It should be no surprise to anyone that the bearded eye-roller and I planned to entertain people in our home for New Years Eve. BER and I like to entertain guests here at the ol' homestead. We usually feed them, show them a movie, and then steal all of their money playing poker.

That's where we get the return on our investment, dontchaknow.

We typically don't have a rockin' the house party on NYE, we usually just have another couple and their son over to play games. I even bought a new one for tonight - CSI board game.

The other couple called last week and said that they were asked by mutual friends what they were doing for NYE, so we invited them too. We picked up seven ribeye steaks from the butcher yesterday, and I'm making my famous cheesy garlic bread and some sort of salad.

Last night Cameron called me, 'just to say hi'. I accused him of drunk dialing, because during the conversation, several people told him to tell me 'hi'. A party was going on, and he calls his mother? Surely, something fishy is up wit' 'dat.

So, we were yacking about this and that (again, there is a party going on in the background) and I casually asked, "What are you doing for New Years Eve?"

Cameron: You're not going to believe this, but we don't have any plans right now. What are you guys doing?
Me: We're planning on having [lists guests] over. I would have invited you guys, but I didn't think y'all would want to hang out with parents on New Years Eve.
Me: But, you guys are welcome to come over if you want.
Cameron: (yells to other guests at his party pad) Hey, my mom said that we could come to their place for New Years Eve
Guests at his party pad: (mumble, mumble, yeah that would be fun, mumble)
Me: (stumped why kids in their 20's would want to hang out with 40 year olds and drive an hour to get there even...)
Cameron: OK, it looks like everyone can make it

Note: 'everyone' would be Kathy ,Casey ,Jessica , and my pseudo son "James". I've known James since he was in something like 2nd grade or something.

Me: Are you sure this wasn't your evil plan all along? Find a way to get yourself invited to a swingin' old people's party?
Cameron: (shouts to the guests at his party pad) Hey, my mom is TOTALLY calling me out on trying to get an invitation to her place
Cameron: No mom, I just wanted to call to say "hi".
Me: Uh huh....

So, the party of five turned into a party of seven, and now is a party of 12. More people to steal money from at poker. WaHoo!