Rejected

One of the major things that has to happen in order to complete our homestudy and our dossier is we have to obtain FBI criminal clearance. Basically, you go to your local police department and have your fingerprints done in ink. Then you send them in to the FBI, and they send back a letter saying you are not a criminal. Simple enough right? Ah but you forget, with me nothing is simple.

Today we got two letters from the FBI. One was in a small, white envelope. Completely unassuming and very unofficial.  Inside that small, unassuming, white envelope was a letter . . . a letter that stated that Patrick had no criminal background. Okay, so everybody dance a little jig. And then there was a big, yellow, official envelope, addressed to Courtney XXXXX Davis (my middle name is not XXXXX - I just don't want you to hunt me down and steal my identity). I couldn't for the life of me figure out why mine would come in a big yellow envelope. Maybe, I was more important? Yes, that had to be it. So I rip open that big, yellow, official envelope, still fully expecting to see the same letter that I saw in Patrick's, but no such luck. Instead I see this: "the quality of the characteristics is too low to be used". What? You've got to be kidding me? I sent in two sets of prints. Neither one was usable? Things like this happen to me. It reminds of the time I was doing a basketball relay in sixth grade and couldn't get the ball in the basket. The coach finally had to throw it in for me. My team didn't just lose the other team was changing out of their gym clothes by the time we were done. What does that have to do with my prints being returned? Nothing really, but it does tell you how truly horribly unathletic I am. Maybe my fingers are unathletic too? Nevermind, that might go down in the record books as one of the weirdest things I've ever said, and believe me I've said some weird things. Anyway, so I'll be headed back to the police department to do two more sets of prints. Patrick will go with me for moral support. I sometimes blabber like an idiot - I need moral support.

So the question of the day is, have any of you readers heard of this happening before? If you have had it happen to you or someone you know please leave me a comment. And pray that we can get a decent set of prints (or two) done on me soon and sent off even sooner. I need proof I am not a criminal. Please and thank you.