Faith, Trust and a Little Pixie Dust - Page 40 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
If you miss us, you can still find some of us online. Sara started a new blog at DisneyParkPrincess.com -- I strongly urge you to visit and get on her mailing list. She IS the Disney park princess and knows Disney backward and forward. And I am blogging as well at JenniferMaker.com, which is a little craft blog I started a couple of years ago to make ends meet. You can see and hear me in my craft show at https://www.youtube.com/c/jennifermaker . Many PassPorter readers and fans are on Facebook, in groups they formed like the PassPorter Trip Reports and PassPorter Crafting Challenge (if you join, just let them know you read about it in the newsletter). And some of our most devoted community members started a forum of their own at Pixie Dust Lane and all are invited over.
So we encourage you to stay in touch with us and your fellow community members wherever works best for you!
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Try Doans for your back. they are a nice muscle relaxer and I find work nice when you are just tnese or soar - not in full bend over pain. Also some light stretching after a day in the parks - or a good swim to relax the back muscles.
And I haven't ironed in years. just toss the clothes in the dryer for like 10 minutes of heat and then remove while still warm and fold or hang up as usually. Works wonders on most fabrics and you dan toss in about 5-10 things at once.
Sounds like the kids might be a little more excited than you about the trip! With them packing and all. Get with the program mom.
They are so excited! When I told them that we'd start packing today they got so happy. I hope they're that happy when it's time to unpack.
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singel digit dance - woohoo.
Try Doans for your back. they are a nice muscle relaxer and I find work nice when you are just tnese or soar - not in full bend over pain. Also some light stretching after a day in the parks - or a good swim to relax the back muscles.
And I haven't ironed in years. just toss the clothes in the dryer for like 10 minutes of heat and then remove while still warm and fold or hang up as usually. Works wonders on most fabrics and you dan toss in about 5-10 things at once.
I've never heard of those pills, I'll check and see if I can find them. And thanks for the dryer idea, I hadn't thought of that. Much better than ironing.
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Just read your PTR; Can't wait for more & to hear all the details of your adventures in your TR when you return!
The suitcases are officially out! But before you get all excited for me, there’s nothing in them yet. The plan is to start filling them today. First I’ll clean AJ’s room which is travel central now. AJ’s been bunking with his brothers. After I’m done with the room I’ll start putting in the clothes.
This week will be busy, busy. I have to clean the house entirely, do all the laundry, empty out the fridge and pack. We’ll also having a small birthday celebration for Abniel on Friday night with our family. I won’t be doing anything at all as I plan on ordering some pizzas and I’m buying the cake. But it’s still something on my to-do list for this week.
One week from now, we’ll be celebrating my second baby’s birthday at his favorite place on earth. Pure magic!
6 days to go
“A day without a friend is like a pot without a single drop of honey left inside.” ~ Winnie the Pooh
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So what happens to me before every trip? Yes, I’m sick. Started feeling bad last night. Sore throat, stuffy nose, headache. Told Arben to buy me some multi-symptom something, since he works at Walgreens and all, but he forgot. Oh, men! Hopefully tomorrow I can start treating this cold.
Nothing trip wise happened today, I was too tired. That means double work tomorrow.
5 days to go
“All you need is faith, trust and a little pixie dust.” ~ Peter Pan
Oh no! Well better to get it out of your system now and not during the trip! I hope you can get Nyquil or something like that...it works wonders for me! Don't try to push yourself too hard today or tomorrow...just get rested!
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The plan is to start filling them today. First I’ll clean AJ’s room which is travel central now. AJ’s been bunking with his brothers. After I’m done with the room I’ll start putting in the clothes.
getting everything done!!
Started feeling bad last night. Sore throat, stuffy nose, headache. 
Told Arben to buy me some multi-symptom something, since he works at Walgreens and all, but he forgot. 
Oh, men! Hopefully tomorrow I can start treating this cold.
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