We are a bit further South, but living the same life. Retired...all ten kids are married and on their own. More than half of them are within Harrison, Floyd, and Clark Counties. We work together on 'security and safety' concerns, I would not consider us a tight-knit family, but we get together for major celebrations and some of the ladies like to hang out together for holiday shopping. The boys, 6 of them and a couple of S-I-L's play golf and head for U of L BBall games together. So, Yeah we are a family annd are blessed to share that feeling with each other.
I hear you it seems the older they get the dumber whoops mean the smarter they get. I'm used to it but the younger they are the more loving they are which is awesome