Only 6 weeks till graduation for the Class of 2014 at BFA.  Hard to believe, but it's going by so fast. 

 

We had no school on Thursday (May 1st is a big Holiday in Europe.... May Day).  It was a lazy, peaceful, restful for our dorm.   After dinner we had a quick meeting with the girls...... we introduced our replacements, the Schultz's, who will be moving to Blauen from Canada this summer.

 

You can see Sally near the right side of the photo chatting with the girls.   One of our RA's will be returning next year, which should really help the Dorm Parent transition.

 

(More photos and notes below)

 

Saturday Morning...... Oh-my, Occupants Obviously Overjoyed Observing Overdue Organic Omelets Offered as Octane Oxidized for Our Outfit !!

Omelets just like at Perkins!

Order-Up!

Ready to Cook.

And then Saturday Night we intended to grill outside, but the fog and drizzle makes for a very uncomfortable time on the deck.  So we hauled our chow inside.    Grilled burgers, fries, and hot dogs were the menu.   Good eat'n.

Add in there a homemade icecream malt and you have all you can handle.   Yummy!

And we even had an after-dinner makeover.

 

Springtime Fog at Bustime at the Dorm

 

Because we are up the Mountain from the school, we catch more extremes in the weather.  Just a short time ago, it was Sunny and Warm.  Then this morning, the clouds socked us in.   Here are some of the departures for the School Bus.   See Abby in her yellow rain coat.

A better shot of Abby.

Some of the boys from the dorm across the street heading to the bus too.

Breakfast on the way.

Another Last:   We have been blessed to see Lonnie and Debbie Smith, good friends from our church in Wisconsin, from time to time over our years here at BFA.   Their Son is a dorm student in the boys dorm across the street from our dorm in Marzell, Germany.  This will probably be the last visit where we get to see them here in Germany.   They may be back in Wisconsin this fall..... maybe we'll get to catch up with them there!

 

Sonne Boys Dorm in the background.

The First of the "Lasts" is our last All-Staff Breakfast.

 

I'm sitting at a table with two other Dorm Dads having German Sausage & Eggs.... Good Stuff.

We attended the last "All-Staff Breakfast" on April 22nd, the first day the students came back from Spring Break.  The next time all the staff will gather together will be Graduation Week (only 8 weeks away).

David's 8th Grade Soccer Team in their game this last weekend.

 

 

How can you describe the unique and seemingly indescribable lifestyle of dorm parenting?    

Well, you let photos help.   Photos in many ways capture the action and the context of what "it" is that you actually do.

Here are a boatload of photos from one of the dorm's highlights of the year, our OPEN HOUSE.

Try and count all the different people................

Our first guests to arrive.

Our first shift of Kitchen staffing...... Chicken Nuggets and Fries were a hit.

 

The Wii was a hit in the living room.

The guys' dorms came by to visit.

A Princes and a friend showed up in costume.  (RA's from Palm).

And some community members came by.

More Wii fun.

The guys really liked to stay in character.

More friends.

Teachers and Friends.

2nd Shift in the Kitchen.

   

The photo booth was very popular.    See more photos below.

The girls did a great job decorating the dorm.

Our snacks were a hit at "Blauen's Family Diner."

The crowd enjoys refreshments and more Wii fun.

More folks from the community.   Our friends from Kandern.

Other dorm staff chatting in the computer room.

 

 

 

 

And the Photo Booth Photos!!