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Television Series Looking for Families of Professional Long Haul Drivers

This photo is of the Glen Page Family featured in May June 2009 Issue of Image Driven Magazine!



Emmy Award winning television producer casting new television series about the families of professional drivers. The series will focus primarily on home life, but life on the road will also be featured. We are looking for families dealing with the real life issues unique to the truck driver lifestyle including long periods of separation when one (or both) spouses/significant others spends so much time on the road. We are also looking for stories about women truckers whose husbands are either also on the road or who may be back home working. Families of all types and structures of interest. All family members must be willing to participate.



If you are in a family that fits this description, please send a brief email to Image Driven Magazine.

Image Driven Magazine www.imagedrivenmagazine.com should be arriving in your mail box this week. Read about the Glen Page Family from Michigan. What a wonderful family. They work and play together as a timber and logging family. We interviewed each member of the family and it revealed some very interesting family values. Please take a look and read for yourself.

Where's The Birdie? Sent In by Chantelle Petrone

Have you seen our white-feathered friend?
We went to an empty cage this mornin
To feed our dear friend, but he was not there.
My oldest daughter said to her siblings, “It’s okay, do not despair.”
We looked and we looked but the picture was grim.
Apparently, he ran away, I mean we could not find him.
Alas, I decided to move on with the day.
I needed to haul Emersyne’s yucky diaper away.
As I approached her, my heart skipped a beat.
I think Emersyne got hungry and needed something to eat.
Unfortunately, for Tweetie he became her early snack.
And if the feather tells of his demise, he won’t be coming back.

Porcha
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My name is “Porcha”. I live on Nana and Papa’s Porch on Emerald Lake. Papa (aka) "Teach", can tell you the story behind the names that he gives to things; even if they are not what others call them. My previous owners called me something else; but, I must have done something wrong to my previous owner; because they abandoned me this last winter in Wisconsin. I wish I knew what I did wrong so I could meow, “I’m Sorry”. Nana and Papa are sure nice though. I hope to one day show them how much I love them and I hope I never do anything wrong to cause them to abandon me. I will stay on their porch if they let me and I will try to not do anything that would hurt them. I really love Nana; because she will warm my milk and bring it to me. She doesn’t care how cold it is outside, she always takes care that I have food and drink. She is always bossing Papa around. Like, several times I have heard her tell him he needs to move the cat house to my side of the porch. Papa was gonna move it, but he probably hasn't had the time, yet. I wonder if Nana took care of her own children the same way she takes care of me. I’ll bet she has a litter or two of grandchildren. Women like that usually do. And they protect them with all their might. She probably bosses them around like she does Papa. She told Papa the other night that when the two prince cats, who sleep on the king size bed are gone; there will be no others. I wonder where that leaves me.

Now, that Papa is a whole different story. He acts like he is tough and rough; but, we have a secret that I promised not to tell. He is such a story teller. I’ll bet his children and grandchildren sit around listening to his stories all the time. I know the inside cats lay around and listen to his stories. I know one thing for sure. He gets a little nervous when his grandchildren or anything else gets near his Koi Pond. Imagine that, Fancy Feast! Enough chat for this porch cat!

I have heard that humans say a picture is worth a thousand words. So, here you go. You make up the words.

Wintery Path Down To The Lake

I took this photo yesterday! April 5, 2009

We just sent our May /June Image Driven Magazine to the Printer; it was full of wonderfully warm stories like the one about the "Cool!" logging / trucking family; "The Purpose Driven Page Family" from Camden, MI.

And, it was full of neat stuff ordinary people do, including our cover describing the joys of the warm sun and fun when school is out for one more year. Whoa, where does this guy live? Welcome to the wonderful winter land of Wisconsin.

I also spent a good hour yesterday watching the banjo minnow infomercial on TV. I sure could use a little fishing on the lake. My boat is still in storage. It's not an ice breaker, you know.

Oh! By the way, the lake is still not completely unfrozen. But, the Bald Eagles are back and they seem to be catching some of those walleyed beauties. The snow and canada geese are traveling though. Haven't seen any loons yet; except the neighbors who live on the lake with me. I am included in that fraternity!

Please tell me how warm it is in your neck of the woods. So, I can feel your warmth and imagine what it would be like to live somewhere warm. Or, maybe you want to do one better than this and tell me how cold it is where you live. Any of my Inuits friends reading this?

May Jun 2009 Cover

Our Front Cover for our Image Driven magazine for May June 2009 was taken by Chantelle Petrone, Ft. Bragg, NC.
May and June are the beginning of the summer months where our young people want to go outside and play in the pool or on the beach. Sometimes they will use there imaginations and whatever tools they can find to quinch their curiosities and their thirst for experiences. Hope all of you have a wonderful summer and take time out of your busy schedules to follow in the frolicking of our young people.
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Messing around with new camera

Spread in our Jan Feb 2009 Issue of IDM

The New Mar Apr issue was mailed out Yesterday to Subscribers across US and Canada

Our Front Cover Photo was taken by Ronnie Dunlap from Texas. This photo of the lizard was taken at the Ft Worth Botanical Gardens. We thought that few magazine covers have ever captured spring time quite like this. This may be a once in a lifetime shot and Ronnie feels lucky to have captured this lizard peeking its head out from the hydrangeas. If you have photos that you would like us to consider for our magazine please submit to us at www.imagedrivenmagazine.com

I Hope You Dance Through Life

Math Problems for Feb 20

Tiny Music Box Dancer

Home School Math Today

1. Natalie bought purple, green, and gold streamers to put all the way around the librarian's desk on Mardi Gras Day. The desk is in the shape of a triangle with sides of 5m, 3m, and 6m. The streamers cost $0.43 per meter. What will it cost to buy enough to wrap around the desk 5 times?


2. At the end of the parade Mr. and Mrs. Williams bought pizza for all the members of the kazoo band. Each pizza was cut into seven pieces. If each of the twenty-four members of the band eats three slices, how many whole pizzas will Mr. and Mrs. Williams need to buy?

3. Brian made some very strange pancakes. He put blue food coloring in the batter and made blue pancakes shaped like pentagons. The sides of the pancakes were 6.6 cm each. What is the perimeter of one pancake?


4. The East Elementary School kazoo band has seventy-eight members. One-sixth of them play tambourines and one-sixth of them play cowbells. The rest of the members of the band play kazoos. How many of the band students play kazoos?

5. Brian built a scale model of the log cabin Abraham Lincoln lived in when he was a child. The model is a rectangle with a length of 35 inches and a width of 24 inches. What is the perimeter of the model?


6. Hailey had the highest batting average on her team. She won a trophy and a white t-shirt with the team mascot and her name on it. Her batting average was 0.321. Write her batting average as a fraction.

7. Olivia made chocolate chip pancakes for International Pancake Day. She used an octagonal grill with 11-inch sides. What is the perimeter of Olivia's grill?


8. Thomas spent eight dollars and fifteen cents on a Mancala game. He also bought a Monopoly® game for nine dollars and seventy-seven cents. How much did he spend in all? Write your answer as a decimal.

9. Each student is decorating a white t-shirt for White T-Shirt Day. Timothy drew a circle with a diameter of 10 cm on his shirt. He drew a picture of a wolf in it. What is the circumference of the circle he drew?


10. Mrs. Martinez is planning a barbecue for Mardi Gras Day. She will serve tea or coffee, barbecued chicken or ribs, and cole slaw or potato salad. How many choices of a beverage, a meat, and a salad does she have for her party?

Can You Add More? Image Driven Classmates Say to Their Teacher by Professor Petrone

TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America.
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America?
CLASS: Maria.
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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the
floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

(I Love this kid)
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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we
didn't have ten years ago.
WINNIE: Me!
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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I.'
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry
tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't
punish him?

LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.
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TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before
eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER: Clyde, your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your
brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE: No, sir. It's the same dog.
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when
people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher
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Valentine's Day Eve Math for Homeschool

Valentine's Day Math Stories
Complete and show your work.

1. The EdHelper Candy Company donated two thousand, eight hundred ninety chocolate-nut bars to Marco Polo Elementary School for their Valentine's Day celebration. There are eight hundred three students in the school. Two of the students are allergic to chocolate and seven students can't eat nuts. On the day of the party, twelve other students were absent. If the candy was divided evenly among the remaining students, how many bars did each student get?


2. Dad decided to take Mom out to dinner for Valentine's Day. They had a good time talking during dinner. On the way home, Dad had to stop for gas. He put sixteen gallons of gas into our mini van. The gas price is $1.58 per gallon. How much money did Dad spend on gas?

3. At school, twelve percent of the students wore red shirts on Valentine's Day. There are nineteen classes in the school with eighteen students in each class. How many students wore red shirts on Valentine's Day?


4. Noah is going to bring ice cream to the Valentine's Day party. If two pints of ice cream can feed seven people, how many pints of ice cream does he need to buy for 28 people?

5. There are thirty-two students in Mr. Jernigan's class. One-fourth of them don't want to have a Valentine's Day party. How many students do want to have a party?


6. Madison is making brownies for the class party. The recipe makes 12 brownies and uses 2.5 cups of flour. Madison wants to make 27 brownies, so how much flour will she need?

Message From Pitbull

I just wanted to drop a line and say how much we love the magazine!my 6 yrs old daughter loves the pet section and my 3 yr old son loves the pics of the trucks and when i do get to the house and a chance to read i love the stories and the layout as well. We send the issues in to school with my daughter for show and tell and she gets a kick out of it!!Thanks!!Kristy Bishop aka:Pitbull

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Hobokenzieplusvictor Blog "Homeschool math for today"

5. Mr. White works at the Levi Strauss factory. He packs boxes of jackets into larger cartons. Each carton is 6 feet x 4.8 feet x 3 feet. The boxes are 3 feet x 1.2 feet x 1 foot. How many boxes will fit in each carton?


6. Robert picked up all the pennies he saw on the ground on his way to school. At the end of 46 days he had picked up 133 pennies. What is the average number of pennies he picked up each day? Round off your answer to the nearest whole penny.

7. Kyle is painting a rectangular box in red, white, and blue to make a base for a President's Day display. The box is 4 ft x 3 ft x 2 ft. Each can of paint covers 15 ft2. He uses equal amounts of each color. How many cans of red paint will he need?


8. Joshua's mother works at an umbrella factory. She cuts out the circles of waterproof fabric that are made into umbrellas. Each piece of fabric must have a diameter of 22 inches. What is the distance around (circumference) each circle of fabric? (C = Pi x d)

9. Austin has 20 spacecraft models including his favorite, John Glenn's Mercury capsule. Each model is in a clear plastic box that measures 1.3 feet x 0.6 feet x 0.6 feet. He has to pack all his models in a carton to get ready for his family's move. What is the volume of the smallest carton he can use for all 20 models? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.


10. Sierra started working on a crazy quilt on Quiet Day. Each piece is a different shape. She even used a shape with 8 sides! The lengths of the sides are 1 inch, 3/4 inches, 1 1/4 inches, 1/4 inches, 1 1/2 inches, 1 1/2 inches, 1 1/2 inches, and 1 3/4 inches. What is the perimeter of the shape?

Do You Have a Hobby? Quilting or Crafting?

This photo was sent in by Kim who created this quilt and then presented it to her son's Viola Teacher.

We want to hear what you think and also share your hobbies along with photos or videos. We are an image driven family sharing ideas, experiences, knowledge so that we might benefit someone else. Is there something you need opinion about?

Perhaps we can build an extended family of people who care!
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"Little Girl Turned into a Frog"

"Little Girl Turned Into A Frog"
by Chantelle Auree-Petrone

Once I was small and a little child
Played outside when it was mild.
Even played outside in the sun shine
And I was happy most of the time


But when the sky turned grey and cloudy
I felt the urge and need to be rowdy
Had to stay inside my mom would say
For it’s really blustery outside today

The clouds would swell and fill with rain
And me staying inside seemed insane
Stuck my nose up to the window pane
Watched the frogs hopping on the lane

Then the thunder would boom
The lightning would zoom
The cloud faces would make a frown
The rain would come pouring down

As tears would flow from my eyes
I could hear mom’s breath of heavy sighs
Mom would say, well I suppose
Quick as a wink I ‘d grab my clothes

I would put on my coat and green booties
Shake off all those indoor cooties
Grab my favorite umbrella from the rack
Kiss my mother goodbye with a smack

Ran outside under the rainy shower
God had sent from his heavenly tower
Skipped and splashed in water puddles
Surrounded by lots of rainbow cuddles

I started out as a child in the fog
Magical rain turned me into a frog
From a child to a frog as the lightning flashed
Mom caught it on film just as I splashed

Now there is proof that it happened to me
The day I played in rain and you can see
Once I was a child now turned into a frog
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Coffee Anyone? How Do You Drink Yours?

Robert Miller's photography is worth your time to check out. He was kind enough to not only photograph this image and call it American Trucking; but, he also sent me a cup as a token of appreciation. If you are a novice or professional photographer and want to know more about how he captures these wonderful photos, please click:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynchburgvirginia/2106885364/ If you have images or photos you would like to share; along with a story send it to me. Especially if you have a series of photos that tell a story through the series of photos maximum of 6 please.

Robert Miller's Dream World Image

To see more of Robert Miller's photography please check out: http://www.flickr.com/people/lynchburgvirginia/

And please share with us your photography and images and tell us a little about the story behind each image. We are Image Driven

C-17 dropping soldiers, unloading a big rig, and releasing Flares.
Images on the pages of Image Driven Magazine. Perhaps this would be something of interest to those who fly or who jump or have jumped from C-17s.

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