Don't Forget to 'Fall Back' Tonight, Waukee

Does that 6 a.m. alarm feel more like the middle of the night? It should. With Daylight Saving Time ending officially Sunday at 2 a.m., things are going to start looking a little darker during your morning routine.

Remember, before you go to bed on Saturday, Nov. 3, set your clocks back one hour. "Falling back” will make you feel like you just gained an hour's worth of sleep. While many electronic devices automatically adjust when Daylight Saving Time begins or ends, you can never be too sure, so double check.

When you change your clocks in the fall and spring, it’s also a good time to change smoke detector batteries and check to make sure device are in working order.

Besides an extra hour of sleep, what else could you accomplish with another hour of daylight? Well, on Saturday night, you could go see Monkey, Monkey, Monkey at Mickey's Irish Pub. Bars are usually open an extra hour that night.

Or, if you're the spiritual type and are looking for a new place to worship, check out any one of Waukee's churches and their service times below:

Waukee United Methodist Church 650 Ashworth Drive, 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Immanuel Lutheran Church 900 Warrior Lane, 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Westview Church 1155 S.E. Boone Drive, 10:30 a.m.
Christ's Church at Fox Creek Center 33365 335th St., 10 a.m.
St. Boniface Church 1200 Warrior Lane, 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 400 S.E. Pleasantview Drive, 1 p.m.
Abundant Life Church of Waukee 670 Elm St., 11 a.m.
Waukee Community Church, meets at Prairieview School, 10 a.m.
Waukee Christian Church 29043 T Ave., 10 a.m.
Point of Grace Church 305 N.E. Dartmoor Drive, 9 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Westwind Church, at South Middle School, 8 a.m.

Did you know that Arizona, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa do not observe Daylight Saving Time? Lucky them.

Mark your calendars now. You'll "spring forward" on March 10, 2013.