Good news QF WP, my AA waitlist has cleared and I am back in BNE on Wednesday morning (8th December). But, I have just found out that Mini NM #3 has a ballet recital on 8th and 9th evenings and either Mrs NM or I should attend each night (we are not both going each night since they are extorting $25 per ticket!). So I might be bringing Mini NM#1 and 2 with me rather than leave them with MIL , and doing the ballet thing on 9th. Unfortunately they are not old enough to send a gofors to the bar for fresh supplies . But they will find the whole exercise very amusing .