Thanks for the responses.
Quick question - when entering the USA on an EU passport, when checking-in must you also have proof that you'll be going home, such as a return ticket?
Renewing my passport over there won't work. My dad is in Alicante and the embassy is in Madrid - miles and miles away. Plus the fact, I'm off to see my dad in ICU, not scurry around a country the size of Texas.
I dug up all forms of official ID, including my US Naturalization Cert, expired passport, tax returns, Sam's Club Card ;-) the whole lot. On Tuesday [can't do it Monday as it's Labor Day] I'll drive the 2 hrs to Valencia to a Consular office [which doesn't do passports] and see if they'll be able to help. I'll also call the American Citizens Services when over there and see what they can do also.
Wish me luck!!!!!!