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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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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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What about a t-shirt with a princess or two on it, rather than a dress? DD is 10 now, and wouldn't consider a dress. I don't think I even asked her last year when she was 9, and she never said she wished she'd had one. Now she points to the littler girls and says "remember when I used to wear those?"
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Congrats on PIF. My oldest is 11 and she will still wear a dress with that said she has a 5y/o sister that is all about being prissy. and her little brother wears a mini-man suit. So she would be the odd ball out. Also We do "flower girl" dresses from ebay (you can get one for less the $15). And the girls have princess crowns.
My niece 9 (last year) was super excited to dress up it was her first trip. Here's ours We got tons of comments too. I think just being different is a plus.
So after some convos with some family members (namely Morgan's Nonni (my ex MIL who is wonderful) and my cousin (who is Mo in 13 yrs)) I've opted for no dress. I'm sort of sad about it, but I think knowing her at this point she won't be into the idea of dreasing up. (And if we make it for the family 5K in October we'll try to tie in a MNSSHP with it, so she'll definitely dress up for that.)
New updates... I pre-paid my Photopass. It seemed to me like the best thing to do (we pre-paid in May of 08 and got some great shots). I think when you have it pre-paid you're not afraid to say yes when the photographers ask you to pose for them.
I've also booked a hotel stay near the airport for the night before our flight. So... the plan has changed for the REVEAL.
The night before we leave she'll go to her dance class. While she's there I will come back home and do some last minute stuff. I'll bring her home to find her card and gift card and pull the rug out from under her .
Another plus to bringing her home like this is if there's something she (at 9) has to have with her on the trip she can toss it into the suitcase before we head up to the airport.
So by the time we get to the airport it will be close to 10pm, so she'll be sleeping within an hour or so and we'll get to sleep in until 4:30 (for me) and 5 (for her) instead of 3/3:30. (And we LOVE to sleep so that hour plus will make a difference to both of us.)
** and I also have to keep my eye on the little counter in the corner there... when it hits 45 days remaining I have to start my daily trips home at lunchtime to look for Mickey Mail... they said they're sending it out around 45 days, and since she doesn't know she'll very quickly put two and two together! I have some stuff (APs, Gift Card) coming to my office, but the DME stuff is coming here.
Your plans look great and so does your planned reveal. I think staying at the airport hotel is a great idea...I am with you, an extra hour to sleep is always the winning choice
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Congrats on the mail. I think Snapfish is the problem with the pictures. I believe another poster uploaded her resized pictures to Snapfish, and they still posted at 800x600, which your pictures are (limit is 640x480). My advice would be to not use Snapfish, and to use either Photobucket, Shutterfly, or upload them to the board directly.
Congrats on the mail. I think Snapfish is the problem with the pictures. I believe another poster uploaded her resized pictures to Snapfish, and they still posted at 800x600, which your pictures are (limit is 640x480). My advice would be to not use Snapfish, and to use either Photobucket, Shutterfly, or upload them to the board directly.
That would be me! Yes, no matter what I did to resize them (I even reloaded them to Snapfish using export from my iMac where I could pick the size) they kept showing up here as 800x600. As you can tell by my unfinished TR, I haven't made it over to Photobucket yet!
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