My husband, Allen, and I have six grown kids - three boys and three girls. We've been married for 35 years and have lived on the same 20 acres for the past 23 years. We have an orchard, where we grow several different varieties of dates and lots of other fruit trees. Besides raising children, we have also raised chickens, goats, tilapia, pigs and a bunch of other fun farm animals. We are hard-core homesteaders! We love being self-sufficient.