Thank you for your sympathy. There were 8 kids, 3 of his, 3 of hers and 2 of theirs. Dad passed in 1997 and my sister and I are what's left of his kids. My sister and I are excluded from 'her' family for the last 15 years even tho the kids all loved each other equally. I imagine I will reconnect with the other kids after she is gone.