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Moving on with the current of the years.
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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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Neat tour of MK! I thought you might like to know that the WEDway will be closed while you are there for refurbishing. Rehab is from May 3 to June 30 this year.
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(well, not really, but I needed some dramatic effect there... )
OH - My husband and daughter would believe that is the WORST news ever!!! They are already worried - as we arrive on June 30th and they won't be able to ride that day unless of course the rehab is ahead of schedule!
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I keep seeing a rabbit in a waistcoat.....There! Did you see it?!
We are going to take a brief detour today to talk about packing. Yes, I've already begun and actually started over a month ago! When I got home from a trip to visit my dad, I figured, Hey, why put away the suitcase when I'm only going to need to dig it out again?! And I agreed with myself and left it on the cedar chest in my bedroom. I have since been popping various items in as I think of them, and let's face it, I would not be needing flip-flops or tank tops between March and May in New England anyway.....
I like to travel light, especially when I'm solo. I want to be able to manage my own bags without assistance. I have a small carry-on satchel type bag that goes on every flight. It contains boarding pass, ID, wallet, reading material and items of that nature. And usually, that's enough. However this trip I'm adding a second carry-on so I can have immediate access to certain things once I arrive. My second bag is going courtesy of Magical Express, and we all know there's no guaranteed time of arrival.
Anyone else really love little travel-sized items?! Anytime I have an excuse to buy these, I'm a happy traveler. This is a sampling of things I have already acquired and put in the suitcase:
And here is what I'm packing into (cat not included....but he is my “supervisor/inspector”). It's going to be a bit of a challenge, packing for 6 days into what are really two carry-on sized bags, but I'm confident I can do it. I am planning to do laundry (I'm hanging by the pool anyway!) so that reduces the total amount of outfits I need to pack. I just don't want anything bigger and bulkier than what those are.
I've also been busy planning out details and schedules with my PassPorter! We've got PassPockets filled in, a spreadsheet itinerary, and a still-incomplete “Food Hit List”!
I have gotten both Tink and TK quite intrigued by the PP; Tink even got her own after our planning day last month when she saw how awesome mine is. Never mind that my PP had the details about the Behind the Seeds Tour that we wanted. Her “guidebookthatshallnotbenamed” did not. Just sayin'.
HEE hee hee......!!! Looky what arrived yesterday!
Well, I don't actually have them in my hot little hands yet, but Tink has them at her house. When the 2nd set arrives (next week??) she'll send mine up. DME tags should be arriving before too long as well!
I hope to post an update this weekend, and that will likely wrap up the "Pre" portion of this TR. I do thank my faithful readers for sticking with me, but I think the actual trip report will have far more to offer.
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They are already worried - as we arrive on June 30th and they won't be able to ride that day unless of course the rehab is ahead of schedule!
Dreams, Wishes, Hopes... these are the parts of childhood we should never lose.
Never mind that my PP had the details about the Behind the Seeds Tour that we wanted. Her “guidebookthatshallnotbenamed” did not. Just sayin'.
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getting everything into those bags!
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