Close friends here have 12 of their own. He is a self employed carpenter, he makes furniture in his basement shop. They homeschool, and the two oldest are now freshman and sophomores on full paid scholarships for music degrees in a well respected local university. Mom and dad only have HS degrees. He now makes some of the kids musical instruments from scratch. Eight of their children now play either violin, cello, or viola.
Congrats on your appearance. You make all of us proud, even those of us with big family hearts but not granted the big family by Our Lord (yet, hopefully.)
Sorry for the delayed reply. I have been offline for a week. Longest FR free period in a long time!
Thanks for your kind words. I am not musically inclined at all, but I do love all sorts of music. My wife and one of my sons sing and our oldest boy plays guitar. It is wonderful to hear about your friend's family.