Do you have 11/11 off

[runsandjumps]

I am working that day. If school is out and it isn't one of the 4 (?) major holidays we are super busy. Most parents want to avoid taking their kids out of school for appointments so it tends to be a crazy day for us.


My kids have it off but they also have an assembly on Friday that they have been preparing for. They brought home stars so we can write down names of family and friends who have served in the military. Then they post all the stars throughout the School.

 

[disney1990]

Veterans Day is a day to honor and thank all veterans who have served during war or peace time, with the focus being on the living. It is not necessarily meant to be a sober day, that is what Memorial Day is for.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Day

Actually it is now also Patriots Day - a day of mourning.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Day Actually it is now also Patriots Day - a day of mourning.

I thought that was 9/11 was

 

[KaLyn]

I thought that was 9/11 was

It is.

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[JanaDee]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Day

Actually it is now also Patriots Day - a day of mourning.

Patriot's Day is in April and is only recognized in a handful of states.

Patriot Day is the new moniker given to 9/11.

 

[tinkerbellandeeyor]

Patriot's Day is in April and is only recognized in a handful of states. Patriot Day is the new moniker given to 9/11.

Thank you for the info

 

[disney1990]

Patriot's Day is in April and is only recognized in a handful of states.

Patriot Day is the new moniker given to 9/11.

Absolutely right. I misread the date.

 

[Domo]

We do recognise 11/11 over here too but under the guise of "Remembrance Day" or "Poppy Day". We wear poppies to remember those who fell in Word War 1 in Flanders Fields where the poppies now grow.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

 

[bettymae1121]

No, but we get the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve day off so I can't complain! I'd rather have both of those than 11/11.

 

[ICF]

Wife and I both working and kids are all in school (public).

 

[DisneyDreamer2504]

We do recognise 11/11 over here too but under the guise of "Remembrance Day" or "Poppy Day". We wear poppies to remember those who fell in Word War 1 in Flanders Fields where the poppies now grow.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

This is part of Memorial Day events where I'm from. Each year a student is chosen to memorize and recite this poem and I was chosen when I was in 8th grade.

 

[bunkkinsmom]

We do recognise 11/11 over here too but under the guise of "Remembrance Day" or "Poppy Day". We wear poppies to remember those who fell in Word War 1 in Flanders Fields where the poppies now grow.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE POEMS!!!!
I recite this to my kids in the most dramatic voice ever!
I am the English and Social Studies homework parent, DH handles Math and Science.

In response to the original question: I'm a Real Estate Agent and DH owns his own business..... we don't know what this "day off" is that you speak of.

 

[CdnCarrie]

I didn't realize that Flanders Field was so well known in the U.S.

 

[mrodgers]

I am sorry that some of you have to work

Don't feel sorry for me. We vote on our holidays. Because I work on Columbus Day, Easter (not me since I work 5 days but it is not a holiday), Veteran's Day and some others, I have 5 days off for Thanksgiving and have about 2 weeks off over Christmas.

 

[leebee]

I have Veteran's Day off. I work as support staff in the public schools, in special ed. We have the following PAID days off from school: Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after, Christmas, New Year's, Martin Luther King Day, President's Day, Patriot's Day, and Memorial Day. Year-round support staff also get 4th of July off. This is the first time support staff has been paid for the holidays! It's particularly nice on President's and Patriot's Days, as these are the first Mondays of our Winter and Spring vacation; it's better to only lose 4 days' pay instead of 5 days!

 

[luvgoing2disney]

We get:
New Year's Day
MLK Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
July 4th
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving (2 days)
Christmas Eve (1/2 day)
Christmas
Birthday

And I get 21 days a year vacation leave and 12 sick leave We can carry over 30 days of vacation and build up to 270 days of sick leave

 

[bunkkinsmom]

I didn't realize that Flanders Field was so well known in the U.S.

I didn't have to memorize it in school like a PP, I'm just a bit of a poetry buff. Blake is my favorite.

 

[aprilgail2]

We get:
New Year's Day
MLK Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
July 4th
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving (2 days)
Christmas Eve (1/2 day)
Christmas
Birthday

And I get 21 days a year vacation leave and 12 sick leave We can carry over 30 days of vacation and build up to 270 days of sick leave

We get-
New Year's Day
Martin Luther
Lincoln's birthday
Washington's Birthday
Good Friday
Memorial Day
July 4th
Labor Day
Election Day
Veterans Day (if you are a veteran)
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Your birthday (which you can use any day of the year)

25 vacation days, 7 personal days, 12 sick days which we can save up and get paid for when we retire
and 4 hours off for cancer screening.

 

[PongoBoy]

Yep, I work in local government and it is the only holiday I get off that the kids and husband don't. The get Good Friday and I don't.

 

[tvguy]

25 vacation days, 7 personal days, 12 sick days which we can save up and get paid for when we retire
and 4 hours off for cancer screening.

You hiring? Lincoln's birthday? That isn't even a Federal holiday.

6 observed holidays (but holiday does not mean day off)

2 floating holidays
Your birthday (must be used within 4 weeks of birthday)
Your hire date (must be used within 4 weeks of actual date)


7 sick days (use it or lose it, no carry over)

1 day for community service (but only if an approved charity)

Vacation (never can have more than your half your annual vacation days on the books, must take half your time by June 30 each year)

5 years or less with company: 10 days
5-10 years: 15 days
10-30 years 20 days
30 years on 25 days (out of 120 employees, only 2 have this much time with the company)