Progress, slow but sure

We've got quite a bit of our paperchase done in the past couple of weeks. Here's a list of accomplishments:

• fingerprinted by USCIS
• written our autobiographies
• completed half of our Hague training online
• each read a book off of our required reading list
• had our home inspected by an official from the fire department
• had our local and FBI background checks conducted
• scheduled our first home study in-home visit and physicals
• had our daughter tested for TB
• verified my employment
• had umpteen documents notarized
• several other things (I'm sure) that I'm forgetting

Getting each piece done isn't that overwhelming; when you look at the hundred or so things that you have to do, then it's overwhelming! But we're getting through it, and it's not actually that bad. We're pretty optimistic that we'll be able to submit our dossier by the first of August. We'll keep at it!
--cale