The return receipt for my request for my grandmother's birth certificate came in Tuesday's mail. I sent the letter on Nov. 10 and they apparently received it on Nov. 25. I received their reply Dec. 2. So the time of mail is about two weeks one way.

Is it too much to hope that on the same day they received my request, they pulled her certificate and dropped it in the mail? Probably, considering they ignored my first request altogether. Still, if they did, I should expect that letter any day now. I think I will choose to remain optimistic.