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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
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Moving on with the current of the years.
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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.
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So very sad about Bill. I didn't know him personally, but I have always enjoyed his posts.
Bill was so friendly and helpful.
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Finally caught back up
Glad to ear the UTI has cleared up. The owner of the girls Dance Studio gets kidney stones often & her doctor told her to drink a ton of water to help ward them (& UTIs off).
Sounds like Dad had a nice birthday!
I am having an emotional week myself. Yesterday was Brianna's 11th (& Joe's 40th) which was happy, but I am already getting into a funk because Robert's birthday is coming. I too need to be VERY distracted that day. Even 7 years later my heart aches. I can barely type about his upcoming 8th birthday without the tears welling up.
I had once thought the day would get better, but it's been 32 years now and though it has lessened, I know now it will never go away. for you as that day approaches.
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Sorry about the key fob! More frustration!
We'll be hanging on to this new fob/key so we never have to go through this again.
i know the key fob situation must be frustrating!! I have lost mine as well and I'm reluctant to get a new one because it's so expensive!!! I've been using my spare regular key until I decide to break down and get a new one
If we'd had a spare key that would have been so helpful, but unfortunately, when Luke bought his car used, the previous owner had already misplaced the spare.
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My goodness, what a hassle with the key fob! Are you and Luke sharing your car in the mean time? Imagine what a pain that would be if you were both still working!
We have been doing a whole lo of stuff together. If we'd both still been working, I'm sure we'd had to give up much more quickly.
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I'm glad your UTI is clearing up - that's got to make you feel better.
Your post on Bill is very moving. As with every other PP here, I am also stunned. It was such a tragedy. Senseless and sad. I never met him but enjoyed reading his posts. Your tribute is very sweet.
We had a key fob issue once. We lost it while at Disney! But then found it again - exactly 1 year later, while we were at Disney! It apparently was in my backpack the whole time!
I hope I never get a UTI again. Yuck!
You may find this funny, but I remember that happening to you all so we checked every one of my bags because I had changed purses at the time the key was discovered missing.
A bit of Disney progress has been made. When I went in today for my bi-weekly nail appointment, Shelly and I rescheduled my October 8 appointment to Monday, October 5. Her daughter is getting married October 3, so I hated to have to reschedule and I was reluctant ask about a pedicure, too. But she was insistent that by that Monday she would be much less stressed. So on that day I will be getting my mani/pedi for the trip. Now to figure out beforehand what color I want my nails.
I have been working on outfits that I want to take on the trip and that in turn has allowed me to work on the packing list. The list as far as clothing seems so short as we’ll only be gone a week rather than almost two. As I was looking over the packing list, I realized that we hadn’t been able to find Bonine at Target. They only had the original Dramamine, which I don’t want to use as I’d sleep through the vacation. Luke also realized this morning that one of his “man lotions” (Stefanie’s words) is very low, so we’ll have to pick those two items up soon, like probably tomorrow. :wink:
This afternoon we picked Luke’s car up, and with the new key/fob, Luke drove it home. They were really nice and ran it through the car wash for us, too. They actually called about 9:15 to say it was ready, so they really did work quickly to correct the situation. But I had my nail appointment, we needed to walk still, and then clean up, so we didn’t rush. We even stopped in a town between ours and Evansville to eat a late lunch/early dinner at Tumbleweed. Overall, a pleasant little trip.
Glad you have the car key all taken care of!
Your decorations look great! I always think about decorating, but just can't find time or energy to do it. Maybe one day....
Glad the car/key situation is over and done with. What craziness for a so-called "improvement" in technology. I love the decorations. You've amassed quite a collection over the years!
So love all your Fall decorations!!! Thanks for sharing them with us So glad to hear that Luke got his key and now can use his car again! What's the weather forecast for Anaheim during your stay? Hopefully it's beginning to cool down some now for you!
I really liked seeing your fall decoration pics! Very motivating! I like to wait till October before getting things up, but we've got nothing on you!
Congrats on changing your nail apt. Do you get varnish or a wrap? I've just learned about wraps. I can't wear polish at work, so this is like a foreign language to me, but I do love nail art!
Wow, you do have a lot of fall decorations! They look great! The Don't Drink and Fly towel is so cute. I usually only put some window clings up. Last year I bought a trick or treat Mickey head pumpkin at Walgreens that I now use as a decoration and to put the candy in when kids come trick or treating.
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I didn't know him personally, but I have always enjoyed his posts.
Now to figure out beforehand what color I want my nails. 
They actually called about 9:15 to say it was ready, so they really did work quickly to correct the situation. But I had my nail appointment, we needed to walk still, and then clean up, so we didn’t rush. We even stopped in a town between ours and Evansville to eat a late lunch/early dinner at Tumbleweed. Overall, a pleasant little trip. 
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