I shall save you all the drama and just point out that after refusing multiple invitations I couldn't have accepted even if I wanted to, made by those who knew I couldn't accept them but still extended courtesies, we'll just say that Ben is here, he brought Thai food and cake and some sort of non-alcoholic sparkly drink that begins with a number and ends with optimism (that Ruth adores and is hardly ever allowed to have) and we're going to have movie night and then after the kids go to bed we'll break out the whores and liquor.
Of course I'm kidding. If I can't laugh at this point then there is no point.
Happy end of 2007. This might be the first year I don't cry.
Again, kidding.
Poor Ben. He obviously drew the short straw.
