Approved

Looks like the littles and I are going to prison to visit my son.  We started this process a good six months ago.  DOC was having heavy requests for visitation approvals.  And it took me awhile to gather the paperwork that I needed. I also had to get the no contact order dropped. I filled out the online registration for me, which was easy.  I filled out most of the registration for the littles but could not figure out where all the paperwork went.  Understand.....I have two different custody documents for the little woman.  I have guardianship paperwork for the little man and then more paperwork for his name change.  And of course their birth certificates and that was the easy part.
Almost three months later I was denied due to the charge that prompted the no contact order.  And then because I was denied the littles registrations were kicked out.  One of the criteria is who will bring them to visit.  The other was they still needed the paperwork I could not attach.  I was given an email address to complete their registrations.
On my denial, I was able to appeal.  And that took a good long while.  But this week I was given my exception and am now allowed to visit.  So I finished the littles' registrations using the email and I attached all 13 files.  I pointed out that I was now allowed to visit and I did not need a new form 20-441.
One day and the littles were approved for visitation.  Whew.  Mike got the notification of theirs before I did.  He called and wants us to come this weekend.  He hasn't seen his kids in a year.  And I know it is his choices that created this situation.  And I know that there are people who firmly believe that inmates shouldn't have any rights to see their kids, or drug addicts should not, or bad people should not.  I don't fall in that camp.  He is their daddy.  And they love him and he loves them.  And so we will make the trip.  It will be good to see him and when we see him he will be clean and sober and the best he has ever been.
Mike is my son and I have missed him also.  No matter what he has done, he is still my child and I love him.