Most of you know that my family doesn't have immediate relations around us. Family reunions are few and far between and mostly depend on the availability of $1000 odd dollars to fly across the Atlantic. In fact, I sometimes forget that people have grandparents that randomly show up from time to time, give their grandchildren a silver dollar, and tell them to be careful how they spend it. I've never been able to figure out if this lack of silver dollars is a blessing or a curse.
However, my past lack of silver dollars aside, it seems that I have the opportunity to kindle familial relations with my mom's grandfather's sister's descendants. This seems like a "why bother" situation, I met these distant relations just the other night and they are fantastic.
I'm faced with the possibility of having family around me. Please advise.
