Thanks, I actually just read that post a short while ago. What was frightening from that article is that even if I wanted to get an appointment in Miami 5 days before my flight, it sounds unlikely I'd be able to get one. My congressman's office came back to me and asked me to send them my proof of travel, which I've done. They wrote back to say they have submitted it to the passport agency on my behalf but that I need to wait to hear back from the passport agency directly.

It sounds like this is the route thousands of people are going, and I'm now finding tons of threads on multiple sites about people in similar situations. So I guess it's a wait and see if the reach out from my representative will do any good.

We have prepaid accommodations for a month, and an expensive round trip - I think the flight can be changed for $200, but new flights are more than double as expensive as those we have with many dates sold out. I guess I'd have to send my husband on his own and me try to get there as soon as I can. We are going for his father's 90th birthday (his mom is 93) and it's important for us to get over to see them at least once a year given their age and inability to travel to see us.

I never imagined I'd be stuck without a passport for several months since the need to travel internationally could arise at any time.