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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
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. We made it safely home at 1:30 this morning. Other than Skyler having a pretty bad cough (and sadly only thing I can do is rub Vicks Vapor Rub on his feet with socks and on his chest for it to help his cough), he did give me Strep. I was miserable our last couple of days of our trip, and still am pretty miserable today.
My mom was just being very critical of me and a complete nag on everything (I really try not to fight with her and hold my tongue on calling her a control freak, but it kind of came out on this trip). I think my Grandmother and a few aunts knew I was on edge with still grieving my Papa's loss (and not really letting myself grieve or cry in front of Skyler) and with having a sick kid and then getting sick myself, being overtired, I'm sure they knew it was to be expected.
At the airport yesterday we were sitting at the wrong gate area for a couple of hours (our gate was supposed to be B7 as printed on our boarding passes), then posted on the board as B12(no biggie, but wrong airport Washingon Regan, not Dulles), and we had to hightail it to another concourse to the right gate (and still no plane when we got there).
Skyler actually fell a sleep within a few minutes of us getting to our correct gate area, and with minimal fussing on our plane ride, was actually an Angel on our flight last night. He slept from take off until a few minutes after we touched the ground. Our flight home was so peaceful (there were other babies and small children on our flight too, and not a peep from any of them). The guy sitting next to us although ignoring us, even when I appologized for Skyler being a tad fussy until he went back to sleep before take off, didn't seem too bothered, and the man sitting across the isle from us even said "I'm surprised your little one wasn't very fussy for long" with a smile. It was every adult passanger's dream, a quiet night flight home.
I did hear a very sweet story from one of my Aunts (my dad's DSIL) whom came to visit with us when we went to visit my other Grandma yesterday (Dad's Mom, the one who just lost our Papa the night before we left). She is a Preschool teacher and she does have some Autistic Students who are also speech delayed. She told me how one of the Autistic Boys in her class one day said to his mom when she dropped him off and he gave her a hug and kiss and said "Bye Mom, I love you". I nearly burst into tears hearing that, and I even said to her that I can't wait to hear that from Skyler, and I know I'll bawl my eyes out the first time I hear it come out of his mouth.
I'll leave the complaining about my mom to it just being her being a nit pick and trying to tell me how I should raise my son, and how to do things (the way she wants them). I just wish our trip wasn't Skyler getting sick and him giving it to me. We did miss spending a lot of time with our family because of it, but what can I say I was in responsible mommy mode. I do have some cute pictures of Skyler and the twins, and some visual memories to share of them with Skyler with you all. Sorry I'm still exhausted, but will share those all with you when I come back on the boards.
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