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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.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
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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Thanks everyone. My student loved her Frozen band!! She is so excited. Unfortunately, my other student's bands got lost in the mail, so they are having the replacement ones delivered directly to their resort, so no chance for me to decorate them. Student #2 is soo disappointed, but I put together a decorating kit that I will send home with her tomorrow. It has a sheet of the Frozen tattoos, an assortment of sparkles, a couple of polishes. An orange stick and a "dotter". Hopefully, her mom will be able to fix it up for her in their room...
I like to spread the magic.
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So, I took today off. I have a mammogram scheduled this afternoon and am going to take DD's car in for an inspection and oil change this morning.
I am making a small change to our arrival day plans.
I'm going to cancel our lunch reservation at Trail's End. I don't want to feel rushed to leave Jax too early. We usually end up hitting the Disney outlet in St Augustine on the way home when everyone is tired and cranky( and broke...lol!), so my plan is to go on the way there. We will grab breakfast at our hotel, hit the outlets and take our time getting to Old Key West. I am going to update our arrival time as I had us getting there after our 140 lunch time. Maybe we will take the boat over to DTD and do EoS for lunch instead. Yum. I have FP+ for MK in the evening, so dinner will most likely be a stop at my favorite corn dog stand in Frontierland.
Also, I don't think I mentioned DD's request for escargot again. She had it at F&WF a couple of years ago, and then we had Chef's de France last summer for her birthday. I was able to get the two of us a lunch ADR for Monday. The boys will find lunch somewhere in WS ( is there anything to eat there?...lol!!!), while she eats snails. Last time we went , I really didn't enjoy my lunch much ( ham and cheese sandwich I think?), so this time I will just get the Lobster Bisque. It was de-lish. We have dinner that night at R&c, so I need to save room for Sticky Toffee Pudding...oh my!
My students will both be at MK on Thursday, so I think that is where we will try to meet up for a castle picture. That is our DHS day with lunch at B&C, but I will go on over to MK for our photo shoot in the late afternoon or evening, whichever works best
I have my suitcase packed, just need to add the underthings. Laundry is done, so I will pack up DS's suitcase today. I will also hit the bank. I was going to get the car washed, but it looks overcast today. Also, my DH had a run in with a huge chunk of wood driving home from Boston last week. He put his car in the shop yesterday and we are waiting for the estimate. His car isn't even a year old, and the damage is mechanical. If they need more than a week to fix it, we will be taking his brand new Jeep Cherokee rental car on the trip instead of my 2009 Ford Flex. My car is the most comfortable road trip car there is. The proof is in the 120,000 miles it has on it...lol. If we can, we will give it a break and let the rental earn some miles
Well, I guess I need to get up and get moving...3 more sleeps until takeoff!
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Disney Magic - Oct 2015
. My student loved her Frozen band!! She is so excited
. Student #2 is soo disappointed, but I put together a decorating kit that I will send home with her tomorrow. It has a sheet of the Frozen tattoos, an assortment of sparkles, a couple of polishes. An orange stick and a "dotter". Hopefully, her mom will be able to fix it up for her in their room...
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. Last time we went , I really didn't enjoy my lunch much ( ham and cheese sandwich I think?), so this time I will just get the Lobster Bisque. It was de-lish
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