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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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I understand about never having the time. I feel the same way. This summer has been non-stop go, go, go for us and we start school in four weeks already. I'm back into teacher mode again and I don't like it one bit.
Your trip sounds great and will be here soon. I was curious to see if you're still staying at the Poly with the pool construction.
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I just looked at your ticker and saw you arrive in one month from today!!! Awesome! I'll be in school. *Sniff, sniff*
This summer is flying by! We had 13 weeks off school. We are 7 1/2 down, with only 5 1/2 to go. DS16 got a job, so I have been running him back & forth to work all summer. Between that and the TA business, I hardly have any free time!
I'm so looking forward to this vacation!
I can't believe you start school in 4 weeks!
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One Month from right now I'll be arriving at the Poly!!!!!
Yay!
This summer has been crazy for us too. We have had plenty to do and the time has flown by. It's been fun though. And we have you all beat... we only have 3 weeks left!
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This summer has been crazy for us too. We have had plenty to do and the time has flown by. It's been fun though. And we have you all beat... we only have 3 weeks left!
You win the prize for going back the earliest but you probably get out earlier, too. I can't believe summer is soon over. I want to cry.
This summer is flying by! We had 13 weeks off school. We are 7 1/2 down, with only 5 1/2 to go. DS16 got a job, so I have been running him back & forth to work all summer. Between that and the TA business, I hardly have any free time!
I'm so looking forward to this vacation!
I can't believe you start school in 4 weeks!
We typically go back the week before Labor Day but since Labor Day is so late this year we are going back two weeks before. I have mixed feelings. We'll be getting out a little earlier next year but I feel like two weeks before Labor Day is too early.
This summer has been crazy for us too. We have had plenty to do and the time has flown by. It's been fun though. And we have you all beat... we only have 3 weeks left!
Yikes, 3 weeks!! You probably got out in May though?
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We typically go back the week before Labor Day but since Labor Day is so late this year we are going back two weeks before. I have mixed feelings. We'll be getting out a little earlier next year but I feel like two weeks before Labor Day is too early.
That is early when you are used to going after Labor Day. Labor Day is super late this year. I'm glad we are still going back after though. They just shortened up some of our breaks, so we still get out the first week of June.
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really enjoyed reading your TR, i am planning on going to WDW in January, but was kind of afraid because of the weather, but i am glad that i read your TR, i see that it's not that bad, just jeans and sweater type of weather, i mean i guess when you're escaping minus 40, it will feel balmy to me. i am thinking at this time for 2 main reasons: value season and escaping our horrible winters. i will do a solo trip, as i used to go with my daughter but now she has a brand new baby and is just starting out, so it is out of the question. i am missing WDW so much, we used to go twice a year for 2 1/2 weeks each time, i haven't been now since 2011!
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I'm back into teacher mode again and I don't like it one bit.
DS16 got a job, so I have been running him back & forth to work all summer. Between that and the TA business, I hardly have any free time!
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