One of the (MANY) requirements to adopt internationally is an FBI check of our criminal records which initiates with fingerprints. We have had our fingerprints printed so many times now for so many purposes that I can't count them. The current fingerprints on file for Ahn-Bao's adoption will expire on 2-3-08. We requested on 12-1-07 a renewal of our fingerprints just in case our travel would occur after this date. Our travel dates are 1/17-1/31 but just to be safe, we went ahead and complied with this appointment for refingerprinting out of an abbundance of caution.
Our appointment to renew our fingerprints was today. It required us to drive to the Twin Cities to appear at an "ASC" office to have our new fingerprints taken. An ASC office is a very unique opportunity if you have never been to one before. The signs on the door and the walls giving instruction tell much of the story:
No cell phones
No food
No drink
No public restrooms
No soliciting
Check in with the guard x 3Enter here
Exit here
Stay away from the TV
And when you're finished you get a yellow card to complete to comment on your experience and are pointed to a box in which to place your comment card. Then sitting outside the door on the sidewalk is a garbage bag full of yellow comment cards.
Elias and Yasmin were in school and Kia came along for the ride (thereby effectively missing her afternoon nap resulting in implications which were not at all pleasant). Our neighbor Maddy did babysitting duty with the school kids until we arrived back home. Mission accomplished. One more to check off the list!
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