I called to check on our docs and they are still in processing (sigh) but hopefully they will be here before I leave for CA or no-one will be home to get them (kids are staying with my parents and Steve is still working LONG hours and has his monster 95 mile drive each way from work.)
Good news though! I called the passport authority because it has been well over 6 weeks for Steve & Tara's passports. I was REALLY worried about Steve's because we could not get another copy of his birth certificate in time for the cruise without paying $70 to Vital Check to get it here (and that is 9 days so it's pushing it) Well the Passport office was just finishing Steve's so they Fed Ex'ed it to me and it came today. Tara's should be here in the next day or so (WHEW!) I could get Tara's BC easily since she was born here in state, but Steve was born in another state and I was getting so nervous.
Now just to wait for the docs to get here (they told me they should be here before Tuesday so I'm hoping.) I don't usually worry about docs since you can do port pick up, or print them online, but we have so much luggage I wanted to get the tags in advance (and yes, I have one bag for just shoes too, and I won't even think about the carry on bags!) Like you Beano, I have a bag with the camera, video camera, etc. then my laptop and much, much more.
Okay, back to work for me.
Sue Ellen