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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.

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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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Old 10-20-2004, 02:51 PM   #1
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A little birthday song anyone?

'Cause tomorrow is my bir-ir-irthday!
O-E-O-E-O-E
Just 1 more day!
O-E-O-E-O-E
Until my bir-ir-irthday!
O-E-O-E-O-E

Sorry it took me so long to come back to the song! It's been two very crazy weeks here!

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26 tomorrow! Now where are those presents?!
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Old 10-20-2004, 02:55 PM   #2
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Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday for tomorrow,
Happy Birthday to you.

I am sure you will have a lovely day tomorrow Chrissi.
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Happy Birthday to you,
Happy Birthday for tomorrow,
Happy Birthday to you.

I am sure you will have a lovely day tomorrow Chrissi.


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Old 10-20-2004, 02:56 PM   #4
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I remember 26 - it was a long time ago - OK - 9 years ago, but it seems like an eternity -

HAPPY BIRTHDAY a day early !!!
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Wow Chrissi, your birthday's coming up so soon? You really should have warned us!
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Old 10-20-2004, 03:18 PM   #6
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Happy Birthday Chrissi!

I remember my 26th birthday. Treated myself to a new hairstyle (cut off 5 inches & went blond) then I met my friend for dinner and we went out to a bar where we, at least I, proceeded to get very drunk. Ahhh, to be 26 and single again. Now I'm an old married lady with a 2 year old DD.
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Have a Happy Birthday, YOU-HOO
Hope you have a great day TOO-OOO
Everybody play cause it's Chrissi's special day
Happy Birthday



Anyone else OD on Blue's Clue's lately?
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Chrissi
Have a very happy birthday tomorrow, you deserve it!

Cheryl, I'm LMAO right now!!!

Nothing like 2-3 hours of Blues Clues a day is there?

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Old 10-21-2004, 08:40 AM   #9
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Have a Happy Birthday, YOU-HOO
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Everybody play cause it's Chrissi's special day
Happy Birthday





Anyone else OD on Blue's Clue's lately?

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I second that !!!!! I think I like Blues Clues more than my DD

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Happy early birthday!!

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Have a wonderful birthday!
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Hippo birdies, two ewes
Hippo birdies, two ewes
Hippo birdie, Hippo birdie
Hippo birdie, two ewes!!

Have a great day Chrissi!
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Chrissi!
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