Daylight Savings Time

What exactly are we saving? I know, it's a rhetorical question that could take a whole blog to ponder.

This year the kid's school tried something new. On the Friday before the time change they gave out tickets, good for the following Monday only, that could be used to avoid a tardy if the kids were late. Each kid got one. Never mind that this clock change made it easier to get up...

But my kids were on to it in a flash. They planned Monday morning in detail. Sleep in for about 15 minutes (nothing new so far), watch cartoons in their jammies for an hour, a game, nice breakfast, get ready... I had to remind them that the ticket was "in case" they were late, not so they "could be" late.

"Awww, Dad...".

Amazingly, even with the expectation of a lax morning we arrived at school early. Plus I'm sure the extra fun time with their friends made up for drill sergeant Dad.