[Marilyn]

Janet, sorry you are feeling sad about what is happening. We're in the same boat here. I've mentioned some of our family issues in the past. We are basically the ones at the top, our parents are all gone, and we don't get together with our siblings. Melissa married into a huge family, so the wedding pics of her and hubby with his side are amazing. When our family stood for the pics, we invited some friends to stand with us because it was just the 4 of us and her new hubby. Sad, but that's how it works sometimes.

When I was growing up, both parents came from big families, so I had a bunch of aunts, uncles and cousins, but once the older generations passed on, the families splintered off. Hubby came from a big family on his mother's side, but the same thing happened to them.

Hope you are able to pull your's together as Diana suggested. We've started inviting friends from small families who are in our same situation to join us. It's not quite the same, but at least we can help each other.