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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
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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.
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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I know we just finished Halloween, but I'm already looking forward to Thanksgiving and Christmas!!! I kept a long garland with lights wrapped around my stairway railing all year because I just loved the look of the twinkling lights! I always find that even with good intentions I still end up decorating for the holidays way too late. So, I've decided that I'm going to start decorating the house this week!
Anyone else out there as nutty as I am?
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I wait until the second week of December to decorate. We always get a live tree, so I don't want to put it up too early, it might dry out. But I've started my Christmas shopping!
I'm getting really excited!!! Soon I'll break out the Christmas music and really start getting in the mood, but we don't usually decorate the house until after Thanksgiving. We do put out a few Thanksgiving decorations though! Black Friday was the day we would go see Santa when I was younger (in Olde Mystic Village for those of you who know SE CT ) so that has become the kickoff for Christmas! (I'm not sure what my family will be up to this year...Since I'm away at college I'm a little out of the loop! Last year they decided to get the tree early and got it without me! This year, I want to be home and part of it!!! )
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I can't bring myself to decorate before Thanksgiving, but I have started my shopping.
My SIL wants to do the family gift exchange on Thanksgiving since we'll all be together. I'm bummed -- not only will I get nothing on Christmas that way (my husband is horrible about gift giving) but I won't be able to take advantage of sales when shopping for the rest of the family.
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I love Christmas and can't wait to break out the Christmas decorations!! I'll probably start putting up some stuff and then finish everything Thanksgiving weekend. But since I get a live tree, that won't go up until about 2 weeks before Christmas. I have started shopping and even have a few things already wrapped!!
Me too!! Getting excited about Christmas! 52 days from today! I am playing my new Michael Buble Christmas CD on my computer as I type. I will be decorating early this year....next weekend to be exact since I have new flooring going in upstairs and I have to be home with the workmen for a few days. Figure I might as well make good use of my time! Happy holidays!!!
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We usually put up our tree the weekend of Thanksgiving but this year we're probably going to put up our tree in about 17 days (I think that's what my ticker says). My aunt is willing to come down from Maine for Thanksgiving but she refuses to come for Christmas despite the fact we don't want her alone (last year, her hubby was sick at this time, he was diagnosed with liver cancer and died on Dec 31st) so we'll do an early Christmas with her. I've done some shopping already, Oldies 103 is already doing their "Ho Ho Dough" giveaway (they play Santa Clause is coming to town and if you're the right caller I think it's 1000 bucks you win), and today Abby wore a green sweatshir to school with a Golden Retriever wearing Anterlers that says Christmas Kisses.
I love Christmas, but I hate jumping the gun. I feel that I'm being disrespectful if I don't celebrate Thanksgiving before I start with Christmas. Yes, I'll buy gifts, but I will not decorate, I don't allow Christmas movies or music until after Thanksgiving dinner.
We'll get our tree sometime after Thanksgiving.
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I love Christmas, but I hate jumping the gun. I feel that I'm being disrespectful if I don't celebrate Thanksgiving before I start with Christmas. Yes, I'll buy gifts, but I will not decorate, I don't allow Christmas movies or music until after Thanksgiving dinner.
We'll get our tree sometime after Thanksgiving.
I think the main reason I love Christmas is because I wait until after Thanksgiving to get into it. Otherwise I would probably get totally sick of Christmas carols, LOL. Plus, I have some really cute Thanksgiving decorations. They came out Tuesday when Halloween went away.
Shopping, however, has already been started.
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We'll put our Christmas decorations up sometime this month. We usually get started the weekend of Thanksgiving, but it has suddenly gotten really booked up, so I may start the weekend before that.
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I am even tempted to put up our tree.
) so that has become the kickoff for Christmas! 
This year, I want to be home and part of it!!! 
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I think the main reason I love Christmas is because I wait until after Thanksgiving to get into it. Otherwise I would probably get totally sick of Christmas carols, LOL. Plus, I have some really cute Thanksgiving decorations. They came out Tuesday when Halloween went away. 
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