It's the bane of the Mudcat Gatherings we've hosted, too. I need to know which rooms/how many to sweep out-- there are too many to have them all "instantly" ready in case the whole crowd actually comes. If only they'd bring dusters and get the rooms ready, themselves, it would not be so frustrating-- I could even leave the house unlocked in case someone invites me to something more definite. I've stayed home waiting for people who never came, nor even called, who had been "maybe" enough that I set the time aside.

~Susan