Just a report on Passport Renewal
Sent in July 24-expedited service and received back today Aug 26th
I sent mine and my son's (a minor) in on April 13th on a non-expedited basis. I received mine on July 14th and my son's on July 28th. The updates we received said mine was received on May 7th and my son's on May 21st which is interesting given that I mailed both on the same day from the same post office.
I'm so glad that this worked well for you. Expedited service is the only way to go right now!