"One of the hardest questions for me to answer," says says , "is 'How many children do you have?' " Attempt to construct a family tree with this birth-adoptive-foster-grand-and-great-grand mother and you begin to understand why. Ginny and husband Craig have raised her son from a previous marriage, along with one birth and two adopted daughters of their own. They're currently bringing up two of their twelve grandchildren. And, over the years, they have also had a number of foster children and "lots of kids who just found their way into our home for different periods of time," Ginny puts it.
"For us, the worst assignment is when one of the kids comes home from school and says, 'Mom, I have to make a family tree,' " she says with a laugh. "It's really confusing when you try to put it all on a piece of paper."
What has helped to simplify things for Ginny is expanding her view of what it means to be a parent.
