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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.

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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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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 02-15-2005, 09:22 PM   #1
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Almost got in an accident today

I was driving home from work and had just picked the boys up from daycare and was going down a side road. A lady was pulling out of her driveway (it was on a curve) and didn't see me, so I had to swerve way over to the other side of the ice-covered slick roads. I tried to right myself and ended up skidding into the snowbank on the wrong side of the road. Thankfully everyone was fine and the car was fine. The girl pulled up and was as freaked out as I was, and very apologetic. Mistakes happen, and I was just glad everything was OK!!
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So glad everyone came out of it alright!

Hopefully that'll be the last close call for you this winter season.
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Wow! Tina! I'm so glad everybody is ok!

Winter driving is so hazardous! We kind of have a taking-your-life-into-your-hands turn from our street onto the busy main road. The snowbanks are still 8+ feet high and you can't see past them to turn onto the street. So you nose out as far as you can, strain your neck forward, and then floor it and PRAY!!!
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So glad no one was hurt! You're right, mistakes happen. I'm sure all of us here are glad no accidents happened with you guys tonight!
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Thank goodness you guys are okay!! And that was good that the girl stopped to check and apologize...most people would've probably just kept going.
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So glad you're all ok!!!
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Oh, how scary !!! I'm glad you're alright !
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Wow Tina! Glad everyone is OK!
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I'm glad to hear everything was okay! Stay safe out there!
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I'm glad to hear everyone was OK. Stay safe Tina.
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I can imagine how scared and shaky you must've been - especially with your boys in the car!!
SO thankful everyone is ok! You were really lucky...
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Phew! excellent driving on your part to avoid hitting her and keep your car in decent control.
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Let's hope that's the last accident that comes your way!
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