Waiting for Passport

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After 30 minutes of being on hold with the feds, they couldn't help.

Even though Minette and I are leaving in 4 days, Zerian and Ann are leaving in three weeks. That is clearly outside the 2 week window which qualifies one for help. So, another 30 minutes on hold with the feds and a slight distortion of the truth--July 18th is two weeks away, right?--and Zerian's passport is "being expedited." This means that Alice on the phone has sent an email to someone in Seattle. Now, once the passport is lifted from their backlog and 'expedited' Fed EX will be overnighting the passport from the Seattle processing center to our house in Seattle, which will be empty, as Minette and I will more than likely be leaving before Z's passport arrives.

So I will happily be checking the status online and waiting for a Fed Ex tracking number to share with my loved ones who will make an emergency pick up before Fed Ex sends it back to the feds.

Nothing like a little logistical excitement before our trip.

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