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Usually…
…I would panic.
But I’m not going to panic.
Asher’s birth certificate got processed so we went to the courthouse yesterday to pick up a certified copy. Then we went to the post office to apply for his passport. It should be ready in 4 weeks. That’s April 21st. We fly out April 26th. Okay, so that’s tight.
Jonathan sat down last night to fill out the paperwork we need to get him into Tanzania. He had some questions and emailed the branch. She replied that we should submit the paperwork after we get his passport. Um…okay… So he asked if we could come while it’s in process. She said that we should have bought our plane tickets after submitting the Tanzanian paperwork. Well. Round-trip tickets don’t quite work like that and we booked the flight out as late as we could based on the amount of maternity/paternity leave we get.
So now we’re facing an unreasonably tight timeline. Will the passport come soon? Will the Tanzanian paperwork get filled out and processed in time for us to leave on April 26th? There’s no way to know but we pray it all works out. I also pray that God keeps us relaxed and flexible to deal with whatever comes.
4 Responses to “Usually…”
March 25th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
World travel seems so simple untl you start dealing with passports and visas. For a while we thought Viggo might have to fly back to Norway while Daniel was still in utero. Viggo did have to leave the U.S. at the Canadian border and then hope that the U.S. consulate would renew his visa right there in Vancouver, B.C. We even had to write to our Senator to get help out of that whole mess Then Daniel needed his passport before he, Julia, and Viggo could fly back to their home in Norway.
Well now it is a year later and it is all just a funny story. I’m glad you are deciding not to panic. The story won’t be so amusing years from now if it includes you having a major freak out
March 25th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Just think of all the other stuff that’s worked out so well for you over the last year or so. Why would He stop now?
March 26th, 2008 at 9:12 am
I guess that’s why it’s easy to stay calm. I’m learning…I think…
March 26th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
Congrats on the new baby!!! I’m very happy for you and Jonathan. My passport process took 2 weeks, so you have nothing to worry about.