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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:
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It's time to move on and move forward.
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The meet and greet Fastpasses are great! I can't wait to see your interaction there. As far as a suggestion for BOG, I had the pork chop and it was amazing. I am not usually a carnivore to that extent, but it was so good! Plus the mac and cheese that came with it... I could have eaten a plate of it!
It was quite yummy!
Sounds like a good shopping day and so nice of you to transport the kitty.
So nice of you to deliver the sweet kitten to a forever home! Sounds like a very successful shopping trip, too.
Thanks! It felt great to make a family so happy!
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What a lovely day!
Thanks!
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How sweet of you to play kitty transport! I saw the pic on FB, it was adorable. Glad you found Em an Olaf shirt. Definitely check their website. They didn't have one small enough for Maddie and that's when I learned they can order anything and ship it to the store, same if you get on their website too.
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Sounds like a great day! Congrats on all the purchases! I can't wait to see the Olaf shirt. A 3 mile walk is a great way to get Disney ready!
Thanks! Will post as soon as I can!
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How wonderful for you to play kitty transport! Congrats on the purchases for Disney. How great that you found an Olaf tshirt!!
Thanks!
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It was quite yummy!
Sounds like a good shopping day and so nice of you to transport the kitty.
Thanks!
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I am so sorry all - again - tonight I am being a "slacker" and not going to be able to do an update of trip plans.......part of the issue is that I have switched from a pc to a mac and I have no clue what I am doing! I have the photos ready to upload of all our purchases from yesterday - just need to get them on here! And right now, I am just WAY too tired to figure it out!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day! We spent the day down in Newport RI visiting with my grandmother and my mom. After visiting with them we stopped at the Newport Winery for some tasting, then onto downtown where we had dinner at the Barking crab! I had king crab legs!!! YUM!!! Then had to hurry home as Emily had tutoring tonight (our neighbor who Em sometimes dog sits for is helping her as she is in a honors Alegebra II class - so he tutors her when she is struggling!).
Now I am going to take my iPad and lay down and try to catch up reading everyone else's posts and TR's and hopefully get a good night sleep!
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Lisa, me too! Just got my first Mac and can't figure out how to resize photos or how to get them posted! Fortunately, I have an Apple Store close by and I've been bothering them a LOT. I won't be able to get there for a few days, but if I pick up any hints I'll let you know! Are you using iPhoto?
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Lisa, me too! Just got my first Mac and can't figure out how to resize photos or how to get them posted! Fortunately, I have an Apple Store close by and I've been bothering them a LOT. I won't be able to get there for a few days, but if I pick up any hints I'll let you know! Are you using iPhoto?
Thanks! It's so confusing!! Apparently the Best Buy near me offers classes for free once a week......think me and mac are going soon!!
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Sounds like you had a lovely day!
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Sounds like a wonderful Mother's Day!
Thanks!
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It was quite yummy!
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A 3 mile walk is a great way to get Disney ready! 
and I have no clue what I am doing! I have the photos ready to upload of all our purchases from yesterday - just need to get them on here! 
And right now, I am just WAY too tired to figure it out! 
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