EncourageYou!

While most of the civilized United States has turned their clocks forward in the Spring and backward in the fall, most of Indiana did not. Until this year. For the first time, Central Indiana "Sprang ahead" and observed Daylight Savings Time.

The first Sunday revealed how this would destroy our children's routines, sleeping habits, and jeapordize my marriage. At bedtime, 8:00, my daughter Grace asked me why she had to go to bed while it was still daylight, and last night she got to stay up until dark. As it turns out, DST is too abstract for a six year old to understand. All she knows is that there is an extra hour of daylight at bedtime, made worse because the days are getting longer until June 21, the first day of summer.

Now, as Summer Solstice approaches, and the last glimmers of the sunset disappear at about 10pm, the kids can't sleep, I don't get quiet time alone with my wife, cat, and TV, and life is in chaos. Thanks, Governor Daniels, for being a homewrecker. At least the days will start to shorten next week, and I will someday get the kiddos back onto a workable routine. By that time they will be on their way to college, and I'll fall asleep by 7pm due to old age.

Can't wait until July 4 when the fireworks will start at 10 instead of 9,
Jeff