ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE THE DAY OFF THIS 9/11? (inspired by PamOKW's NYC post)

[Hnymoon@Dixie]

I have been thinking about taking a vacation day on 9/11 & staying home to watch the ceremonies on tv & remember the victims.
Pam's post lists some of the ceremonies going on that day & I feel now more than ever that I want to stay home & watch it.
Has anyone else been planning to do this? I mean, don't get me wrong, if you're not I don't think its a bad thing, but I was just wondering if I was the only one. Any thoughts?

 

[tc]

I will be at WDW that day. We will be at MK watching the flag retreat. Saw it last year on 9/16, and was very moved. If I was home, I'd probably go to work though.

 

[luvwinnie]

or else I probably would.

 

[shep]

I probaly will go to work

 

[POLLY ANN]

I'm a full-time SAHM so I will be home. This is the first that I have heard of the ceremonies, so I will look forward to watching them.

Sadly, my ds will be turning 4 that day, but we will most likely celebrate over the weekend.

 

[Fantasia Girl]

I have three classes that day...unfortunately I will be in school.

 

[JohnTBap]

I'll be teaching but can perhaps incorporate some of the ceremonies into my lessons. I'll have to check with the boss to get her approval.

 

[kidzmom3]

I am also a SAHM so I will watch on tv. Its also my 32nd birthday, when I am required for some reason to give out my birthdate people always so "ohh , we feel bad for you". But I can still celebrate my birthday because I am alive!! So I tell everyone, save your sympathy for the families that really need it.

 

[Eeyore1954]

Don't plan to take it off from work, but I will probably take a few moments between 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. to remember all the victims of 9/11. I am hoping our office will plan some sort of activity -- even a brief one in the morning -- just to pause and remember.

 

[Annie&Hallie'sMom]

Under "normal" circumstances we would be in WDW and would certainly take the time to observe and honor those involved in 9/11. But as we have no vacation this year, I will be working. Usually our company has a weekly meeting on Thursdays, but I am going to request that we have a Wednesday meeting and hopefully we can do something special there. One of my co-workers is a volunteer firefighter and though not a Ground Zero his company helped cover for those who were there and he helped those as they returned from working at Ground Zero. I really think it's important to reflect on the day in some way.

 

[dizneegirl]

Nope.

 

[scarlett873]

we, too, will be in WDW. we've decided to go to MK that day and watch the flag retreat...

 

[Hnymoon@Dixie]

Originally posted by POLLY ANN


Sadly, my ds will be turning 4 that day, but we will most likely celebrate over the weekend.

My best friend's son is also turning four that day..how weird!

 

[Gillian]

We'll be at WDW as well...and at the flag retreat.

 

[supercarrie]

No - I have to go to school.

 

[eeyore0062]

No, if I am scheduled to work, that is where I will be. If I am home, I probably won't have the TV on anyway. We will fly the flag and take time to remember, but not dwell on it.

 

[Amzey]

I have two classes that day which I'll probably go to.. it will be weird to be in lower Manhattan on Sept. 11th.

 

[tc]

Sounds like there's an impromtu, however somber, Dismeet at MK on 9/11.

 

[Grog]

No. I may have the day off as my schedule for Sept isn't out yet, but if I am off I won't be watching TV. I can remember the victims and what happened without all that.

 

[sue Z]

It ends up falling on aregularly scheduled day off!