This is one of my favorite weekends of the year.

Not because we apparently are going to be under water. Yep, it’s going to rain. The TV folks who always sound the weather alarm bells at the possibility of snow are now veering into their spring form, telling us to build arks.

They’re all standing near the Delaware River in Yardley, Bucks County, watching the water rise, mouths watering over another storm story.

But I digress. I love this weekend because of something that is going to happen Saturday night. I am going to lose an hour sleep. And I could not be happier.

That’s right. This is the weekend we “spring forward.” You’ve been warned. Remember to set your clock forward one hour before you go to bed Saturday night. Wouldn’t want you to be late for church Sunday.

Yes, we’ll all be a bit groggy Sunday morning. But the real payoff is Sunday night, when it will remain light until after 7 o’clock.

It’s a harbinger of spring. Winter is almost over. Of course the flip side is that it will be dark an hour longer on Monday morning, but hey, I drive to the office in the dark anyhow.

Hopefully when I leave the office Monday night, I will be greeted by an odd sigh. Sunlight.

Summer can’t be far off.