Meet Kirstin
- Occupations
- darling park, and in the other direction is our local library
- Faith
- Christian
- Lifestyle
- Each day in our family is a new adventure, between teaching, hanging out with my friends, and trying to learn new things to bake. When I'm not cooking, I can often be found cuddling my dogs, watching my favorite movies, or working in the garden. But, I also love to travel and experience new cultures
- Openness
- Open Adoption
Our Story
I'm a cheerful, hard-working single lady who teaches at a university. I've got an incredibly strong relationship with my parents, not to mention a squad of friends who are The Best™. My job allows me to be home five days a week, and any child in my family qualifies for free tuition at the university I work at.
Each day in our family is a new adventure, between teaching, hanging out with my friends, and trying to learn new things to bake. When I'm not cooking, I can often be found cuddling my dogs, watching my favorite movies, or working in the garden. But, I also love to travel and experience new cultures.
- Going to concerts
- Craft nights with friends
- Attending musicals and plays
- Favorite Shows: Ghosts, Great British Baking Show, and The Repair Shop
- Favorite Movies: Miss Congeniality, The Court Jester, Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Favorite Vacation: Yellowstone National Park
- Favorite Places: Ireland and New Zealand
- Our Neighborhood
I live in a cute Tudor-style house in a quiet neighborhood with my parents, Mat and Paula. Our backyard has about twenty rose bushes in the 'secret garden' half of the yard. On the other side of the yard is our vegetable garden. We love to grow a lot of our own vegetables and fruit; there's nothing like fresh strawberries!
Just a couple of blocks away from our house is a darling park, and in the other direction is our local library. Pretty much everyone in the neighborhood knows us (mostly because the dogs love to say hi to anyone they see on our walks). We're also part of a close-knit church community, and most Sundays I walk to church.
- Family Traditions
- Every Christmas we get ornaments that represent something important for the year
- In the winter, we put luminaria in front of the house
- Halloween is when our extended family gets together for a Not-So-Spooky Dinners
- Every other year, we go on vacation to Yellowstone National Park
Why We Want to Adopt
My name is Kirstin (said Share-stin). Thank you for considering me as a potential parent for your baby. I am so excited to tell you more about myself and the people I love.
Our Life and Lifestyle
- Two or three times a day, we take the dogs on a walk
- We play silly roadtrip games
- Going on a trip to Disney with my friends every couple of years
- Traveling abroad every couple of years
- At the end of the night, we always have a family hug and "I love you"
- Family and Friends
- Mat, my dad, likes to collect rocks and loves to tell jokes
- Paula, my mom, is an amazing artist (though she's too shy to say so)
- My uncles Roger and Brent and my Aunt Nadine all live just fifteen minutes away
- Kylie is my best friend of nearly 25 years, and she's my sister in all but blood
- Jamie is one of my most dependable and adventurous friends
- Mis amigas Sami, Issa, and Martha are some of my biggest cheerleaders
- Aly is a labor and delivery nurse, and we love to go on far flung trips together
- My friend Holly is incredibly supportive and a giant Marvel comics nerd
I promise to love your child no matter what. Every night I will read them a bedtime story and tell them how loved they are. And, I will do my best to help them become the best version of whoever they want to be. I will do everything I can do to surround them with love, warmth, laughter, safety, and adventure.
I also want to keep the lines of communication open between you and I. We can decide together whether that means visits, calls, letters, or a mix of those things. I just want you to be sure your child is doing well and let them know where they came from.
Thank you for considering me as a parent for your child. Thank you for the love you are showing your child, for the way you are trying to do your best for them.
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What We Hope for the Future
My name is Kirstin (said Share-stin). Thank you for considering me as a potential parent for your baby. I am so excited to tell you more about myself and the people I love.
Interested in Kirstin?
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