Time For Time Change Issues

In the middle of the night Saturday Daylight Savings time ended. Yesterday was the first day of 'fall back' time, but Hubby Tony and I were at a fellowship business meeting. I was so busy I didn't really think about the time change until today. This morning when I got up it was nice to have sunlight to pick out my clothes. I normally don't have a problem with the fall adjustment, but for some reason today was filled with time change goofs.  

• After breakfast I lost track of time, which meant that Tony and I had to hustle to get to our volunteer commitment on time.

• We ran a couple of errands on the way home. Along the way I looked at the clock in Tony's car and started dramatically whining about how late it was getting....then realized he hadn't changed the clock in his car.

• At the grocery store Tony went inside to get a few things. I walked across the street to the bank to deposit a check. At the end of the transaction the teller asked if I wanted a receipt. I told her I did, because it was the only way I would remember to write the information in the check register. And then I came home and almost forgot to write the information in.

• Mid-afternoon I was sitting at the table having an afternoon snack and doing a crossword puzzle. Tony asked me a question from the other room, so I walked down the hall to talk to him. Things looked blurry and it took me a few minutes to realize I was wearing reading glasses instead of regular ones.

• After snack time I stepped outside to sweep leaves off the deck. My downstairs neighbor was doing the same thing on her patio. We started a nice conversation, which would have turned out much different if she had heard me call her by the wrong name.

• While Tony was cooking dinner I went outside to walk around the neighborhood. Since it was closer to sunset than it would have been last week the angle of the sun was lower and in my eyes. I managed to avoid the dog poop on the sidewalk, but didn't see the rotten crab apple until I stepped into it. 

• Later in the walk I stifled a shriek when a squirrel darted across the sidewalk in front of me. (This time there was no sun to blame) 

Five years ago: Stop, Please