Objection overruled!!
Great to hear from you again, Col. Yes, by my calculations, it's almost two years since you came down to Melbourne now; I think it was in March '05.
How is Gai (SWMBO!)? Well, I hope.
As for extraneous, grown-up kids, my problem is also my son - what is it about boys/young men that they want to stay at home? - and he hasn't even got the excuse of being married yet!
My daughter moved out yonks ago and is living happily about half a day's drive away in Dimboola, not far from the SA border, with her partner and my two grandchildren.
The phone and email are a godsend!
Gret