Yes, I echo lastcall519 - Thank you for all the advice/help! Much appreciated.
Update:
All four of us (my family) applied Dec 29 within minutes of each other (as fast as I could hit submit, logout, login, submit, etc.)
2 conditional approvals received yesterday, Jan 29 (the kids), but not the other 2 (us parents).
First interview opening in Seattle: Aug 7th
Will be switching all of us to Global Entry - don't have the time to sit and refresh at a computer every 5 minutes all day.