We officially have a Sophomore!

Jesse finished his last final exam from home yesterday with a strong GPA and is officially a sophomore at MSU in the electrical engineering department....so proud of this one.....no internships this summer due to Covid, but hope his summer looks better after a few weeks! We love you Jesse...so proud of you!

Quarantining Continues.....

Well, all the SFA 8th graders found these on their front yards today...2 more weeks to go!

Social distancing Mirimichi style!

Claire's last 2 weeks of school and she's been hard working on her Rube Goldberg project and more.... The dining room has been turned into the lego/project room!

Claire was named Most School Spirited Female for her 8th grade superlatives....they are no longer in school, so this is the picture that will eventually finds it's way into the yearbook..way to go Claire!

At the end of the day, I find the kids immersed in lego World

Even Jesse!!!!

Gretchen's Meltdown in Qurantine

I can handle ALMOST anything in life...but snakes.

This visited us on the patio today and I lost it for about 2 hours...I do not care that it's not posionous. It's 4 feet long and scares me to death...I want to move now but Lance tells me I"m being a tad dramatic.....uggggggg.....I hate this thing.

 On a better note, all my rose bushes are in full bloom! God is good!

Well, I sewed until I had no more elastic...and now elastic can't be found anywhere.  I did enjoy using all my old fabirc scraps though! Giving these to my mom, hairdresser, and etc....pretty much anyone non-medical in need of one!  Claire and I had fun doing these!

This is how we social distance...and Olivia gets reunited with her family!!!

Every day it's pretty this is where you will find Claire ofter her online classes! 

One of Claire's sweet friendsKatie had her 14th Birthday last week, and they all did a drive by and gave her her gift from the group....They were are thrilled to see each other and out a much needed smile on their faces!

Claire made Olivia this poster on Olivia's last day with us....so sweet and creative

The was Olivia's loot all ready to be packed up and taken home.....it took 2 cars! Don't forget a fish, fishtank, 2 scooters, and a bike!

Well, I will keep posting on life at the Hollingsworth home during this quarantine!

Happy Blessed Easter in Quarantine!

Happy Easter from The Hollingsworth Family and Olivia!  We had a lovely Saturday filled with outside activities....Easter Sunday, not so much.  Lots of rain today but we are enjoying the day and watched Mass on TV at 7 this am to start our Easter Day.  

Our neighbors, The Beattys, gave us a cookie kit from Whimsy Cookies and we decorated them yesterday! Had a blast! 

We held numerous Easter Egg Hunts in the front and back yards yesterday and she had a blast...even Claire hunted a bit!

Claire's been golfing every day that the sun has been out, so that's been a great way to break up the monotony of the days!

The Easter Bunny found Olivia at our house! 

 Claire got a new bathing suit and necklace in rose gold...she loves her jewelry these days!

A very tired Jesse not ready to get up...but was a good sport...

Easter cards and a stuffed animal from Nana & Paw Paw!

Rainy days+ lots of time for dying Easter Eggs!

Puzzle time.....

Happy Blessed Easter!!

Jesse turns 19 in quarantine!

Well, as you all know I love to decorate for a party, but of course I was not really able to do so this year given the circumstances!  So, I dug old stuff out and did the best I could for Jesse!  Happy 19th Birthday Jesse!  We are so proud of the amazing young man you have become....sorry you need and haircut and that I do NOT know how to cut your hair.....

Of course Claire blinged out the sidewalk for him!

Reading birthday cards from family and friends!

Made by mom, decorated by Claire....

 Emily made Texas Sheet Cake brownies for Jesse!

Jesse received a car in January from us, so that was his Birthday gift, and about 10 other Christmas/Birthday gifts....however, the grandparents chipped in and got him an Alpine car stereo touch screen system that he and Lance spent all weekend successfully installing!  Way to go future engineer!  We love you!

Quarantine Queries.....

So when the weather is pretty around here, you will find us outside.  Olivia and Claire made a pretty sidewalk chalk mural for Annabelle and sent it to her....it seemed to cheer her up so that's good!

This is what homeschooling look likes for Olivia.  We do it 6 days a week.  She seems to thrive on routine and not do as well on the days where our schedule is different....so we do every day but Sunday around here...and she seems to really like the 1 on 1 learning experience.

Quail has shut down, so we use the golf course as our own personal track...and we love it!

Our neighbor's beutiful sidewalk art!  Love finding things like this on our walks!