Hi tl2, I think it's really really sweet that you care so much about your ex-ils. The fact that they are happy to see you after the D speaks plenty about the kind of person that you are, and that they are.
You really must miss them and they really must miss having you as a sil. But I suppose since your relationship is so amiable, you could still keep in touch with them.
Yes, it hurts to have family so close to you on special occasions yet not be with you.
I always thought Christmas with the X was boring until I realised that perhaps boring is not so bad after all.
You can call me Dory/ Grl.
As a wise fish once sang,"Just keep swimming!"
It's no use to go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.
