many, many thanks to those who have joined so far! We still need more to save me from a massive carb load, though. Please help me -- and yourself -- by joining this short-term challenge.

Here's an idea we've used at my house ever since the kids started trick-or-treating... We let them choose 4 or 5 pieces of candy that they want to save, then they dump the rest into a bag that gets left on the porch for the "Good Witch", who exchanges the candy for a small gift. (The candy then goes to the food bank.) Of course, the kids quit believing in the Good Witch about the time they quit believing in Santa, the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny, but they still like to play along.