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 The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk.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!
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Everyone eats such yummy sounding dinners! I had veggie soup ( that I made on the weekend) and some strawberries and raspberries- then when I got home from work, I had some crackers and peanut butter-- love my job, tired of working 11-8
I am making meatloaf too. I just picked up a 1/4 of beef today so we finally have hamburger again. I am also making baked sweet potato fries, and molasses cookies and probably another veggie.
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It's finally starting to feel like fall here! I this time of year!
Last night was egg salad and tuna salad sandwiches. I had a late workout and was tired, but it was pretty good!
Tonight is stuffed roasted chicken breasts, cornbread dressing, a bean medley and some peas. I used up the rest of the cornbread from Monday night. It's smelling good, lets hope it tastes good!
Tonight we are having Lazy Cook's Chili Rellanos, refried beans and tortillas, except for finicky DS (he doesn't like eggs). He will be having a burrito.
I am so hungry after reading this thread-but it helps me with quick and easy recipes since I don't always have the time to bake extravagant things.
Something quick I wanted to share that my kiddos really like are rolled & stuffed chicken breasts:
4 or 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts (if they're the thicker variety cut into thinner pieces)
stove top stuffing (made the quick way in the microwave)
one can cream of chicken soup
I take the chicken breasts and put them in a 9X13 glass pan. Place a spoonful of stuffing in the middle of the breast, roll up and secure with a toothpick. Pour cream of chicken soup over the top of the rolls, sprinkle a little paprika and bake for about 45 minutes @ 350. Very yummy!!
That sounds really good! We always have stuffing on hand, so I will have to try this.
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Tonight we are having Lazy Cook's Chili Rellanos, refried beans and tortillas, except for finicky DS (he doesn't like eggs). He will be having a burrito.
They are chilis (usually anaheim or poblano) stuffed with cheese and then wrapped in either an egg batter or tortilla and then fried. Lazy cook's rellanos are chilis and cheese layered in a pan, covered with an egg and sour cream mixture and then baked. It is a lot less time consuming but still pretty yummy.
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I haven't figured out what to do for dinner tonight. I've already done pork, beef, and chicken this week, so I might have to just do spaghetti!!
Kinda in the same boat...DH has been taking leftovers for lunch, and we have plans to eat out with my parents tomorrow night, so the fridge/freezer are looking bare at the moment! DH and I made a pact to stop going to the grocery store several times a week as we were spending a lot of unnecessary $$$ (neither of us can go in and just pick up what's needed...a trip that should cost under $10 was ending up in the $25-$50 range which is ridiculous). So now we make a menu for the week and go to the store armed with our list and coupons (usually Costco or BJ's and another local reg. grocery store) on the weekend. We've been fortunate here as several grocery chains seem to be having "coupon wars" which is to our benefit...the store right down the street (which in the past has been too expensive for weekly groceries) has sent us coupons in the mail for the next 4 weeks for $5.00 off our total purchase of $50.00 or more. Plus, they put $5.00 off coupons in the Entertainment Book, and they're TRIPLING coupons .99 cents or less! So we spend less gas, and don't have to fight Super Wal-Mart. We despise shopping at Super Wal-Mart with a purple passion.
Anyway, the point of my ramble is that we're short on a few things. So I think we'll have creamy tomato soup and grilled ham & smoked brie/gouda sandwiches tonight. And I believe I "hid" a can of fruit cocktail in the cupboard for just such an emergency.
Slow cooked beef roast, green beans, mashed taters, gravy and peach cobbler.
Been sick all week so I thought I better made a good meal before the troops revolt.
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