We have a winner..its official....the UK passport office is quicker than the US passport office. The passport turned up this morning so we can now book a flight home. We're aiming for December 11th and are going to try and get an upgraded flight. We are beyond worrying about the money and just want to get home in as much comfort as possible as we have Meg in tow.

I still dont understand why its cheaper to book return flights than one way tickets but I don't care anymore. I'm booking a return and not using the return ticket. Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to upgrade the return flight!

I just need to get mine and Kev's immigration papers signed off by USIS now. Otherwise we're not allowed to go through customs. I need to check that return flights are not an issue as well.