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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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I will use this blog as a way to help handle the stress in my life and a way to find some coping skills and to think out loud so to speak.
Thanks for listening and any advice you have, I would be great to hear it.
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Posted 09-15-2009 at 06:42 PM by MaryEL8775 (Life as a Single Mom and surviving Divorce...)
Updated 09-15-2009 at 06:59 PM by MaryEL8775
Oh boy, there is never enough time in a day when you are a mom. There is always things to be done, places to go, people to meet, and appts to deal with.
My usual day starts off at 6:00am. I wake up to the IPOD blaring "Crazy Train" by Ozzy. Because that is how my life feels like. One big crazy train ride that won't ever stop.
I wake the kids up and get one out the door by 6:30am and the other is in the shower at this time. Then it is time to dose morning medicine...
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Posted 11-19-2008 at 07:50 AM by MaryEL8775 (Life as a Single Mom and surviving Divorce...)
Updated 11-19-2008 at 07:14 PM by MaryEL8775
Well today we take my DMom and DDad's van in for an oil change and inspection sticker. This should be good. I will drive them over and sit there doing homework while we wait. I will so be looking for low-fat recipes to eat from now on as yesterday's dr's appt was so so. I am at my highest weight and the dr is concerned about this. He said that I need a low-fat diet and lots of exercise. That is all and good except that I also have to start physical therapy for my back. He had xrays taken of my back...
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Posted 11-17-2008 at 11:38 PM by MaryEL8775 (Life as a Single Mom and surviving Divorce...)
Well I slept pretty much most of the day away. DH had the day off from work and no sooner did DS & DD get home from school and all 3 of them were at each other's throats. So instead of sitting here listening to them bicker and fight and argue, I went in and laid down until 9pm. DH fixed dinner for him and the kids and I will eat later on when I get hungry.
Sorry for the rant, I just needed to vent and I am so glad that I can do that.
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Posted 11-14-2008 at 10:25 PM by MaryEL8775 (Life as a Single Mom and surviving Divorce...)
I am so proud today. My son brought home his report card and this is what he got: Phys Ed - B English - B+ Math - B- Soc. Stu-A Science - B so in his first ever report card for middle school he only missed 2 days of school due to a death in the family and he made the HONOR ROLL..... I am so excited and so proud of him.
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Posted 11-13-2008 at 06:04 AM by MaryEL8775 (Life as a Single Mom and surviving Divorce...)
Updated 11-13-2008 at 06:07 AM by MaryEL8775
Clean more of the house before company comes tomorrow for a visit. Homework (lots to do) for school. Think of what to make for supper as DH won't be home since he is working a double shift today. Go insane with the kiddos??? Attack the laundry monster hopefully into submission. 
UPDATE*** OK I took our pork chops to make for dinner so now I just have to have something for side dishes but it shouldn't be too hard. Now if only the back holds out for the day to get all...
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