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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.
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Wow, I can't believe I just found this Pre-TR! Your plans sound excellent, as they always do. I am surprised that there is no Ragland Road in the plans. Well, maybe in July???
Oh yes, Raglan Road is definitely in the plans for July Just couldn't fit it in this time.
And for the person that asked about where to send your room request poem... You can fax it to the resort 4 days prior to your arrival. This link Faxing Your Room Preferences to WDW explains it and gives you a link to all the resort fax numbers
We survived!! Battle of the Books Competition is OVER! Fini! And thank goodness. I over stressed this year about it for some reason. It was in a new location, I had more kids this time (one being the principal's son), lots of parents there with us, and Andy came along to be an extra set of eyes, ears, and hands. you for supporting us!
AND, after it was over, we both officially decided it's Disney Brain time. All Disney on the brain, all the time. Because Andy took the day off work to go with me we watched Nemo AND Ratpatootie yesterday after getting home from the competition I both of those movies so much. They really feed the Disney Brain.
So now we're in the last stretch... two more days of school left.. Gotta start the laundry for packing process today. It's nice though...wash, dry, and put in the suitcase OH that reminds me, I need to hit up some Kohls for a new pair of shorts or two and some tops since it's supposed to be warmer than I expected. Tomorrow or Friday I'll hit up the credit union's change machine to get some cold hard cash in return for my change.
We've checked 3 movies off the Great Movie Ride list.. 1. Footlight Parade 2. Singin' in the Rain 3. Raiders of the Lost Ark (watched it Monday night)
I'm also considering Mary Poppins, Alien, and Wizard of Oz checked off b/c we've seen those more than once. Public Enemy should arrive today so we'll watch it this evening. Sending it back tomorrow in time for Casablanca to arrive Saturday, which we'll take with us to the in-laws on Saturday night and watch it. So we'll have almost met our goal
Tomorrow is our day to fax our room request. I guess I'll go ahead and do online check in sometime before Friday as well. I did it for the first time last trip and it went very smoothly.
Now I just need to finish my mousekeeping envelopes
This turned out to be a rambling stream of consciousness post Blame it on the Disney Brain
Oh, one more thing. I will be doing live photo posts on my Disney Photoblog. I have a FB page for it as well. Makin' Memories Disney Photoblog is the name. During our trip I'll be posting photos from all over. You can go on the FB page and post where you'd like to see pics from
Whew!! Just found your preTR and I am all caught up!! Great Plans - everything sounds great!! I feel like I am leaving for WDW in 4 days!!! Have a ~Magical~ time!!!!
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