For twelve days I have all of my eight children home! The oldest is almost always at home, but the second oldest, 22 year old Matt, is part of a band that is touring the world. He will be home for twelve days and then leave for 13 weeks. Normally he will leave for 3 or 4 weeks and then come home for a week. So, this will be the longest he has been gone since he started in the band five years ago. It is always fun to have them all home!