Thanks Dana for your thoughts. I already liked your blog and was excited that you responded here. It is very encouraging to see that it can be done successfully with 12 kids. I'm looking forward to taking the time to read the how and why on your blog. I'm also curious as to what you do in order to support your RV habit. :) Hopefully that will be on the blog too.
Thanks for your thoughts on socialization. I can see the truth in what you say. Growing up I lived in the same place most of my life and I had best friends through the years, but actually none of them have been lifelong except for family.
Punomatic, you could be onto something. We recently moved close to family and they are enjoying the grandchildren very much. I doubt they would complain at all if we bought a bigger more expensive home nearby. I think they would be thrilled in fact.