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As of January 1, 2019, we have closed our forums. This is a decision we did not come to lightly, but it is necessary. The software our forums run on is just too out-of-date and it poses a significant security risk. The server software itself must be updated, and it cannot be without removing the forums.
So it is with a heavy heart that we say goodbye to our long-running forums. They came online in 2000 and brought together so many wonderful Disney fans. We had friendships form, careers launch, couples marry, children born ... all because of this amazing community.
Thank you to each of you who were a part of this community. You made it possible.
And a very special thank you to our Guides (moderators), past and present, who kept our forums a happy place to be. You are the glue that held everything together, and we are forever grateful to you. Thank you aliceinwdw, Caldercup, MrsM, WillCAD, Fortissimo, GingerJ, HiddenMickey, CRCrazy, Eeyoresmom, disneyknut, disneydani, Cam22, chezp, WDWfan, Luvsun, KMB733, rescuesk, OhToodles!, Colexis Mom, lfredsbo, HiddenMickey, DrDolphin, DopeyGirl, duck addict, Disneybine, PixieMichele, Sandra Bostwick, Eeyore Tattoo, DyanKJ130, Suzy Q'Disney, LilMarcieMouse, AllisonG, Belle*, Chrissi, Brant, DawnDenise, Crystalloubear, Disneymom9092, FanOfMickey, Goofy4Goofy, GoofyMom, Home4us123, iamgrumpy, ilovedisney247, Jennifer2003, Jenny Pooh, KrisLuvsDisney, Ladyt, Laughaholic88, LauraBelle Hime, Lilianna, LizardCop, Loobyoxlip, lukeandbrooksmom, marisag, michnash, MickeyMAC, OffKilter_Lynn, PamelaK, Poor_Eeyore, ripkensnana, RobDVC, SHEANA1226, Shell of the South, snoozin, Statelady01, Tara O'Hara, tigger22, Tink and Co., Tinkerbelz, WDWJAMBA, wdwlovers, Wendyismyname, whoSEZ, WildforWD, and WvuGrrrl. You made the magic.
We want to personally thank Sara Varney, who coordinated our community for many years (among so many other things she did for us), and Cheryl Pendry, our Message Board Manager who helped train our Guides, and Ginger Jabour, who helped us with the PassPorter-specific forums and Live! Guides. Thank you for your time, energy, and enthusiasm. You made it all happen.
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.
And we are no longer charging for the Live Guides. If you have a subscription, it's yours to keep for the lifetime of the Live Guides at no additional cost. The Live Guides will stay online, barring server issues and technical problems, for all of 2019.
That said, PassPorter is not going away. Most of the resources will remain online for as long as we can support them, and after that we will find ways to make whatever we can available. PassPorter means a great deal to us, and to many of you, and we will do our best to keep it alive in whatever way we can. Our server costs are high, and they'll need to come out of our pockets, so in the future you can expect some changes so we can bring those costs down.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your amazing support over the years. Without you, there's no way us little guys could have made something like this happen and given the "big guys" a run for their money. PassPorter was consistently the #3 guidebook after the Unofficial and Official guides, which was really unheard of for such a small company to do. We ROCKED it thanks to you and your support and love!
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!
Best wishes for a wonderful and magical new year!
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01-15-2006, 04:22 PM
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Community Rank: Legend 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: WI
Posts: 17,126
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I\'ve missed you all!
I've been absent lately, and I miss hanging out here! It's been so crazy at work and home that I've had to trim my online time. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img] Ariana started swimming lessons two weeks ago, so that takes out an extra night for us. Things are going okay, but we've had some family issues that have been occupying my mind of late.
Baby news! I'll be 19 weeks on Monday. Here is a photo of me a couple weeks ago and my starting to grow belly:
I had an ultrasound (2D & 4D mix) on Friday and we found out the sex.....we're adding a <font color="blue"> BOY </font>to our family. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] I think I'm still in shock as I was truly expecting a girl. I've got totes and totes filled with girl clothes and now have to start with boy clothes. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img] My first reaction was, "What do I do with a boy?" I mean, I know what to do with him, but working with the hose during diaper changes does scare me a bit. [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
Here are some U/S photos:
 Baby's Face (4D)
 The "parts" --arrow points to them.
I'm feeling much much better now, and things are looking good at the moment. The perinatologist I met with on Friday is optimistic that I can make it to 36 weeks before starting any problems with preeclampsia. I hope that is true.
Well, I hope to pop in and post some over the next couple days. I've got a great deal of catchin up to do. |
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01-15-2006, 04:23 PM
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Living Seas wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Jacksonville, FL
Concierge Level: 6
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
So glad to see you Denise!! And so glad things are going well with the new little BOY!!!! Congrats!!!
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01-15-2006, 04:39 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer 
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Near a Tower of Terror at the moment...
Posts: 13,884
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Congratulations!!! I was terrified of having a boy myself. DH and I babysat a baby boy in our church nursery one Sunday and when it was diaper time, DH just about passed out and said he couldn't change *that*! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/rofl2.gif[/img] He's got one, you'd think it'd be easier!
That is so exciting for you! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] for the rest of a healthy pregnancy (and you look MAHVELOUS, by the way!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/082502yes_prv.gif[/img])
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01-15-2006, 04:41 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Longfellow's "Jewel by the Sea"
Posts: 14,165
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Congrats on your bouncing baby boy, Denise!!
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01-15-2006, 04:44 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Dreaming of the Future
Concierge Level: 1
Posts: 24,867
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Congrats on the baby boy! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] for a healthy pregnancy! and Glad to see you around again!
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01-15-2006, 04:46 PM
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RED SOX NATION!!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 9
Posts: 136,854
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Welcome back Denise [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/zwavin.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img] I was wondering how you were all doing!
Tons of pixie for your pregnancy [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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01-15-2006, 05:04 PM
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Faith, Trust, Pixie Dust
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Connecticut
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
I am so happy for you Denise [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grouphug.gif[/img] As a mom of 2 boys, believe me, you get sprayed once with the hose and you learn REAL quick!!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img]
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01-15-2006, 05:16 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: NE Ohio
Concierge Level: 8
Posts: 11,856
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Cangrat's on the little boy and it's good to hear from you again.
Liz
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01-15-2006, 05:17 PM
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Community Rank: Explorer
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 8,784
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Welcome back, Denise!!!! Congratulations, I'm so happy for you!!!!!! Little boys are wonderful!! Don't worry, you'll get used to the hose after it gets you a few times hehehe!!! After a few sprays, we were always ready. We missed you!!! Great to hear from you again!!!
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01-15-2006, 05:32 PM
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Community Rank: Trailblazer 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Houston
Posts: 5,162
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Those 4D pics are pretty incredible. Congratulations on your laddie. Nice to hear from you!
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01-15-2006, 05:55 PM
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The Original BagMan
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Shalimar, FL
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
[b]Congrats Denise!!!
Make sure to drop in once in a while and let us know how you're doing...
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01-15-2006, 06:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Connecticut
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 16,825
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Congrats Denise!! That is so exciting that you are having a boy. Don't worry - Ryan is 21 months and knock on wood hasn't gotten me yet! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Just have that clean diaper ready to go before you take the old one off!)
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01-15-2006, 06:27 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Louisville, KY
Concierge Level: 7
Posts: 18,767
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Congratulations Denise on the baby boy!! Those 4D pictures are just amazing!!
[img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img][img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img][img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] on a healthy pregnancy!!
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01-15-2006, 06:31 PM
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Community Rank: Legend Extraordinaire 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Ohio Football Hall Of Fame
Posts: 42,304
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Congrats on your boy Denise!!! How exciting!!!! I love my little man. Things are very different with boys and yes, you will get showered at diaper changes!! Glad to hear that everything is going so good for you right now!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/fairy2.gif[/img]
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01-15-2006, 06:48 PM
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Community Rank: Legend
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Newtown Square, PA
Concierge Level: 6
Posts: 23,859
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Re: I\'ve missed you all!
Congratulations Denise!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/thewave.gif[/img] That's all wonderful news!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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