So, weirdly the kids seem to have today off

[conuly]

and yes, I know it's Veteran's Day, but I'm sure they usually take it on a Monday instead.

Comments

[silver_chipmunk]

No, not Veterans Day, that's always the 11th of November.

[conuly]

I don't think so. I know for a fact that my mother was thrown off when they first started switching to observing it on Mondays because the 11th is her mother's birthday, and therefore she missed calling her!

[silver_chipmunk]

Come to think of it, I remember as a kid it might not have been, I think I remember my mother being angry about it being shifted, because of the symbolism of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.