Thats amazing! I thought that Sims didn't consider anybody after their great grandparents related to them?
Not to elaborate too much on Pams post here, but in my game, after great grandparent, the family members show up as just friends, but they are still in family tree, not sure why they stopped at great, but as long as they are in the tree, that is ok with me.
You are really closing in on the end of your story Pam, as usual, you have a cliffhanger going here. Now, just for ending,