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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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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.
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!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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12-19-2002, 09:36 AM
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Community Rank: Scout 
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: SE Texas!
Posts: 4,882
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Re: Send me some pixie dust guys!
Sending you my pixie dust, prayers, and hugs for this unexpected little blessing. It all works out -- and everything does happen for a reason. [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Michelle
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12-19-2002, 11:43 AM
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Community Rank: Trekker 
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Columbus Ohio USA
Posts: 1,902
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Re: Send me some pixie dust guys!
You have just received at wonderful blessing and once the shock wears off, you will know it.
I too went through what a lot of us have. My aging parents were ill, father in the hospital, mother just diagnosed with Alzheimers, an aunt already suffering from Alzheimers, another aunt was hospitalized for severe depression. I had two kids to take care of, my husband had just said that he was going to try to get back to his regular work now that the youngest child was in school, and I was 44 yrs. old. The day I found out I was pregnant, I was panicked, overwhelmed. I couldn't find anyone to talk to, not even my husband who was not reachable at the moment. I cried and cried. It was hard during the first weeks.
Then my parents both passed away and my husband lost his father. Suddenly this little baby who was coming in to the world had to fill in for a lot of people. I don't think I could have handled it with as much grace as I did if I hadn't had the pregnancy to occupy my mind.
So of course, as soon as he came, it was as if he had always been here and we don't know what we would do without him! He is a good kid and agreat blessing.
Oh yeah, two other points. 1) the second child is generally easier than the first because you are more relaxed and experienced. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] 2) I am all for more than one child, only's are lonely. I am living proof of that. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
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12-20-2002, 12:51 AM
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Yeti Chaser
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Way down south
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 20,411
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Re: Send me some pixie dust guys!
Don't be too hard on yourself. When I found out I was expecting #3, I cried and cried. I just knew it would be too much for me and I wouldn't be able to handle another baby. Now I thank God that He knew best and sent her to us. She is such a blessing and I'm so thankful for her. My kids are 20 months and 28 months apart, and we love them being so close together!
Don't worry, everything will fall into place and your family will be perfect!!!
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12-20-2002, 08:39 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,066
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Re: Send me some pixie dust guys!
TINKN,
I'm sorry this is such a tough thing for you. It made me think of a close friend who had 2 step-children(physical custody), 2 children under 2, was running a daycare center and going to nursing school at night. She was also trying to blend the 4 children she had into a family(DH's first wife had just died in a car accident and she was helping kids with their grief). Let's just say she was pretty thinly stretched. Then she finds out she is pregnant during her pre-op visit for her tubal ligation [img]images/icons/rolleyes.gif[/img] . Now every single time she trys to tell someone for like 3 weeks she just bursts out crying. Same reasons as you are wondering about. Did they have enough of everything-time,attention,money,etc....... Anyway long story longer her DD is now 8 and the absolute love of her life. She is the sage, calm centered one in that whirlwind of a family. My friend literally does not know what she would do without her. Good Luck and glad you are feeling a little better about things.
I feel it only fair to add however she is taking up the bagpipes and making her Mom cry in new ways now. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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12-20-2002, 09:27 AM
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Community Rank: Scout
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: VERMONT
Posts: 4,201
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Re: Send me some pixie dust guys!
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Originally posted by Teddysmom:
TINKN,
I feel it only fair to add however she is taking up the bagpipes and making her Mom cry in new ways now. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Thanks for making me laugh.
Thanks to all of you again. I am really starting to be at peace with all of this and can tell people without crying. Things are going to be fine. Just in time, since the nausea started yesterday. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] It only lasts for a couple more months so I'll be OK. Ha ha ha! You know, even with the first, planned pregnancy I wasn't happy being pregnant, but here's the end of the whining. I can see this as a blessing since so many people have such a hard time having children. My sister-in-law is trying again and just went for blood work last week and it came back negative. She had a really hard time getting pregnant the first time and went through all of the hormone treatments and everything. Next Christmas we will have 2 children. Sounds more like a family than just one child IMHO. When life hands you lemons you make lemonade. Yum! I love lemonade! |
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12-20-2002, 09:31 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Chapel Hill, NC USA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 36,592
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Re: Send me some pixie dust guys!
Oh TinkN-----Great to hear you are more at peace now. Sorry that you are feeling nausea...but maybe it won't last long this time around. Best wishes to you! -HiddenMickey
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12-20-2002, 01:32 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 1,500
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Re: Send me some pixie dust guys!
Congrats TINKN! I'm pregnant with #6 now, and #5 was 11 months old when I found out. I know the overwhelmed feelings you have now. But they will go away, and oh the wonder when you feel that first movement in a few months. You're giving your first child the best gift, a new little brother or sister that he/she will have for the rest of their lives. Don't stress out about money and college and things, somehow all works out. Merry Christmas.
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12-20-2002, 07:36 PM
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Community Rank: Trekker
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 1,031
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Re: Send me some pixie dust guys!
I don't have any advice... But for when your kids are older -- my sister is only 21 months older than me, and though it may have been hard for our mom, it was GREAT for us. Jen and I are very close, and have shared a lot over the years. She was only one grade ahead of me in school, so I had to work hard due to teacher's expectations (oh, you're Jen the genius's sister!), but it was good for me because it gave me something to work for!
So, personally, I'm praying for a girl for Alli! [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]
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12-21-2002, 12:48 AM
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Community Rank: Jetsetter
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 2,066
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Re: Send me some pixie dust guys!
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">By my calculations you still have a full 7-8 months of whining IMHO.
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Next Christmas we will have 2 children. Sounds more like a family than just one child IMHO.
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<font size="2" face="Comic Sans MS, Arial">Now there's the spirit! To you and your family Happy Holidays. That's some Christmas present you got! [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]
TINKN-you can always whine to us. And I've always prefered high-pitched complaining, it just sounds nicer. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] |
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