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There are other changes as well.
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We go on to the joy and through the tears
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Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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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.
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Glad your evening at Epcot ended well...seems like you made the perfect choice and that everyone loved dinner in Morroco.
Looks like everyone was glad to sleep in (except you and I will admit I am the same way - heck we are on vacation get up and let's go have fun) but I am glad you finally got some company with Alicia.
We love 50's PT but you are right that those plates are more than filling...I did not want to get "repremanded" for not clearing my plate but I just could not finish...I ended up messing up the plate so it looked like I ate everyting.
Can'wa wait to hear all about TSMM...hope that the problem on the stairs did not put a damper on the day...
Just catching up!! Sorry to hear Grumpy decided not to join you, but it was probably for the best the way teenagers go I cannot believe you got the Cowboy version on your first run through of GMR!! We're one of those people who haven't been able to catch it after dozens of rides!! Can't wait to hear what happens next
Great update. So glad you enjoyed your meal at Marrakesh. We haven't tried that one yet. Sounds like a great meal at 50's Prime Time. Hope you get to ride TSMM. Hurry back with more.
I've had a busy few days... Went to Long Island to visit Alicia on Saturday and watch her first "performance" with the dance team (Homecoming for Hofstra - and they WON!) Then work work work... Today I spent the day getting my online scrapbook done as my pictures are "about to expire" YESTERDAY ! More work the next few days, but I should be back to the TR soon!
I do feel bad about leaving you hanging though... so just a quick update about the rest of our TSMWM ride:
Jeff was NOT happy that the CM was letting "single riders" come through and go up the regular stairway. (We are rule followers) The other stairway was moving right along, and our stairway was not moving at all! Apparantly the stairway we were on was also the FP line?!? Well I'd be a little more than MIFFED if I had a FP and I wasn't moving. There were only 2 people behind us and after waiting about 10 minutes and NOT moving, Jeff decides to go down and talk to the CM. Apparantly she didn't give a beavers behind what the people were doing because "someone called out sick and she was stuck doing this job alone and there were supposed to be two of them down there and what could she do about it anyway"
Jeff suggested she use her walkie talkie to TALKIE to a manager and get some help but she turned her back to him and just kept letting people through. Now mind you my husband was VERY POLITE to her the entire time. He didn't lose his cool until AFTER he came back into the line (by the way still only those other 2 people behind us!). I suggested we bail and go in the other way, but he wouldn't hear of it. HE was DETERMINED to SPEAK to a manager once we were done!!! Of course my attitude was "don't sweat the small stuff" and I tried to get him to let it go. Soon enough, the line started moving and we were queued up to ride! Alicia and I on one side, Jeff and Evan on the other.
Scores and Jeff's attitude after the ride coming soon....
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Ohhh wow. I would've ALMOST lost my cool when she gave her little sob story about having to work alone, but I DEFINITELY would have when she turned her back to me. I usually have the attitude of don't sweat the small stuff too, but I sincerely hope something was done about the situation.
Ok where was I… Oh yes… our first TSMWM scores… I whipped them all!! Now I say this with extreme gloat in my tone because I STINK at video games. Total El Stinko here, and I WHIPPED them all!! (Well those in my group anyway!) I got a lovely beaver with a score of 111,600 WOO HOO! I took a picture, but unfortunately, my camera was still not fixed and the screen was all blurry so you can’t see it. You’ll just have to trust me. Alicia got 74,500 and a Bunny. Of course she says she still beat be because her “accuracy” percentage was better. Pooh! I say!! Let the NUMBERS speak for themselves! I don’t remember what the boys got, but it was right around Alicia’s score. When we came out of TSM, we wondered out the back side of Pixar Place. I tried to get the boys to go on another attraction… Star Tours… Nope. Lights Motor Action… Nope. Indy…. Nope. MUPPETS?????? Nope. SIGH… Ok, IT’s HOT today. Enough. There’s no point in even asking them to go on RnR or ToT because they won’t. At that point we are back near the hat and decide to split up again. Those darn boys just don’t know how to have any fun!! The Block Party parade was going through, but I wasn’t in the mood to stop and watch, so Alicia and I ducked through just in time and snagged a Mickey Bar (ahh my first and only of the trip) and (I forget the name) one of those long skinny popsicle things. Alicia and I decided to head back to the hotel and swim or nap (She LOVES her naps!) guess which one we did? We left the boys at the Studios and headed back to the hotel. Sometime while we were together we got this pic:
Yup, Alicia opted for nap. I pretty much won’t go in the pool by myself so I plopped down in front of the computer and did a live update then rested for a while. Grumpy was still keeping to himself, but the mom in me was getting worried so I went to check on him and he was napping too! I think he pretty much slept ALL day! He was feeling better and decided to join us for dinner. We headed over to Epcot a little after 7pm for our dinner ressie at Tutto Italia. Corey Alicia and I were meeting Evan and Jeff, who I thought spent the rest of the day at the Studios, but they pulled a fast one on me! They actually left DHS and jumped on the monorail (not sure where) and went over to MK to check out the barber shop. Evan wanted to get a haircut the day before we left home, but the barber was closed by the time he got there. He was all set to have a trim at The Harmony Barber shop until he saw the three people in front of him get Mickey shaved into the back of their heads and decided to walk away hair intact. I guess at least one of the men was older so that freaked him out just a little! I told him they wouldn't do that if you asked them to just do a plain cut but he wasn't taking any chances! The boys made their way back over to Epcot on the monorail and met up with us in “Italy”. It was pretty crowed when we first arrived for a dinner ressie at 8pm, but we only had to wait a short time after Jeff and Evan got there before they seated us. I got a few shots outside while we waited:
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I cannot believe you got the Cowboy version on your first run through of GMR!! We're one of those people who haven't been able to catch it after dozens of rides!! 
Can't wait to hear what happens next
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! More work the next few days, but I should be back to the TR soon!
Of course my attitude was "don't sweat the small stuff" and I tried to get him to let it go. Soon enough, the line started moving and we were queued up to ride! Alicia and I on one side, Jeff and Evan on the other. 
Now I say this with extreme gloat in my tone because I STINK at video games. Total El Stinko here, and I WHIPPED them all!! 
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