This is giving me hope for a quick turnaround. Both of my kids are now at the age of finding employment (summer jobs, internships, etc.), and I feel that it's best that they carry a passport card for their I-9 form verification instead of a passport (too valuable), birth certificate (too flimsy), or social security card (permanently in a safe deposit box). Miss Swede's passport is set to expire in 10 months with some potential int'l travel this fall/winter, so we submitted her renewal application last week (standard processing and shipping). Baby Swede's doesn't expire until 2026, but I think I just might bite the bullet and do a renewal now--plus since she's 16, she can do a mail-in/online renewal going forward, and I no longer have to find an appointment at a bleepin' post office* or civic building (cue confetti).

* - for those in the Denver area, there are quite a few post offices south and east out in the flatlands that have open times pretty much every day of the week.