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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
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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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.
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Just caught up on your PTR;to keep the pain away!
(Like an apple a day...only better. LOL) Congrats on the PIF. I'm doing that this weekend. Thanks for the reminder. Only 8 weeks left for me. I'm feeling overwhelmed @ what I should be doing next. I want to start making shirts; Have you found any that you've decided to do?
Just getting caught up! Glad the pain is gone! Sounds like everything is coming together! Not much longer!
Yes, it is! Now if I can just get past these next few potential hurdles we will be doing great.
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Just caught up on your PTR;to keep the pain away!
(Like an apple a day...only better. LOL) Congrats on the PIF. I'm doing that this weekend. Thanks for the reminder. Only 8 weeks left for me. I'm feeling overwhelmed @ what I should be doing next. I want to start making shirts; Have you found any that you've decided to do?
Thanks MaryBeth! @ Apple a day....
for 8 weeks!! I understand being overwhelmed. Trying to get everything, plan for everything, and for me making sure the last of the money we need is set. Which has my anxiety level WAY up! I am waiting for the darned government to do something with the budget. If it doesn't go through, and Soc. Sec. checks are withheld....then all the WDW $$ I was planning to save between now and then will have to go towards bills. Then I don't know what I will do. I am keeping my fingers crossed. It seems we have had more hurdles this year than past years. So far they have been working out. I am hoping that my luck hasn't ended.
I am not making shirts for this years trip. I plan to make them next year for my trip with my 2 friends. I like to wear sundresses while in WDW bc it's so hot in Sept. but next year I will be there in Dec. so I will be wearing pants. Then I can wear shirts.
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the government gets something together soon. My dad is in the same boat with his Social Security. It's something that he and my mom depend on to help make ends meet and have a little extra spending cash too!
I love sundresses there! I brought 2 the first trip in 2009. I washed them many times...bc once I wore one, I didnt' want to put on pants the whole trip! It is so much cooler when the air can flow through your clothes! I stopped wearing a fanny bc of that very reason.
I just make sure my dresses come to a little over the knee...keeps me more modest on my scooter, rides and whatnot. LOL
My friend Dana, teases me and says I should keep my legs extended in front of me on the scooter, for better air flow...or air conditioning which she calls it.
the government gets something together soon. My dad is in the same boat with his Social Security. It's something that he and my mom depend on to help make ends meet and have a little extra spending cash too!
not much longer!!!
Thanks Kathy! It's a scary thing. I feel bad for all the older people out there too. It's hard living on a fixed income, and mines not even completely fixed. Just the majority is. Hopefully it will all work out. I just don't understand how the government starts the whole thing with the needest people. Not to mention the ones who paid into it already. That grinds my gears!
I hear you on Social Security. My mom is disabled and can't work, and she lives off of social security/disability checks. If they withhold those, she'll have no way to pay her rent.
I hear you on Social Security. My mom is disabled and can't work, and she lives off of social security/disability checks. If they withhold those, she'll have no way to pay her rent.
Yep, that is what I am facing in the next 2 weeks if they don't do something. I don't know what I will have to do. I mean, I only have 2 weeks left. NO way am I saving enough to cover rent and bills in the next 2 weeks!
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I know that you are in pain, but I advice yoga classes--they have really helped with my pain issues!
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That was funny! Thanks Holly!
Kelly! Still good today. So I think I might be in the clear. Thank goodness!
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MaryBeth, Mark Jr. & Mark Sr.
@ Apple a day....
Trying to get everything, plan for everything, and for me making sure the last of the money we need is set. Which has my anxiety level WAY up! I am waiting for the darned government to do something with the budget. If it doesn't go through, and Soc. Sec. checks are withheld....then all the WDW $$ I was planning to save between now and then will have to go towards bills. Then I don't know what I will do.
I am keeping my fingers crossed. It seems we have had more hurdles this year than past years. So far they have been working out. I am hoping that my luck hasn't ended.
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