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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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All of your daily plans sound terrific. I laughed when you said M K is open til 2 am, because I immediately thought yep, they will go for it. One of my all time favorite photos is of my kids walking thru an empty parking lot towards our rental car, the night we closed the park.
I here you on changing clothes before flying home. Our last trip, we were swimming, and by the time we changed and caught a bus to the Tragic Express (lol) pickup at our hotel, we missed our airport bus. Fortunately, they were able to squeeze us on the next bus and we were in the airport and at our gate with quite a bit of time to spare.
Good luck on getting to work the next morning. You may want to close your door and have a nap.
Last day looks busy but fun! I hear you about saving vacation days and hopping right back to work. Our flight home from Alaska gets in just before midnight, and I'm planning on work the next day. YAWN!!! At least I have a private office!
Thanks! I hate wasting vacation days!
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Great plans for your last day, at least you'll get some more fun in before you have to go back to reality.
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by SuperDave
Love the plan for the departure day home as that's the way to do it! Better to spend it there, rather than in the airport! Squeezing every possible inch out of your vacation is the way to go! Unfortunately, I didn't have this philosophy the first several years I went to WDW from 2002 thru 2010 but have now the last three visits and I won't do it any other way now on the last day....with time in the parks....an ADR.....and a day off at home the next day to catch up!
Thanks! yes, we always try to get first flight down, last flight home
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Originally Posted by tcmary
All of your daily plans sound terrific. I laughed when you said M K is open til 2 am, because I immediately thought yep, they will go for it. One of my all time favorite photos is of my kids walking thru an empty parking lot towards our rental car, the night we closed the park.
I here you on changing clothes before flying home. Our last trip, we were swimming, and by the time we changed and caught a bus to the Tragic Express (lol) pickup at our hotel, we missed our airport bus. Fortunately, they were able to squeeze us on the next bus and we were in the airport and at our gate with quite a bit of time to spare.
Good luck on getting to work the next morning. You may want to close your door and have a nap.
Thanks! HA! You know we probably will close that darn park!!! And yes, thank goodness I have a private office!
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I managed to find this just before you guys leave. Your plans look great & I can't wait to hear how it goes!
Thanks for joining in!!
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Congrats on adding a Kona ADR!!! Nice plans to get a little more fun in on your last day!
Thanks! Maybe I will finally get to try a LapuLapu!
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Well, I am EXHAUSTED and I ONLY have 1 more work day left!!!! (Well, technically only a few hours, as I leave for today in 1 hour, and I am taking a half day tomorrow!!!)
We have been super busy - got the bathroom in my craft/office room downstairs all cleaned out and prepped as my brother was going to sheetrock the ceiling while we were away, but when Scott took the ceiling tiles down last night, he realized that he needs to do some plumbing work before sheet rock goes up - so the ceiling will have to wait until we return At least the prep work is done!
I have not even packed yet!!! I finally pulled out my totes that hold my summer clothes, but that's about as far as I got! I have purchased all the toilitry items and misc type items that need to come with us. The good thing is that we will be visiting again in August, so I am bringing semi-full size of most items to leave in our owners locker ~ and then I won't have to pack them in August! I had to visit a few different Dollar Stores for the disposable rain ponchos - but I got them - and hopefully now that I have so many I won't need them!!!
This was/is my typical Disney to do list:
Adjust Packing List
Book DME
Cash in Loose Change
Check Disney Pins, set aside traders
Check Vinylmations, set aside traders
Do On-line checkin
Book ADR's
Book Fastpasses
Get Autograph Book in Order (Emily has decided to forego an autograph book this trip and get the large Vinylmation instead!)
Get Sharpies together
Make Disney Folder/Binder
Make Fastpass+ Selections
Make List of Drinks to try
Make List of Snacks to try
Make Notes for Jeff
Order Garden Grocer
Pack!
Add Magic Bands to packing List
Pick up Dollar Store Rain Ponchos
Print Boarding Passes
Print CM Thank you Cards
Print DME Envelopes
Print Mousekeeping Envelopes
Purchase Memory Maker
Purchase Snacks to bring (picked up a few things - have to check if Em wants anything else)
Purchase Toilitries
Send List of Pins looking for to all phones
Send Vinylamation Photos to all phones
Stuff/Seal DME Envelopes
Stuff/Seal Mousekeeping Envelopes (Need 2)
Update Pin list for pins searching for.
So the items in RED are already done - the rest I am working on!!! Still so much to do!!!
Lucky for me, my brother stays at the house while we are gone to take care of all the fur babies - so I stock up on food and such for him! And I have come to really love Pea Pod (grocery delivery service for those that don't know) - it is such a time saver!!! He gives me a list of what he would like for the week - and I go on line and order!
I am hoping to get at least Emily packed when I get home today - before she goes to dance. I had asked her to pull out the clothes before I get home - hopefully she does this! and then I help her weed them down! We do not have any dressy meals booked this trip - so hopefully packing will be easy.
Up Next - Drink/Snack List (feel free to shoot some ideas at me, considering that I am still working on this!!! )
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Just saw this and all caught up. First so sorry about Tim's loss never easy around a holiday. Second the plans look great and I wish I was going soon but I have to wait until June :-). Hope you have a magical trip and can't wait to read the TR.
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Better to spend it there, rather than in the airport! 
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