A good nursery will always be helpful with questions you have. I learned a lot from my local nursery.
Peat moss is the perfect thing to use to amend soil and prep it for blueberry. Peat moss is very acidic so it will acidify your soil. See you already know what to do. Sometimes life happens and our pets decide to lay on the plants (trust me I know how it is. My dog likes to sit on everything green and has killed many plants) and killing them. Learn from that and make better plans next time to protect the bushes.
I love that you are trying to grow in your front yard as well. Maybe some people will steal your produce, maybe you will inspire someone else in the neighborhood to start growing their own. I say go for it!
Yes, there are plenty of these people in government positions now who used to work for Big Pharma, Big Ag. It's sickening really.