repellant, and a first aid kit.

Make sure to research the area you’ll be camping in so you’ll be prepared for what you need to bring.

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For years we used Eureka tents when we camped. When I checked the Eurekatent.com website, they listed 10 Health Benefits of Camping: Fresh air, socialization, improved moods, less stress, exercise, sunshine, sleep, healthier eating, new challenges, and meditation. All these benefits will send you home in a good mood, a lot less stressed, and looking forward to your next camping experience.

The great naturalist, John Muir said: Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out going to the mountains is going home; that wilderness is a necessity…This thought is so prophetic, especially since he lived from 1838-1914. He realized the direction humans were going---losing their connection with the outdoors and nature---and knew our souls crave the wilderness for peace. I hope you will take the next opportunity to go camping, or at least get out in nature to hike, relax, and appreciate our wonderful world.

June Appsby Nicole Flothe

I downloaded this new app called Heart Rate. It's great because it will track my resting heart rate and when I'm active. During my app search this month my church got a new app, LWFC. It has the latest sermon and so many other awesome features. A few games were added to my summer fun list: Color Me Summer, Two Dots, Catch Balls, and High Diving. Rising Star is a new show on TV that you can help vote for the singer and raise the wall via the phone app. The kids and I loved the excitement of voting live. PhotoGrid is a great app that has so many photo features, you can also add stickers! Lastly, my mother has been doing great selling things on eBay. Check her out at SEMYARTCOM for the latest treasures she finds. I hope to load a few things on eBay this summer, it's like having a virtual garage sale!

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Netflix and watch your favorite TV shows and movies on many devices including PS3, Wii, PC, mobile devices, and others. If you’d like to do some fun activites, but aren't sure what, check out Real Simple’s list of fun summer activites and try them all. You can also check out the fun activities, crafts, recipes, and more at Spoonful that are great to do with kids. If you’re interested in summer camps you can check online with The Best Camps to find information on most camps across the US, including camps with specific activities as well as others, including special needs and day camps. There's also summer fun available for on-the-go and you can celebrate summer with the Disney Where’s My Summer App where you can hit the beach and work your way through physics based challenges. If you enjoy coloring, you may want

to download Color Me Summer and have some fun coloring pictures of birds, sealife and more. And be sure to check in with "Into

Tomorrow" as we begin our Cool Into Tomorrow Hot Summer Giveaway with all of our Friends!

Into Tomorrow's Summer fun with your tech...by Beth Gatrell

With the summer rain and very high temperatures, sometimes it’s nice to stay dry and cool and these days you can do so much more with your TV and tech. Devices like Google Chromecast allow you to stream shows, movies, music, and more to your TV using your favorite mobile device. You can also connect with

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Featured Foundationby Nicole Flothe

While I was chatting with my friend, Jim Rice, from The Clay Place, he mentioned he has worked with Collier Harvest for many years. I did some research and found that it is a chapter of U.S.A. Harvest. U.S.A. Harvest was first started in 1989. Founder Stan Curtis never dreamed it would be so successful! U.S.A. Harvest evolved out of Kentucky Harvest, and is very different from other charitable organizations because they're not fund-raisers, they're "FOOD-RAISERS!"

Their volunteers pick up surplus food from restaurants, hospitals, and food suppliers and deliver it to missions, soup kitchens, and people in need. It's a very simple and passionate concept that people can really relate to: Moving food from people who have too much, to those who have much too little!

The organization has expanded across the nation through the efforts of more than 125,000 volunteers.

They now have chapters in over 130 cities and towns from New York to Los Angeles, and from Minneapolis/St. Paul to Miami. However, hungry people exist in every corner of our country.

U.S.A. Harvest is now serving over 5,400 agencies nationwide. Their volunteers have provided over 437 Billion Pounds of food to these deserving organizations. And by doing so, they've helped them save millions of dollars that have been re-allocated to other extremely important needs such as clothing, shelter, job training and opportunities, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and counseling programs.

They are also proud to say that they accomplished all these great things even though they don't solicit or accept any money from the government!

In Collier County, the Collier Harvest chapter was started in 1992. They had about a dozen volunteers serving approximately fourteen relief agencies in the Greater Naples area. Today they have scores of regular volunteers and serve over 60 agencies. During the past decade they have delivered food to dozens of hunger relief agencies throughout southwest Florida.

The biggest event of the year occurs on the second weekend in May during the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) day. On this occasion hundreds of volunteers pitch in with postal workers and corporate sponsors from around the region to deliver items to local relief agencies. Annually they collect over 200,000 pounds of food in one weekend during their NALC food drive!

Visit www.usaharvest.com and www.collierharvest.org for more information.

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Hi, I'm Austin Ervin and I'm recovering from a car accident I had in Alaska. I was diagnosed with Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation. I had to have spinal surgery at Seattle Children's Hospital, went to Kennedy Krieger Institute for Rehab and now I have returned to Alaska. I'm on a breathing tube and have to get assistance with moving. My Mommy & Daddy are raising money to help support my care now and in the future. Your donations help with: extra expenses, extra therapies, and so much more. Thanks! Visit www.believeaustin.com

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