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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
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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.
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 have been eyeing them for a while. But I will be graduating with my bachelor's degree in December. It has only taken me 19 1/2 years to finish this degree, so I think I deserve the splurge Although, I'm sure I will get some comments from family members about why I would need such an expensive purse. LOL
then you absolutely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! deserve it!!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I will be making the splurge on a D&B while we are there, DH & I will be celebrating our 15th wedding annv. while we are there and he said go for it! so who am I to denie him?! plus each of the kids have started a must have list for while we are there.
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I will be making the splurge on a D&B while we are there, DH & I will be celebrating our 15th wedding annv. while we are there and he said go for it! so who am I to denie him?! plus each of the kids have started a must have list for while we are there.
congrats!
i just might consider it while I am there....too tempting not to
I always get a new mug and a Christmas ornament. Sometimes I'll pick up something for the kitchen.
DD always gets a new perfume. This time she heard there's a "great" one in Italy. She doesn't know the name whitch tells me we'll be smelling scents all afternoon!
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While there are always different things that I want, each trip we make sure to get as many different popcorn buckets and mugs as we can find... it makes family movie nights at home really fun when we can take out the disney stuff and think back to our past WDW visits
I used to collect snow globes... but haven't seen many new ones these days.
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While there are always different things that I want, each trip we make sure to get as many different popcorn buckets and mugs as we can find... it makes family movie nights at home really fun when we can take out the disney stuff and think back to our past WDW visits
I used to collect snow globes... but haven't seen many new ones these days.
same here w/the mugs, lol i am on mug over load, i took over Dh's collection and replaced them with NICER (disney of course ) mugs!
snow globe collector here to, but haven't purchased one in a year we'll see if anything jumps out at me.
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We aren't going until Feb (no trip this fall ) but I am looking foward to getting ornaments, 2012 magnets, antenna toppers & scrapbooking stuff. I am sure there will be more things we might want once we are there.
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I usually don't try to go too crazy, I always have to remember I have to pack and bring it home on a plane. And unless something jumps out at me, I try to keep the purchases small, a little token to remember the trip.
I usually don't try to go too crazy, I always have to remember I have to pack and bring it home on a plane. And unless something jumps out at me, I try to keep the purchases small, a little token to remember the trip.
I'm constantly thinking that!!! I end up buying nothing for myself and bringing home the BBB dress (I can't be bothered to bring it down there with me) as well as a ton of left over snacks from the dining plan.
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Although, I'm sure I will get some comments from family members about why I would need such an expensive purse. LOL
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plus each of the kids have started a must have list for while we are there.
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) but I am looking foward to getting ornaments, 2012 magnets, antenna toppers & scrapbooking stuff. I am sure there will be more things we might want once we are there.
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