JUST THE FACTS.... raising 20 children

• 8 bedrooms
• 3 1/2 baths
• 23 beds
• 4 refrigerators
• 4 freezers
• 2 dishwashers
• 2 ovens
• 4 cars
• 30 + Birthdays
• 21 Home-cooked meals per week
• 8-10 loads of laundry per day
• 3 55-gallon trash cans per week (plus overflow) 
• 1 trash compactor
• 1 semi-truck to deliver a 3 month supply of frozen meats and veggies
• 2 trips per month to Sam's Club
• 1 trip to the farmer's market every week
• daily trips to the grocery store
• no sugary soft drinks
• 5 dozen eggs a week
• 3-4 gallons of milk per day
• 1 case of formula per month
• 300+ diapers per month
• 2 cases of diaper wipes per month
• 160 pull-ups/goodnights per month
• 1 loaf of bread per meal
• 2 boxes of cereal per meal
• 3 cats (no dogs)
• 1 fish
• Who knows how many frogs and lizards the kids can catch each day
• 3 televisions
• 2 babies under 2
• 4 kids under 5
• 5 kids under 6
• 6 kids under 9
• 1 mom almost 50
• 1 dad over 60
• 5 couches
• 4 swings
• 1 treehouse
• no garage
• 3 baby beds
• 60 color coded towels
• 100's of dishclothes (few paper towels)
• Hand Sanitizer by the gallon
• 2-4 pounds of protein per meal
• cheese in 5 lb blocks
• 14 special blankets (for comfort and sleeping)