Drew gets an MRI

Many, many thanks to Laura McCalvin (at Wolfson's in Jacksonville, Florida) for the "MR-I AM READY" program.  We were able to complete a long test without medication. 


Slowly, the bed moved backwards into the machine.  It looked just like the pictures from his practice! Drew pretended he was a mummy, like King Tut, and lay very, very still. His Mommy rubbed his toes. The machine was loud.  It was loud, but it didn’t hurt at all.    It made lots of funny noises.  Drew imagined a woodpecker playing drums inside a submarine.  This almost made him giggle, but then he remembered he wasn’t supposed to move.  He could feel his mommy's hand on his feet.  That helped him to feel a whole lot better. 

(note: I'm developing this into a book, more coming soon...) 

Each evening, it is a short walk from my front door to an amazing sunset.   I have an open invitation from my neighbor to meander through his yard and watch the sky over the marsh light up like a rainbow of cotton candy.    I like to end my day there. I drink in the beauty of the view, briny smell of the water, and the sound of the birds, crickets, and rustling trees.  My husband teases me that I’m going out to feed the mosquitoes– but is well worth it.  Sometimes my son will ride his bike, racing circles around me up and down this quiet street. The sun sets in this spot every day. I do not get there as often as would like. Some evenings other obligations pull me away. And, other times clouds obscure the view.  But, it is always there.  

Free Printable Worksheets

Commercial:  I've added new free printable worksheets and other resources to my online store.  These can be downloaded at: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:korrin+johnsonhttp://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:korrin+johnson

A surprising solution

 

Ketchup, yes, ketchup, was the solution to one little household dilemma. I found it quite by accident, one morning when  I was doing some general cleaning.  A plate was still sitting on the my grandmothers antique brass plate, on a coffee table from the previous evening. I picked it up, and proceeded to wipe up an errant spot of barbecue sauce.  I was quite surprised to find that the spot where the barbecue sauce had been now shone like a new penny.   Off to the local dollar store I went, and, after consulting with one of the clerks, came home with 2 bottles of ketchup.  Wow.  It did better than that and expensive, smelly, and very poisonous metal polish.  Not surprisingly, a quick Google search confirmed my accidental discovery.  Who knew?  I, certainly was quite happy to find an easy and environmentally friendly solutions to one daily conundrum.  

Free Printable Worksheets

I have added more custom teaching resources to my store.  Many of these are teaching tools I created for my students and son, or close variations.  For now, most of these downloads are FREE printable worksheets, targeted at kindergarten through third grade.  Please take a look, try them out, and the post feedback.  Follow this link to check it out:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Browse/Search:korrin+hume

Teaching Resources

New "store":  http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Korrin-Hume-Johnson
Guess What?  I'm published!  Not only here, but on another site where I can sell materials I have created for my students. Many thanks to my son's Principal (Gwen Milam, at Fernandina Beach Christian Academy) for pointing me in this direction.  Here is a direct link to my first (FREE) resource:
http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Multiplication-and-Skip-Counting-by-3s-and-4s

Hidden Treasures

About 2 weeks ago, I took a walk with my family through the campus of the Crealde School of Art and a couple of nearby neighborhoods.   I want to share with you a few of the treasures we discovered:

  

  

To learn more about Crealde, please visit:  http://www.crealde.org/