In Which We Wake Up in the Dark

It's getting to be that time of year . . .It gets dark earlier.  It stays dark later.  And it is sooooo much harder to get out of bed when it is still dark and cold.  (Yes, 60 degrees feels cold here.)  Yesterday, the first day back to school after fall break was especially difficult.  Ri came downstairs and asked, "Is it supposed to be this dark when we wake up?"  His sister stumbled down a few minutes later and said, "I'll pay you $20 if you just let us go back to bed."  And man, that was a tempting offer.