It's My Birthday & I'll Eat & Drink What I Want To! TR (Oct23rd-29th) UPDATED 11/4 - Page 3 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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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.
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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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Today started off rocky. Our power went out a 8:30 am this is NOT is the schedule for today! Luckily for them it came back on about 2 hours later,but it still messed things up for most of the day. DH wentdown to Dover AFB to pick up our Military Salute tixs & I was happy to have them in hand finally!! We also ran to the mall so I could put some more bday $ on my Disney GC & I also was "forced" by DH to get a mani!
I am Finally packed (thank goodness)!! I am still finishing my autograph book and a few little things,then I need to get someBoth of the kids are super excited I hope they get a little sleep. Another reason why I am glad we decided to just hang out at the resort the first day.
DH & I made an agreement a few mins ago, that I could hang with my PP friends as long as I don’t get mad that he takes the kids off somewhere else (Well duh , that was the plan…I wish he would listen better; MEN!)
So I am signing off my friends! Some of you I will be seeing soon & I am so excited about that! My PP friends have really helped get me through this past year & I look forward to seeing you all so I can give you a proper ! don’t forget to check my blog MPWife153 Goes to WDW Oct 2009 or if we are FB friends I'll have some updates there too
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I've been following the blog and I the haircut! I was so jealous of the pool pic
Looks like you guys are having a fab time and its so much fun to meet PP so i'm so glad you are having a great Bday!!!!
Have a magical birthday and I cannot wait to hear more about it when you get home!
BTW, I your crafts! You ROCK!!!! I to scrapbook too! I'd love to see some of your pages!
Okay, so I know you are having a blast! YAY!!!
Well, I am home . I am thinking about renaming this TR to It's My Bday & I'll CRY if I Want To. It was a trip filled with lots of ups & downs. I got to me a lot of my wonderful PP friends, but missed out on alot of others I had lookd forward to meeting as well. Let's just say that DD & I are both going to be trying to see our docs tomorrow .
I did get a few days worth of TR started (long hand),hopefully I can get some in tomorrow. Not many pics this trip......obviously I was not feeling myself! Lots of wash to do...night all!
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the new hair cut!!! Sounds like you are all set to go. Have a Magical time 
Hope you have a Magical Family Adventure
Denice 
this is NOT is the schedule for today! Luckily for them it came back on about 2 hours later,but it still messed things up for most of the day. DH wentdown to Dover AFB to pick up our Military Salute tixs & I was happy to have them in hand finally!! We also ran to the mall so I could put some more bday $ on my Disney GC & I also was "forced" by DH to get a mani
Both of the kids are super excited 
I hope they get a little sleep. Another reason why I am glad we decided to just hang out at the resort the first day. 
, that was the plan…I wish he would listen better; MEN!) 
! don’t forget to check my blog 
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. I am thinking about renaming this TR to It's My Bday & I'll CRY if I Want To. It was a trip filled with lots of ups & downs. I got to me a lot of my wonderful PP friends, but missed out on alot of others I had lookd forward to meeting as well. Let's just say that DD & I are both going to be trying to see our docs tomorrow 
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