Epic - it is such a great word. It can be used in a multitude of ways to describe various situations. Today you could use the word in the following way, "Today was an epic failure."
It started so well - we got away from C.A.G. at 12:15 p.m., just as we planned. We had absolutely zero (0) traffic - praise the Lord! We got to the Embassy an hour ahead of Abigail's appointment. We took a number, 63, then looked up and saw, "Now servicing #23" About 15/20 minutes later we were at the counter. Then the wheels fell off.
"Sir, may I have her birth certificate?" Say what? Uh, I don't have it with me. It wasn't requested on the application checklist. Sure enough, however, he printed off a sheet of requirements from the website and it was there.
"Sir, did you bring your photo evidence showing her physical feature change since her last passport?" Say what? Uh, no - it wasn't requested on the application checklist. Sure enough, however, it was on his printed sheet of requirements.
*sigh* I'll have to go back in next week with the other documents.
Off to the Canadian Embassy - this should be easy - right? WRONG. Apparently two things happened (1) I totally spaced that passport services fall under "consular services" and (2) I misread their website information which states "consular services available on Friday mornings."
As I cannot go in tomorrow due to commitments at school I will go in next Friday.
Just a note: I had both Joy and Ed read the instructions for US passport renewal (DS-11) and neither could find anything about birth certificate or photos (except the standard "don't smile and look scary" passport picture.) Apparently there is some disconnect between what is published on the website and in their downloadable instructions.
Hopefully Saturday we'll have an update on the van.
Thanks for praying.
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