Quick Update

Brock finished his autobiography over the weekend. He has arranged his personal interview with our Home Study representative for March 6 at the Panera in Bloomington. My autobiography and interview were both completed the last weekend of January.

We are hoping he will be able to submit his fingerprints (for the state police & FBI) this Saturday, February 27. There were only three very specific dates that Accurate Biometrics was available IN Springfield to do this during February. I got mine done on February 2 and he planned to do his on February 9, but when he arrived at the facility that day, they had a sign on the door that they weren't there due to all of the snowfall.

Our actual expenses thus far:
$200.00 - Application Fee (normally $500, but in January, it was temporarily reduced)
$18.30 - Overnight the application so we could lock Shaling in
$21.00 - 4 certified copies of Amy's birth certificate
$60.00 - Amy's fingerprints (FBI & State Police)
$17.00 - 2 certified copies of Preston's birth certificate
$34.00 - 3 certified copies of Brock's birth certificate
$101.10 - Brock's passport application ($1.10 for a money order at the U.S.P.S.)
$100.00 - Amy's passport application (at the Circuit Clerk)
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$551.40

Plus, Brock will be taking a $2050.00 check to cover the Home Study to his personal interview on March 6. It's just the tip of the iceberg for our expenses, but there's a sense of relief of having those expenses paid off without borrowing. We have several friends and family members to thank already for contributing towards that. Plus, we began siphoning away some funds as soon as we made the decision to do this.