Got so overwhelmed that didn't really look carefully at earning Alaska miles either. While would have been only 25% for BA flights, would have earned 100% miles for QF flight. Also, would have got her to PSP from LAX or SFO on future trips. Sigh! Will have to make a study of that earn/burn issue for future reference, too. Will do a search to see if I can learn more from past posts.

Well, this is why I just better stick with handling my own earning potential in future and leave Auntie in her happy state of ignorance about frequent flyer miles. Thanks anyway to everyone for helping.

P.S. Can you change mileage credit midtravel or even after the fact?