Forget the Wine, This is What Your Host Wants

Almost always, when we have friends for dinner, there comes a point when Andy turns to me or vice versa and says "Should we check on her?" And by that we mean, should we try to lure back whatever guest has walked in our front door only to be whisked upstairs to Abby's lair for a "tour" of her room. It's not that we don't think our seven-year-old is doin…