Scott's Birthday & Passport Drama

Yesterday was Scott's birthday. We had a quiet but really nice day. Scott worked from home so we were at least able to spend some time together. We went out for lunch and dinner and generally had a nice day. Dougie got Scott a web cam so they can see each other when he's on the road.

The most exciting thing that happened yesterday was Dougie's passport arrived. We filed for the passport in mid-February knowing we had a trip planned in mid-April. We had been assured by the post office that 6 weeks was plenty of time to get the passport so we didn't expedite it. Two weeks before we were scheduled to leave, I called to find out where it was. They told me to call again in a week. A week later, I called and was told not to worry the passport was being printed and signed that that we'd have it for sure by the time we left. Whew. He added that if it hadn't arrive by Tuesday, to call back. Tuesday's mail came, still no passport. I called the office again and was told that it wasn't ready and he had no idea why they would have told me it was being printed. He also told me it wouldn't be ready in time. We were furious. Scott had the idea to call our congressman, Kenny Marchant. They got on the case the next day and by the end of the day had gotten the passport expedited and express mailed to the house. It arrived yesterday and we leave for Toronto this morning.