Flooding

I had a completely lovely and un-productive weekend... Just the way I like it every once in a while. :) But, in an effort to make up for it at least a little bit, I got up at 5AM this morning.  I cleaned our kitchen and bathroom, sorted some mail, packed my lunch, etc.  By the time I got to school at 8 (or at least somewhere close to there), I was feeling GOOD.

Then I walked in the building...

Wow.  Baby Chapman certainly got a "shower" on Saturday.  While I was busy eating quiche and opening gifts, the rest of Roanoke was in complete FLOOD mode.  (In fact, my dad had taken my car to get new tires and the power at the shop went out.  My little Corolla spent the whole weekend up on a lift at the tire shop.  By yesterday afternoon when I picked it up, it was looking a little ghetto-lifted itself. Haha!)

Anyway... This is my high school after seven inches of rain fell from about noon to 4PM on Saturday. My classroom window is just out of the photo on the right.

From WDBJ7

As you might have guessed, my classroom was in rare sorts this morning.  Apparently, a professional cleaning service had been hired and everything was salvaged; but, it wasn't pretty.  E.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g had been removed and placed back in the very center of the classroom.  I even had to "find" my rug out in the grass. Disaster - especially to someone who can barely touch her toes these days, much less move furniture.

All that said, I realized today that I've come a long way since my breakdown last year when my room was re-arranged to fit a new ActivBoard.  With the help of my first period class (my apologies to "Twelve Angry Men" which we were supposed to be reading), the room is looking better than ever right now... Just one less thing I will have to worry about before leaving for the summer.  :) 

See, every cloud does have a silver lining. (Quite literally in this case.)

Hope you all stayed dry and safe this weekend!  Happy Monday!

P.S. Speaking of classrooms, Kelly's Korner "Show Us Your Life" this week is on Organization Tips.  I decided to take a twist on this and show you how I organize my classroom, since my home isn't exactly organized right now.  Be sure to stay tuned!

First Shower

Have I mentioned how incredibly spoiled I have been by my friends and family during this entire pregnancy?  If not, I totally should have!  EVERYONE in our life has been so excited for Jeff and I and so anxious to celebrate our new little boy with us.

Today, the festivities officially began with my very first shower (besides the little one that my bible study girls threw last week, which I loved).  It was hosted by my girlfriends Amanda and Kara and their wonderful mothers. (Interestingly, I helped my mom and MIL throw Amanda a wedding shower exactly one year ago this weekend... Wow what a difference a year makes!)

How cute is this?!?!  I LOVE how they used our nursery colors and elephants on the invitation.  (And, yes, it is the same Etsy store that made my Gender Reveal Party invitations, but Amanda didn't even know it when she ordered them!)  It will, for sure, find its way into Baby's C's room before we are all finished.

Anyway, the shower was absolutely perfect.  Despite the fact that it was POURING down rain when it started, so many girls I love came out to celebrate with me, and my sweet hostesses thought of EVERYTHING to make it extra special.

I didn't know I could get any more excited about having this baby, but I definitely did!  I'll let the pictures do the rest of the talking now...

With my mom & sister before the shower.  (It seems my eyes are beginning to disappear the larger I get.)

Adorable wooden blocks (Leave it to Amanda to find a way to bring Anthropologie into my baby boy's life)

Monogrammed Delivery Gown from Jen & her mom

Huge elephant.  Can't wait for Baby C to meet this guy!

My Pregnant Friends (Megan - 19 weeks; Me - 27; Jen - 38)

THANK YOU Sandy, Kara, Amanda, & Sheila! Baby Chapman & I are blessed beyond words!

 I'll be organizing baby clothes and accessories the rest of the weekend... LOVE IT!

We Remember

Remembering Virginia Tech today and all the lives that were forever changed four years ago. 

Photo from www.weremember.vt.edu

I'm only a Hokie by marriage, but I'm proud to be a part of a community that exemplifies strength, courage, and unity even in the hardest of times.  Despite the rain and tears today, I hope these families and the VT family will be filled with peace and hope.