I like your current events quiz idea, Barb. We don't get many big kids
looking for candy on Halloween, but I maybe I'll use that idea when the
local football, lacrosse, and marching band kids come begging for money.
"Would you like to make a donation so my team can go to a tournament in
Florida?" My other idea for that situation is, "No, but would you like to
make a donation to the Make-a-Wish Foundation so a terminally ill child can
go to Florida?"

In the way of candy, we've got some Nick Jr. Hershey Bars, Spongebob
Squarepants Pineapple Bubble Yum, Smarties, and Pixie Stix. I don't like
any of this stuff much, although I have broken into the bubble gum to keep
my mouth busy and my appetite at bay.

For a costume tonight, I plan to wear black clothing, paint a spider web on
my face, and wear a spider puppet glove on the hand I use to dump candy into
the kids' bags. My 6yo son is going as Hacker, the villian from the PBS
show Cyber chase, and my 3yo daughter would have been Princess Fiona from
Shrek, had she not come down w/ a fever today. Baby David has a Superman
costume.

Dinner tonight? Sigh. Should start working on it now, while the little
ones are napping. Maybe a big antipasto salad and homemade focaccia.
Campbell's Chicken-n-Stars and jello for the sick one. Milk for the baby.

Chris