HAPPY THANKSGIVING !!!!    Hope you all are having a blessed day.

Here's are try at a Happy Thanksgiving Greeting from the kids here in the dorm in our first ever video!!

Our Weekly RES Life Meeting......... at the Middle School Haus

 

My row of Dorm Parents in our meeting.

Long Meetings, lots to talk about...... and lots of coffee!!!!!

The boss with our week's paperwork.    Good Times.

WINTER will be here soon!   Where did our crystal clear weather go????

 

A local "Tree Farmer & his Tractor" go by in the fog on Tuesday Morning.

 

 

Aunt Sally............. "Don't Forget Your Lunch!"

25 Days Until the Break..... can't believe our Fall has gone so fast!!    Here are some activities one month before the kids all leave for Christmas Break...........

 

David and I got invited over to the Middle School Dorm for Dinner.  Our friends Trevor and Rhonda are the Dorm Parents, and David is a Classmate with their oldest Son, Kaden.  We had a wonderful time. 

Then it was back to Monday Morning Finance Run and then Shopping.  Sally does a great job keeping all the meals planned and prepared.

Loading up our two full shopping carts.    And we caught a great stretch of weather for a few days!!

 

On the way back from shopping, we pass thru an agricultural area.   The German Farmers are finishing up their Fall Planting.   Their machines are simply amazing!!

Check out this "Tiller" and "Planter" combination.  It takes the rough-plowed, wet ground and tills it, and plants it in a single pass to become like a fine garden.  Truly neat to watch.

Back up the mountain after shopping... the mountain top air is crisp & crystal-clear this day.  

You can nearly read the tail numbers off the big jets as they pass over in the clear blue skies.

A Rainy Week has ended...... and the sun came out today.    Here are a few shots of the girls leaving for school this morning.

 

 

And the boys across the street had their "spirit day" today, and their theme was "Old Man" Day......

 

 

DORM THANKSGIVING.........  10 Nov 13...........

We celebrate Thanksgiving early for several reasons.........
1.  There are many Canadians here, and their Thanksgiving is in early October.
2.  We also celebrate Christmas early.
3.  So since Christmas is early, we push Thanksgiving back earlier also......

We had a wonderful, relaxing day to celebrate here in the dorm..........

 Sally started the week off with a "Turkey" craft for the girls to make for the Dinner Table.

 

We started today off with a "Home Fellowship" and then found the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Youtube.........  just like home !!

Lots of Prep in the Kitchen

More Macy's Thanksgiving Parade.....  very new tradition to some of our students.

Carving the Turkeys.

Final Prep

 

And all those smiles for the winning shot of the Day !!

 

Lots of Activity for our Dorm this Fall:   Serving the kids as they are always on the move.........

A Special Hot Lunch for the kids in the School Commons........... 

Lunch in the Gym during the 3-on-3 Basketball tourney......

Our First Frost of the year here on our mountain.............   I was sipping my coffee and went out to check the vans.  I put the cup on the hood to add some color to the photo.   And then a shot looking across the road to the boys dorm, Sonne.   Lots of frost on the grass.    But, this is only cold day so far.  Lots of rain since......  see photos below......

Dates on these two photos are incorrect.  These photos were taken on Nov 5th!

The Local "Marktplatz" in our town.    Sally wanted to get her hair trimmed.  We waited for the appointment time in a unique location........ by the "Apotheke" or Drug Store........ at this location since 1655....... the year 1655 not the time of day.   Been there a long time!