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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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I have rolled clothes in the past and it did seem to help, you can fit more in each layer. I bought the space travel bags to try on our last mini trip but didn't use them, just didn't seem to work well for me, maybe I wasn't putting the right things in them, or packing them right.
Sounds like Becki is thrilled!
I am currently making a list of things to buy before our next trip, based on your packing list! Two being the new sunshade and the photo matte. Do you buy the wide matte, or standard?
DH and I had another talk about looking into dvc again at the beginning of the year once we get our second vehicle paid off. I suggested that we find out the incentives at that time, talk to someone more in depth and even make a mini trip around our anniversary in May to take the tour again and possibly purchase. So we will see how it goes! Fingers crossed!
This year I didn't get the photo mat. I'm not really sure what I'm going to do, although Mike did find his autograph book from 1992 (he was 12) so we might use it. Otherwise, I think I just got a standard mat.
Good Luck convincing your DH! I didn't really have convince mine as I think he loves Disney just as much as me!
I love the fab 5! I had to saw Awww when you mentioned that Mike found his Autograph Book from Disney when he was 12 for you to bring with! I wish I knew were mine were, however I think my parents got rid of them on me
It isn't so much convincing since hh does love disney as much as me, but just timing it right! He has wanted to do it for years, but we have always just talked about it and would look into it, but not follow through. I think with the second car payment ending soon, it actually seems like a great time to get in, take the plunge! Our biggest thing is we don't want to finance it for 10 years, we would like to do as little as possible. Question, do they take down-payments? My parents have been talking about buying into it for years but never found the right time, and now the itch has passed to us, and I think it would be more ideal for us to buy in and just get enough points to where if they want to use some, they can, or we are able to get a big enough place for us to go together (since that is usually what happens!).
My hh's uncle recently found these huge mickey and minnie stuffed animals at a yard sale. They are pretty old but in excellent shape and only $5 for the pair!! So he bought them for Sam knowing the disney freaks we are. Sam loves those stuffed animals, I think he thinks they are real, every morning, comes downstairs and says HI to both of them and waves, almost like he is waiting for them to respond! He gives them hugs too. Best $5 every spent!! Can't wait to hear how Dylan does with the characters this time!!!
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Sammy 5 years and Peyton 15 months - September 2013
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It isn't so much convincing since hh does love disney as much as me, but just timing it right! He has wanted to do it for years, but we have always just talked about it and would look into it, but not follow through. I think with the second car payment ending soon, it actually seems like a great time to get in, take the plunge! Our biggest thing is we don't want to finance it for 10 years, we would like to do as little as possible. Question, do they take down-payments? My parents have been talking about buying into it for years but never found the right time, and now the itch has passed to us, and I think it would be more ideal for us to buy in and just get enough points to where if they want to use some, they can, or we are able to get a big enough place for us to go together (since that is usually what happens!).
My hh's uncle recently found these huge mickey and minnie stuffed animals at a yard sale. They are pretty old but in excellent shape and only $5 for the pair!! So he bought them for Sam knowing the disney freaks we are. Sam loves those stuffed animals, I think he thinks they are real, every morning, comes downstairs and says HI to both of them and waves, almost like he is waiting for them to respond! He gives them hugs too. Best $5 every spent!! Can't wait to hear how Dylan does with the characters this time!!!
We didn't finance DVC through Disney. We decided to do it through our bank - lower interest rate. You can pay in cash for all they care. If you think you're going to do it I wouldn't wait to long - the price only goes up.
I know, the price has gone up quite a bit since we had first started looking into it. Well i am hoping for the beginning of the year. So we will see! We will probably check the interest rates at our banks too, before going through disney.
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Sammy 5 years and Peyton 15 months - September 2013
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