Congratulations Lister - well done to you, and to your wife for being so understanding!
To Aussie Andy -
I find balancing home and flying time on weekends has been a challenge from the start - I think anyone with a young family will find this! But hey, congrats and all that, and its a good problem to have!
I have 4 boys, and they play cricket all weekend in the summer, and soccer all winter. I've resorted to getting up at 5am as it's the only time I get to myself. This paid off this morning as the low-lying mist looked beautiful in the morning light. No camera though!
My wife's only contribution to flying is suggesting we can only afford 2 hours a month, and asking if my life insurance covers me for death due to flying.
One bright spot this morning was that I sat my BAK (a spur of the moment decision) and passed with flying colours. Do they have the same thing in the UK?