Nearly lost my trip to montreal hier

Yesterday I got home after spending all day thinking about my upcoming weekend trip to Montreal, ready to pack and I could not find my passport. I looked everywhere for the little bugger and it was nowhere to be found; It was not in its normal location, or in my any my suitcases, or in my purses, or in any of my bags, or in my storage closets, or in my receipt bag.

After two hours of searching, I went online and found out how I can get it replaced within 24 hours for $174, which I was willing to do so because I have to get to Montreal. But their was a catch, as a naturalized citizen since I do not have a US issued birth certificate I would have to use my citizenship certificate as proof of my identity, but I did not care I was happy I knew where my certificate was or did I?

I went into my files where I was certain the certificate was and no certificate, I was crushed, no God I pleaded, please do not take my trip away, especially this weekend is my birthday weekend. So unenthusiastically, I start the search again this time for the certificate. I looked for it everywhere but to no avail. I even found the receipt for my last passport in the envelope the certificate came in.

I decided to call immigration but it was three hours too late, they closed at 6pm and it was already past 9 pm. I did not want to give up so I put on my coat, went to the 24 hours kinko, and got new passport pictures taken of me. I was going to wait until the morning to call immigration and then go to the post office to get a replacement passport. I got home, this time determined not to sleep until I found the passport or certificate; I even vowed to stay home from work.

I started the search over, something told me to look in my receipt bag again but I keep shouting that I have already looked in there several times. I finally gave in to the voice in my head and emptied out the content of my receipt bag, as I flipped through the receipts I found my passport.