NU - there was no interest from LA car hire place in our driving record, but I think if you hire in the UK they are more likely to want to see what points you have. Details of how to share your driving record are here, by the way (I'm Fleet Manager at work, so always checking people's points).
Herbs - 
at "teenagers are annoying" comment. Said with the self-assured superiority that only a 7yo can muster!
Lalsy - fringe sounds fun. I don't think I'll be swanning off on any breaks sans DCs for a while yet. It's not leaving them alone that's the problem, more what they will get up to in our absence. Tempting, though, very tempting.
MI - that top looks great on you. I have a couple of hoodies passed down by DS (domestic use only), and am currently using a mascara rejected by DD2. Waste not, want not.
Lots of hairy hiking stories! I have to say, on our first day in Yosemite we were in such a deserted area, no phone reception, scrambling over rocks and past sheer drops....it did cross my mind that if we encountered a serious problem it would have been quite a job summoning help.
Anyway, the laundry is done, the suitcases away, and the sleep patterns are almost back to normal (DS and I had breakfast at 5.00am on Monday, because we'd been up for hours and were getting peckish). I have ploughed through 573 emails at work, and am slowly catching up. I'm trying not to think about Thursday's results.