I give up

Yesterday at dinner Brett mentioned that it was Ash Wednesday, mostly in response because he asked why, oh why, we didn't celebrate Mardi Gras with a king cake. (oops, maybe because it was snowing and blowing and I didn't feel like looking out the window let alone actually going anywhere)
Anyway, we started talking about Lent and things we would give up. We decided to give it a try this year. Only for one week, mind you.
Brett made lots of helpful suggestions for things Lili could give up. He also made lots of wonderful, selfless suggestions for himself, such as: homework, chores, showers and school.
Lili was very concerned about what she would give up. Snacks were suggested. Um, yeah, no go. She said "I GOT TO GIVE UP FOOOOOOOOD ?!?!?!" We reassured her that she did not have to give up food, it was her decision. She said she absolutely would NOT give up any food at all period. Okee dokee.
So, here's our list of what we've decided to give up for a week. Just ONE week, mind you:
Jeff and Brett are giving up after dinner snacks.
I'm giving up chocolate. CHOCOLATE !!!
Lili's giving up Barbies. Wow. That's a pretty steep commitment for her, but so far so good. We'll see how she does today after school since that's the first thing (well, after her snack of course) that she goes for after walking in the door.

Mid-February, amidst all this snow and cold AND I'm giving up chocolate. C-R-A-Z-Y!