Daylight savings ended for the year last Sunday morning and we were ready to use that extra hour.  We reset the clocks early on Saturday evening and ignored them long enough to get to sleep.  Then we woke up “early” on Sunday morning to enjoy a leisurely breakfast prior to church.

But Tuesday was Election Day in Lansing.  Because many Lansing schools are polling places, it was a day off for students and teachers.  That meant that Diane’s alarm would not be going off as usual, so I needed to get myself up to lead the prayer meeting at 7:00. I set my watch alarm and checked it twice – an alarm at 6:17 (always have a prime number on the minutes) allows enough time for getting dressed, having a quick breakfast, and being on the way in a timely fashion.

I woke up at 4:30 to go to the bathroom and was pleased to have another hour and a half of sleep ahead.  It felt too soon when the alarm woke  me; indeed, it was only 5:17! What!

The alarm time was set correctly, but the watch time had not been reset for removal of Daylight Savings… both were thinking it was 6:17.  I can’t just go back to sleep, because there is nothing to wake me up.  The watch battery was low enough that the lighted face did not show clearly.  Arghhh… I end must go in the other room and turn on the light in order to set the watch to the correct time. But now I am awake and there is no getting back to sleep.

I am thankful this did not happen in March when Daylight Savings started because I would not have made it to prayer on time back then.  But someone owes me another hour.