Happy Veteran's Day!

It's Veteran's Day. I sent a shout out to hubby via email. Didn't get to talk to him all day yesterday. Hope he's ok.
After that awful night last night, I totally needed a pick me up today. I got flowers from my husband! I am thinking about him and celebrating him, and he is sending me flowers! My mood has shifted! I still feel kinda blue but much better. Don, who sits 2 desks over from me, told me this morning, "you look tired. your eyes are all puffy." I am thinking "thanks! Geez!" but I tell him, I was crying last night. And that started a new fountain of tears.
I was able to pull it together before getting on the phone. This morning went smoothly as far as getting everyone off on time. I didn't have to be here til 8:15. I was totally considering taking a half a day vacation. We are almost half through this month. I have 7 days left plus my full week. I am being really stingy with my vacation days but I am so scared that the kids will get sick or something and I will need the days later. I am being overly paranoid, but that's what At&t does to you. I ended up taking the last 2 hours of the day off.
Our contract got ratified. Glad that's over. Still just hoping I can be in a 4 yr nursing program before I turn 40. I will have put in (if I make it) 15 years at that point. I have a plan. A goal, rather... I'm gonna be an old nurse. One of those mean nurse Ratchet ones probably by the time I graduate. :) Anyway, regarding the contract. We should get some kind of retro pay through April of this year for the raise we would have gotten. That part is good news. The rest of it, yuck! Oh and Mary came to visit me at work today. that explains my emotional roller coaster and the bloating...
When I left work, went to Thrift Town. Got 2 picture frames for 3.00 and change. Then I went home for a second. Ellie bear was just getting home. Talked to her for a bit then went to the movies. Used my free ticket (finally got the real one from work) and saw the Box. what a waste of time. It was awful. And I don't say that about too many movies. It was set in 1976. But that wasn't what was bad about it. The plot was just incomplete and ridiculous. UGH. I was kinda mad I chose it. But it was all that was showing that I could make it to the daycare afterwards in time.
Got kids from daycare. Didn't feel like cooking, though I'd taken out hamburger meat. So I stopped and got chicken and fries. I still cooked the hamburger meat. I guess I will add it to spaghetti tomorrow or something. So I am halfway there for tomorrow. :)
Got everyone in bed. Did about 4 loads of laundry this evening. Haven't folded any of it yet. It's sitting on the couch. I have been cleaning up in the bedroom as well. Watched the Crow, Elvira, and Queen of the Damned. I haven't watched comedy central in forever! Man, I miss stand up comedy with the husband!
I didn't get to talk to the husband all day today either. Sad, sad, sad! but all in all, today wasn't so bad. I love my flowers! And I love my husband! Hope your Vet's Day was wonderful!