BRIGHT AND EARLY Monday morning did in fact get off to a promising start. First of all, because the cold drove me under the warm covers to bed a bit early (it is still odd to see it is still light out when we tuck in!) , I awoke a bit earlier than usual, before 6. This was good news, as I have been fretting a bit about not being able to start before 7:15 at best, and often later, whic...