Do you copy me?

After 16 documents (average pages of additional certifications/authentications: 2), 183 copies, $15.63, 1 hour and 45 minutes later, we have our docs and all attendant documentation copied for the dossier.

It was a mondo project involving reverse order pages and stapling and such. I had no idea how long it was taking until I finished. M had his photos taken, then actually went home to get a book and came back and sat reading nearby for "morale support." M tried to figure the time per doc. You'd think it was just under a minute per page, but that wouldn't include the shuffling and sorting and stapling of each doc. The homestudy took the longest with something like 8 pages plus documentation. In that time, three people came and went from the photo station next to me.

The documents are showing their age now. They've been sent around and photocopied multiple times without unfastening *any*thing, so they are looking a little bent and dinged up. Even some of the edges of the thicker papers are nearly frayed. Hope the Chinese understand that they can't be pristine anymore. Not after having been sent hither and yon for documentation of all sorts.

All sorts of weird feelings come up when we get this close to the end. I imagined some acquaintences showing up and me having to fend them off (back! piss off! go away!) while I was doing this sensitive project, but it didn't happen. :) Jeez, delusions of grandeur. Yeah, MY documents come through the STATE department. lol M said he was afraid to send the *originals* after all this time (in case something should happen to them). Hey, that's why we use the trackable F3d 3x! :)

Maybe we need to print out one last last family photo. Oh yeah, Must transfer money. Must go track down new amount of that one fee. Other things clammer for attention. Oh, my head!