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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.
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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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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Hi Linda I do hope your shoulder is improving. Please do not overwork your body in order to satisfy us! We will appreciate any of the designs you come up with.
The mickey sorcerer bubble 'megan' is the style I would like for Brody please and the Coral Reef wording is just a spelling change please - "restaurant".
Yo ho, yo ho, only 30 days to go! I'm so excited (my DS just realised we have 7 plane flights to complete on our trip plus 2 x helicopter rides. We are mega hyped).
Thanks again Linda for all you do for us!
PS I can't work out how to add the photos of your last designs you did for me?
Hi Linda I do hope your shoulder is improving. Please do not overwork your body in order to satisfy us! We will appreciate any of the designs you come up with.
The mickey sorcerer bubble 'megan' is the style I would like for Brody please and the Coral Reef wording is just a spelling change please - "restaurant".
Yo ho, yo ho, only 30 days to go! I'm so excited (my DS just realised we have 7 plane flights to complete on our trip plus 2 x helicopter rides. We are mega hyped).
Thanks again Linda for all you do for us!
PS I can't work out how to add the photos of your last designs you did for me?
Hi again...so are you looking for a blank CR invite with the word restaurant added???
Linda, Love your designs. Could you do one for me? Would love one of the "Cruise Mickey Dream.jpg" on page 2. Could you add the caption "First DVC Member Cruise 2011"? Thanks. Rick
Hi there, sorry for the wait. Here is your request.
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Hope your PT is going well and sending prayers and pixies your way. I have a few more requests that I stumbled across your 4shared file.
First I would like the M&M Pirate Map That says: Party Like a Pirate in the left ear, and Alianna & Letitia in the right ear. Could you put: Pirate IN the Caribbean Party (above the image) and September 27, 2011 (below the image)
Also, I found a letter that you did for someone else on your 4shared file and would love for you to customize one for Alianna. It was called: Letter from Disney Cruise Line Special Jade. with the below message:
Dear Alianna,
On behalf of the Disney Cruise Line I would like to welcome you aboard the Disney Magic. I look forward to seeing you on September 24, 2011. Please stop for a picture with me at the terminal since I have not seen you since my Christmas Party in December. Hope you are ready to dance and play in the Oceaneer Club and at the Deck Party. I know you will love the Pirate Party and Castaway Cay. Pluto is so excited to play with you in the sand. Donald wanted me to remind you not to bring Oreo or he will have to kick him off the ship, I think he is just kidding. See ya real soon!
Captain
Mickey Mouse
Thanks so much Linda. Hope you have a great day and I appreciate all you have done.
If i remember Linda hope you are feeling better , and if you do not mind for us the cruise line name tags the one that has
the disney cruise flag
1. Jeff 2.molly 3. lily 4. philip
Dream
if you can put date under dream that would be awesome 8-28 to 9-1
thank you if you are up to it if not i totally understand .
get well soon is more importent
Jeff
Hi Jeff, I chose to place the date under the names. It was a better fir than trying to squash it under the Dream wording. Hope it's ok. Have a great cruise. Here are your requests.
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Yes thanks Linda - the spelling of the word 'restaurant' (missing the T) is incorrect on the blank copy. I am just going to write by hand the names as we have four rooms of people to "invite".
PS I wish I was going on the Dream. The design you did for Rick is awesome! We'll sail one day...in my dreams!
Can you do a diagram for me. It's the 2011 Disneyworld with the characters holding the 2011. Please put "The Tuskie Grandkids" under the picture.
If you aren't up to it, I totally understand.
Hi Linda I do hope your shoulder is improving. Please do not overwork your body in order to satisfy us! We will appreciate any of the designs you come up with.
The mickey sorcerer bubble 'megan' is the style I would like for Brody please and the Coral Reef wording is just a spelling change please - "restaurant".
Yo ho, yo ho, only 30 days to go! I'm so excited (my DS just realised we have 7 plane flights to complete on our trip plus 2 x helicopter rides. We are mega hyped).
Thanks again Linda for all you do for us!
PS I can't work out how to add the photos of your last designs you did for me?
Well that's embarrassing. I fixed it and re-uploaded.
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Shadowryter- just one more request I promise! I would like this logo http://dc300.4shared.com/img/EqRa4sf..._twice_DCL.jpg with this info: Nagaraj, Kathy, Naren, Pavan, Kiran, Eula-printed to make Mickey's head and then Disney Magic October 15-22, 2011 or Oct 2011 on it. I am not sure if it can hold Western Caribbean on it as well, but if you can, please work your "magic". I would like to put it on a bag so whatever you need to do to make it fit or look beautiful will be fine. Please I like the red letters in the center just like on your original logo. Thanks again. I will definately post the shirts and bag when I am done. Thank you.
Hi Shadowryter- I hope you are recovering well. I think my request may have gotten lost in the lot while you were away in PT. Just wanted to re-send it. I am in no major hurry at this point. Trip leaves in 50 days. Yahooo!!!
Hi Linda: I was looking through previous posts to get ideas for our upcoming cruise t-shirts and noticed that you are not feeling well-so, if you are not back in great shape-I totally understand! I do have to tell you that my son still wears the t-shirts you designed to PE class this year-even though he has moved up to High School-he is still a Disney fan! Anyway, if you are able I would love to get the Disney Dream bubble that you have in your signature with"Mardi Gras with Mickey" on one ear and "February 2012" on the other ear and the design with Donald and the surf board on Castaway Cay-with the words "Dream Double Dip" at the top. Of course this is provided that you are well enough to design. Thanks again for all of your help!! Anne
Hi Linda,
I came across this post and, of course, checked out all the wonderful artwork. Also, it sounds like you have been ailing -so, I hope that you are on the mend and feeling better each day.
I am interested in making a fish extender/ message pouches to leave goodies for my kids on the cruise we are taking for Christmas and thought the name tags looked very nice to iron on to the front of the pouches.
Here are the labels I am interested in: the Oval Disney Dream tags with Mickey on the Left side and "Disney Dream" on the bottom curve. I would like 4 labels, one each of these names: "Mark", "Judy", "Alison", "Amy". Also, I would love one more of the same labels with "December 22-26, 2011"
Thank you very much in advance, and feel better soon!
Linda,
I still need to take pictures of the 2 Pluto shirts I made DD, but here's a picture of our door from the Dream with our fabulous nametags made from your images! Thanks again for all you do! You are truly someone spreading magic to many! Hope your shoulder is continuing to mend!
Hi all, I wanted to drop a note to let you all know why I have been mia for the past several days. Since hurricane Irene visited my internet connected has been spotty at best and since this past Tuesday, it had been real bad. Turns out the internet problems are not because of my modem.(as I thought) There have been reports and the issue is the network in my neighborhood. So Charter promised to get the issue resolved ( as far as Charter can promise) So between PT, exercises, internet issues and daily life I've had been very poor at finishing your requests.
Things seem good this morning so they did work on it. I hope everyone has a great and safe Labor Day weekend as for myself, my DD, Heather has turned 21 today so her dad and I are taking her South to Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods with an over night stay at the MGM Grand. We'll be back tomorrow afternoon where if internet allows I'll be working like crazy to get your requests caught up. Take care.
Linda
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