Cousins

When I was young we often visited my cousins.  My cousins on my father's side of the family were all nearly a decade older than me.  He married when he was thirty and he was among the youngest of his family and his younger brother had no children.  My mother, on the other hand, was in the middle of her immediate family and we were contemporary with most of the children of her brother and sisters.  There was also another layer of cousins from her mother's 'sister wives'.  I can remember many interesting and enjoyable times spent with my cousins on my mothers side but it took adulthood before I really got to know the cousins on my father's side.  I am grateful that this day was a day for cousins as several of my family members gathered for an Easter meal.