The Magic of Fed-Ex and Indiana
On Monday I read some .gov webpage somewhere that said that travelers re-entering the US from Canada will have to show proof of citizenship, and that a driver’s license is not good enough. (Sorry, forgot to mention, we’re going to Canada next week.) Anyway. The .gov said a birth certificate is good. Dan has his, but mine was lost long ago. So on Tuesday morning early I called the Health Department in the state where I was born (Indiana), and they said I’d have to order a replacement through the mail. This was exactly one week before our departure date. So I overnight Fed-Exed my form and my check, and enclosed a return overnight Fed-Ex envelope and crossed my fingers. Best case scenario, it would get to Indiana on Wednesday, they’d ship it back the same day, and I’d get it Thursday (today). I figured only a minor miracle would allow that to happen, but that I’d still have Friday and Monday as buffer days before our trip.
Imagine my shock when a Fed-Ex envelope showed up today!! And the good people of Indiana enclosed not only my certified birth certificate (a certified certificate??) but also a smaller one in a plastic cover, also certified and embossed and all. Small enough to fit in my wallet when we travel.
So that’s one thing I don’t have to worry about anymore.