Yes, I have a "herd" of children!! I wanted six, but couldn't quite get there, but almost - 3 boys and 1 girl + my niece who I pretty much raised and count as my own -- so 5 around my table. A bit hectic for a single mom -- but LOADS of fun!! And you can imagine how much milk growing boys drink AND their friends who were over almost every night. A wonderfully busy house!
And grandchild #10 is on the way -- the first for my oldest twin (and his wife had an adopted son who I now count as #9) !! Since none of mine want more than 2 kids, I'm not sure whether the last son will have 2 of his own, or not -- so I'm not sure I'll wind up with 10 or 11!
So, still real busy with family that are close (my 3 sons all live within about 50 minutes from here, but then a daughter in San Antonio, TX -- my daughter, Katy, the oldest, a Lt. Col. in the Army, and unfortunately, a Forward Operating Base Surgeon (Board Certified in Colo-rectal, Burn and Trauma surgery) so when she deploys she's at the front line -- but last tour was permanently assigned to "Special Ops/CIA" when deployed -- so we never know where she is or was, as she's not free to say. So, hoping they don't send her a 4th time too soon, and my daughter/niece in Seattle, WA. I pretty much raised her, so consider her one of my own. Only 2 grand-daughters in the bunch, as apparently we're good at producing boys!!
Lot's of wonderful kids and grandkids!
