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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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So sorry to hear about your back. I can't believe that with the sharps container. At least Disney went out of their way to make that up to you.
They were really bending over backwards to keep me happy. They could have been in big trouble if I had reported that to OSHA.
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Sorry about your back, Marci. Acute back pain is the worst--it hurts to do anything, even breathe. I hope they can figure out what caused that intense pain.
I'm glad the hotel gave you some perks, but that mistake with the sharps container should never have happened! I just browsed through your photobucket site. There are some great photos! Of course I love the ones of Jessica with Mickey Bear, but my favorite is the two of you with the Marie plush/scarf!
Laurie, That pain just came on and a week later was just left with the "regular" pain. No explainations. Hope to get some answers from the neurosurgeon. That Marie plush/scarf is really cute, but the tail sheds. It also come in the Cheshire Cat, but they were out of them so I didn't get to see it.
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Glad you are getting back to the TR and hope you feel better.
Enjoyed your photos,and looking forward to reading more about your stay.
Glad you liked the pictures. I will be posting more soon. Thanks
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Hope your back is better
Thanks. It is back to is normal "pain".
Going to the surgeon tomorrow. Even though the MRI showed it is just arthritis, all he is going to tell me is to loose weight, Oh well. On to tomorrow.
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Monday morning we woke up early. We were heading over to the Disneyland Hotel. They were having the Royal Gathering for DVC members. It starts at 8am on Monday mornings. That way is doesn't cut into the park time.
It was in one of he ball rooms just above Goofy's Kitchen. There was a continental breakfast being served. We also filled out our names for a drawing for a gift basket. Neither one of us one one. They played DVC trivia games and gave little prizes away. It was a small gathering, unlike the Welcome Home Wednesdays. At the end of the presentation, there was a special guest appearance with Mickey Mouse. He took pictures with everyone. On the way out, everyone was given a new white DVC hat with the new logo. It was a nice gathering. If it wasn't so early, I would just drive down for that.
After the Royal Gathering we went to make a run to Target and then went to the parks. We had dinner at Award Weiners. Jessica wanted to try the Frankenweenie. It is a sausage, covered in bacon (fried), in a jalepeno bun (I had mine in a regular bun), with carmelized onions and bbq sauce. It sounds gross, but it was really good.
We stayed at DCA until park close and headed back up to the room.
The DVC gathering does sound nice-- free breakfast, a hat, a photo with Mickey and a chance at a bigger prize. Not bad! Looking forward to hearing about the party.
The Royal gathering sounds nice, but I'm not sure if we'll go or not. The parks are both open at 8am the week we're there, with the California Adventure open at 7am. If we're awake early enough, we might head into the parks first and I'm not sure I want to leave after 40 minutes or so, but we'll see....
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