Yet another obstacle overcome

Again my trip was threatened... but (thank God!) everything has worked out once again! Nothing can stand in my way now!

It seems that there is a small abnormality with my thyroid. It's nothing serious to my health, but it could have meant a serious delay to my trip. Thankfully, my wonderful doctor told me this morning that I don't need any more tests and I'm set to go! Ffffewww, what a relief. I can't tell you how glad I'll be to get on that plane tomorrow!

Passport!

Yaay!

After many weeks and a whole bunch of correspondence with my MP's office, I finally have my passport! Now nothing can keep me from Germany. I can't believe how difficult it was to get that passport. With the new US border laws, the waiting time was up to 9 weeks by the time I submitted my application, and up to 10 weeks a couple of days later. What I really love is that once it's submitted, there's no way to check on it without causing more delay. Man, you have to wonder why they bother with a tracking system in the first place. But I wrote to my MP, Dr. Ruby Dhalla, and she and her wonderful staff managed to sort it out for me. Thanks Donna!! I am so relieved. I am now the proud owner of one Canadian passport!