Praise then darkness, and creation unfinished

I finished filling out the form this afternoon, after re-copying one page several times because of annoying small errors (like "December" instead of "November"). I'd stopped to take a break after finishing that page, then picked the file up again and saw that all I needed to do was check a couple of boxes, and sign and date the form.

I did that, scanned the file, and sent it our contact at the German embassy in London. (We're going through the embassy in London rather than the consulate in Boston because that's where my mother lives.)

I sent copies to my mother (who gave me a lot of the information for this) and my brother (so he can use it).

I've been spending a lot of time lately on application forms, some more complicated than others.