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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.
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Great pictures! Those Duck Whisperer skills could come in really handy for all of us who visit WDW.
Yes they could Cam. Betty Sue and I were more than just a little upset at the group behind us for throwing chicken bones down for the ducks though. They are really just doing behavior that was taught to them by us human folk afterall. Donald and I came to quite the understanding eventually and all it took was a little conversing!
In fact here is one of the little guys:
Isn't he a cutie pie?
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Sorry for the break in time. This is no longer a “live” report L. Everyone but Elaine has traveled back home now. We are all getting settled back into our own reality and dreaming of our next trip. I have finally caught up on my office work, figured out how to transfer all of my cell phone pics to the computer and filtered out the mail. Now, back to work on this!!! First up - some of those pictures I uploaded.
Waiting for their appearance
The happy faces!
And our story continues..... after Brigett and I left DAK, we headed back to OKW for cool off and plan our evening. We knew that Elaine and her crew were headed to T-Rex for dinner and wanted us to join them. After talking about it, we both realized that we were still so full from Flame Tree that we really didn’t think we could enjoy T-Rex properly. At some point in the planning of this trip, I had mentioned to Brigett that I would like to try the meatball sliders sampler at Portobello’s. We decided to give it a go.
We decided to take the boat from OKW to DTD and it was a very fun ride. I feel the need to digress a bit and travel back to Tuesday evening as we road our bus back to the resort from Epcot. On that bus ride, Brigett and I encountered a trio of ladies who may or may not have been sisters traveling together without their husbands. These ladies had obviously enjoyed the evening at the Food and Wine Festival and had sampled their fair share of the wine while there. We found them to be a breath of fresh air, carefree and totally absorbed in the art of having fun full of laughter and mayhem without being obnoxious. On our boat trip over to DTD, Brigett and I found ourselves in a texting conversation with Chantel about our plans for the evening. I cannot go into the entire conversations about our impending evening enjoying meatballs and beer, but suffice it to say that by the end of the boat trip, we felt like those ladies and had been told by Chantel that we needed to be chaperoned. The giggles had taken over!
We exited the boat and went in search of Elaine and her crew. We found them at the entrance to T-Rex waiting to be called. We spent a little time there before heading over to Portobello's. There was a waiting list to be seated, but because we wanted to just do the Flight of Meatballs, we were able to head straight to the bar and grab a seat. I have to admit that this was probably one of my favorite nights of the trip! It was relaxed and fun, the food was great, our bartender was amazing, and the Flight of Meatballs (3 Meatball Sliders) was only $5!! We enjoyed our meal and a drink or two and were on our way to do some serious DTD shopping before the T-Rex gang had even gotten their food.
Beef and Veal, Lamb, and Chicken
Roast Garlic in Olive Oil w/bread for dipping.
Wine, Beer, and a great time!!
By the time we met up with Elaine and Danny, et.al. we had spent way too much money and they were so stuffed, so we parted ways for the evening. Brigett and I treated ourselves to a chocolate covered strawberry and called it a night.
Next Up – Winnie the Pooh, Moving Day, and MNSSHP
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The first I will apologize for, I tried to get a good one of Elaine's face, but she went from mosey speed to super sonic mosey speed on me when she realized that I was there! I guess I brought a littl magic to her trip!
E goes super sonic!
Here are a few photos from Mickeys Jammin Jungle parade:
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Those Duck Whisperer skills could come in really handy for all of us who visit WDW. 
Parlor Panther in 'stalking mode'
I know y'all had a great time!
E goes super sonic!
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