Thanks NH. I talked to the girls and they said they'd come! No arm twisting, bribing...nothing, they just said they'd come. It's a weird world, isn't it. I phoned my mom to let her know that the girls were coming and therefore we'd need two cars. Mom asked whether STBX was coming and I said "I didn't ask her" and my mother said "she's welcome to come" and I replied "No, she isn't and I'm not asking her". I need to face my family as ME not US, it's great that the girls are coming so that part of US is still intact!