It’s Summer, and it’s hot. The most recent heat wave even had the folks in Vermont breaking a sweat!  If the kids are already saying “I’m bored,” or they’re getting cabin fever from having to stay inside in the air conditioning, make the fever go away with some fun, summertime snacks they’ll love helping create!   

• Use small, sturdy paper cups and tongue depressors to make yummy popsicles out of any juice or fruity drink.  Place the cups on a tray, fill them with whatever juice you like, cover with strong plastic wrap, poke the tongue depressors through the plastic and into the cup, then put in the freezer for a few hours. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream before pouring the liquid, and you’ll have a cool, creamy treat! 
• The Seasoned mom has an easy-to-whip-up yogurt-based fruit dip recipe called Poolside Dip.  What a great way for the kids to get a good helping of fruit and calcium! 
• Classic chocolate-covered banana pops are easy to make!  Cut firm ripe bananas in half, and peel. Push a popsicle stick about halfway in from the cut end, lay on a wax paper-covered cookie sheet, and freeze for at least one hour.  While you wait, prep some toppings:  chopped pistachios, toffee bits, or colored sprinkles. Pour hardening chocolate sauce like Magic Shell into a cup, and once the bananas are frozen firm, dip them in the sauce, then roll or dip in topping. Return them to the wax paper and freeze for a little longer.  

• Make basil butter for extra tasty corn-on-the-cob: start by mincing a cup of fresh basil leaves, (if the older kids want to do that, supervise them closely!), and add the chopped leaves to a half cup of softened butter along with a pinch of salt.  Mix well and spread onto a warm ear of corn, and they won’t want plain buttered corn on the cob ever again! 
• Melons are fresh and delicious this time of year, so let the kids use cookie cutters to cut sliced melon into fun-shaped snacks!  
• It’s too hot to light the fire pit, so s’mores ice cream pops are what you need! Scoop softened marshmallow ice cream in small paper cups, add a popsicle stick, and freeze for an hour. Place some graham crackers in a plastic zipper bag, and have the kids crush them to pea-sized bits using a rolling pin or a heavy coffee mug. Paper cups can be peeled off the pops, and have the kids pour some chocolate hardening sauce over them, sprinkle with the graham cracker bits, let the chocolate set, and enjoy!   
• Have a milkshake bar!  The Spruce has a great guide for making milkshakes of all kinds with a basic recipe and 18 different add-ins for a one-of-a-kind shake. 
• Let’s not forget the fresh veggies that are in season:  slice some yellow and zucchini squash, bell peppers, cucumbers, and have the kids carefully put them on a skewer, adding some grape tomatoes.  Offer some cheesy dip or hummus, and the kids will devour these veggie kabobs! 

There are so many benefits to cooking together.  Taking the children shopping for fresh fruits and vegetables at the farmers market or harvesting in your garden help them understand where their food comes from.  Getting them to help with meals and snacks not only fights boredom, but encourages them to enjoy making the foods they eat, as well as developing an openness to trying new things.  And you never know–you may have a chef in the making! 

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You deserve professional real estate service! You obtain the best results with Teri Isner plus you benefit from her marketing skills, experience and ability to network with other REALTORS®. Your job gets done pleasantly and efficiently.  You are able to make important decisions easily with fast, accurate information from Teri. The Orlando Avenue Top Team handles the details and follow-up that are important to the success of your transaction.

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July 22, 2018

Location: Orange County Convention Center
9800 International Dr.
Orlando, FL 32819

Time: 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Admission: $12 – $35

Phone: 407-571-9990

Meet with wedding professionals, enter to win thousands of dollars in prizes, taste gourmet food and decadent cakes, experience a runway fashion show, and much more!

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Teri Isner is the team leader of Orlando Avenue Top Team and has been a Realtor for over 24 years. Teri has distinguished herself as a leader in the Orlando FL real estate market. Teri assists buyers looking for Orlando FL real estate for sale and aggressively markets Orlando FL homes for sale.

You deserve professional real estate service! You obtain the best results with Teri Isner plus you benefit from her marketing skills, experience and ability to network with other REALTORS®. Your job gets done pleasantly and efficiently.  You are able to make important decisions easily with fast, accurate information from Teri. The Orlando Avenue Top Team handles the details and follow-up that are important to the success of your transaction.

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Join us on Saturday, July 14, 2018 for the annual celebration of French culture with food, games, live music and more.

Audubon Park Garden District
East Winter Park Road and Corrine Drive

See Event Website for details!

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You deserve professional real estate service! You obtain the best results with Teri Isner plus you benefit from her marketing skills, experience and ability to network with other REALTORS®. Your job gets done pleasantly and efficiently.  You are able to make important decisions easily with fast, accurate information from Teri. The Orlando Avenue Top Team handles the details and follow-up that are important to the success of your transaction.

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July 3, 2018

Village Center of Baldwin Park
4801 New Broad Street
Orlando, FL 32814

6:00 PM to 11:00 PM

The Village Center will come alive with nearly 100 participants and sponsors of all kinds offering lots of fun including: shopping, a showcase of artisans and craftsmen with works for sale, festival snacks/food trucks, a beer garden, face painting, balloon art, interactive activities, and more!  The event will feature a Main Stage near the lake featuring DJ BradmasterJ and live music from Baldwin Park’s very own ROOM2 BAND.

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You deserve professional real estate service! You obtain the best results with Teri Isner plus you benefit from her marketing skills, experience and ability to network with other REALTORS®. Your job gets done pleasantly and efficiently.  You are able to make important decisions easily with fast, accurate information from Teri. The Orlando Avenue Top Team handles the details and follow-up that are important to the success of your transaction.

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June 30 – September 24, 2018 m- 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

1920 N. Forest Ave.

It’s the great fairy migration happening at beautiful Leu Gardens this summer!  Explore the 50-acre gardens to find where the fairies live. This whimsical exhibit will feature fifteen one-of-a-kind fairy doors which will inspire your child’s imaginative world of mythical forests and secret gardens.  All you must do is find these beautiful doors and let your child’s creativity do the rest!  The fairies will call Leu Gardens’ home from June 30 – September 23, 2018.

Admission to the Enchanted Fairy Doors Exhibit is included in the daytime garden admission: $10 adult, $5 children (ages 4-17 years).  Leu Gardens’ Members and all children 3 years of age and younger receive free admission.

For more information call (407) 246-2620

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June 24, 2018 – 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Celebrate Caribbean American Heritage Month with us through a one day festival and business expo.  Experience the Caribbean through fashion, culture, food, music and business.  You will enjoy a wonderful mixture of a Cultural Expo and Business Expo all under one roof at Orlando Fashion Square Mall.

Orlando Fashion Square
3201 East Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32803

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You deserve professional real estate service! You obtain the best results with Teri Isner plus you benefit from her marketing skills, experience and ability to network with other REALTORS®. Your job gets done pleasantly and efficiently. You are able to make important decisions easily with fast, accurate information from Teri. The Orlando Avenue Top Team handles the details and follow-up that are important to the success of your transaction.

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Orlando Shakespeare Theater
812 East Rollins St
Orlando, FL 32803

Curiosity killed the catfish!  A precocious young mermaid dreams of visiting the Landside.  Against the advice of her friends, she makes a deal with an evil sea witch for the chance to earn the love of a human prince.  Danger is imminent, but how can she ignore what’s in her heart?

Adapted by Brandon Roberts/Based on Hans Christian Andersen’s fairytale.

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The American flag is obviously a symbol of our country but it has come to remind us of every man and woman who has fought for the freedom that we enjoy. The emotions that are stirred by images of our flag can run from happiness to sadness to trust and everything in between.

Most of us learned American flag etiquette or the Flag Code when we were young but occasionally, it is a good idea to review the guidelines so that the flag is treated with the respect it deserves.

• The U.S. flag should not be flown at night unless a light is shown on it.
• The U.S. flag should not be flown upside down except as a distress signal.
• The flag should never touch the ground.
• A U.S. flag should be displayed at the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half-staff in mourning.
• When displaying multiple flags of a state, community or society on the same flagpole, the U.S. flag must always be on top.
• When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor – to its own right. No flag should be higher or larger than the U.S. flag. The U.S. flag is always the first flag raised and the last to be lowered.
• When the U.S. flag is flown with those of other countries, each flag should be the same size and must be on separate poles of the same height. Ideally, the flags should be raised and lowered simultaneously.

More information on flag etiquette can be found at the Veterans of Foreign Wars website.

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Saturday, June 2 – 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday, June 3 – 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Spectacular orchid displays, orchids and supplies vendors, speakers and demonstrations, company plants, raffles, door prizes, and a scavenger hunt!

Florida National Guard Armory
2809 S. Ferncreek Ave.
Winter Park

For more information call: 407-463-5193

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