Cousins

My teens don't have very many cousins--the ones they do have are mostly much younger than they are. But my daughter is one year older than one of her girl cousins--they are becoming pretty close lately. We don't see this cousin often--about twice a year--but my daughter stays in touch with her through phone calls and emails. Even though they have different spring breaks, they are trying to arrange a visit soon. I think that my niece may visit here next month even though my daughter will be in school. My daughter wants to see if her cousin could go to school with her one day that week. That could be fun--I just don't want my daughter to fall behind in any way while her cousin visits. Now that the visit is almost certain, they are very excited! I just wish my son had a cousin his age, too--oh, well. Sometimes it just doesn't work out. He does have a lot of good friends, though--sometimes he thinks of them as family more than his real family! I am glad that my teens have both friends and family that care about them--and they always have fun when they are together! :)