Marriage Licenses, Medicals and Dossier Submission

Our boy Clyde

Tomorrow we will be loading up all the children to head to Arkansas to get 4 new Marriage Licenses. Next to the State's Commission Office to get Apostilles. Trying to also make this into a mini vacation for al the children.

This trip will involved driving out of state.
Breakdown of costs: $80 for 4 licenses
$80 for apostille
$70 Gas for Van
   $125.00 hotel for 7 people.
   ($355.00) Total

Next week we will be updating both Gary and my medicals..
Praying we do not have to update any blood work. Cost??? Hoping our medical insurance covers the updated medicals, if not we have to pay all out of pockets. :O((((

Next week once medical and marriage licenses are in hand we will notarize and apostille 40 documents:

Dossier Cost Breakdown for Notary and Apostilles:

Notary 40 @ $20 each document    $800
Apostille 58 @$20    $1600
Driving to Baton Rouge Round trip    $140
Hotel 2 Days stay $260
   ( $1800 Total )

   $355.00
$1800.00
$2,155.00 Grand total

Ellie is the little blonde in the middle with her friends

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