Daylight Saving Time 2009: An Extra Hour of Sleep!

on October 29, 2009 at 3:30 PM

A funny story: My husband and I have an alarm clock that automatically re-sets itself in the fall and spring to account for Daylight Saving Time.

The problem? It thought last Sunday was the end of Daylight Saving Time this year, so you can imagine how confused we were Sunday morning...We thought it was 8 a.m. when actually it was 9 o'clock. Yikes!

Daylight Saving Time ends at 2:00 a.m. local time on the November 1, 2009. That's THIS Sunday, everyone (especially Mr. Cafe Kim!!!!). Be sure to set your clock back one hour.

You know what that means?

We'll all have an extra hour to sleep in the morning after Halloween.

Love it. I certainly could use an extra hour, can you?

Will setting the clock back mess with your baby's schedule? Have you ever forgotten to set your clock back?

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About the author Kim Conte

has shoes that make people stop her on the street and ask "Where did you get those?" but it doesn't work for taxi cabs as she was hit by one ... and lived to tell the tale. She has more freckles than Lohan but way less attitude. And she's a fierce cook with tons of recipes to share -- and wishes she could share some with Bourdain.

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Comments (3)

momoflilangel

on Oct 29, 2009 at 4:06 PM

for me that means my toddler will try and wake up at 6:30 instead of 7:30 and I will have to make her go back to bed.

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ClaireW

on Oct 29, 2009 at 5:16 PM

Yup, all it means for me is my toddler getting up an hour earlier. No extra sleeping in this house. He won't go back to sleep if he's had his good 12 hours so daylight savings means nothing to me anymore then a day with an extra hour in which I have to keep my son busy!

AgentBrez

on Oct 30, 2009 at 9:26 PM

yeah they changed it this yr just so Halloween would have an extra hour of sunlight. i doubt we will be sleeping any later though, our kids will probably wake up their usual time.