All code for reminders based on piggy banks. I hope.

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Toolkit/Toolkit.php

@@ -302,4 +302,26 @@ class Toolkit implements ToolkitInterface
         return $end;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function getReminders() {
+        // get reminders, for menu, mumble mumble:
+        $today = new Carbon;
+        $reminders = \Auth::user()->reminders()->validOn($today)->get();
+
+        /** @var \Reminder $reminder */
+        foreach($reminders as $index => $reminder) {
+            if(\Session::has('dismissal-' . $reminder->id)) {
+                $time = \Session::get('dismissal-' . $reminder->id);
+                if($time >= $today) {
+                    unset($reminders[$index]);
+                }
+
+            }
+        }
+        \Session::put('reminderCount',count($reminders));
+
+    }
+
 } 

app/lib/Firefly/Helper/Toolkit/ToolkitInterface.php

@@ -23,4 +23,9 @@ interface ToolkitInterface
      */
     public function getDateRangeDates();
 
+    /**
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function getReminders();
+
 }