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Allen |
Melinda |
| Our Education |
Bachelor’s in Psychology,
Master’s in Transition Special Education & Human Development |
Bachelor’s in Government, and a law
degree |
| Our Professions |
Special Education Teacher |
Lawyer |
| Our Racial Background |
African American |
African
American/Hispanic |
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| Movie |
Life |
Beaches; Love Jones |
| Food |
Pot roast |
Seafood |
| Book |
The Ox Herding Tale |
The Ties That Bind Us |
| Hobby |
Listening to music, basketball, swimming |
Reading and traveling |
| TV shows |
Heroes, 24, Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, cartoons |
Reality TV (Survivor, Big
Brother, The Amazing Race), 24, General Hospital |
| Music |
Rap and hip hop |
R&B |
| Vacation spot |
Caribbean Islands |
Cruises |
More About Our Family
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| Our Special Interests |
We love to travel! Melinda belongs to a book club called “Literary Divas – Unique Women Only.” Allen loves to play basketball and coaches the boy’s basketball team at his school. |
| Our Faith |
We are non-denominational Christians |
| Our Musical Interest |
Allen loves old school rap and Melinda loves R&B and pop music. |
| About Our Home |
We live in a spacious four bedroom single family home. We have space to add on a deck for summer barbeques and a basement to finish with a media/entertainment room. |
We Live in the
State of... |
The suburbs of Southern Maryland, about 22 miles outside of the nation’s capitol (Washington, DC.). |
| Our Neighborhood |
Has a pool (with a separate kiddy pool), tennis courts, and community center in the neighborhood.
During the spring, summer and fall many of the neighborhood kids (ages of 3 up to 16) will play on our cul-de-sac street.
Our home is between five and 10 minutes of shopping, restaurants, doctor’s offices, movies, and the local hospital. |
We Prefer a Child Who Is...
| Age of Child |
Newborn-one year old |
| Twins |
Yes |
| Gender |
Either |
| Sibling Group |
Yes, if under one year old |
| Ethnicity of Child |
African American, African American/Caucasian, African American/Hispanic, African American/any |
| Future Contact with Birth Family |
Letters, photos, and possibly visits |
| Our Promise to You |
You child will be raised in a safe and loving home by parents who feel so blessed that he/she is a part of their life. Your baby will know just how much it’s loved by so many people (including you). Your child will be provided with a great education, exciting vacations, family reunions, sport activities, and music/art activities to name a few. Your child will have siblings (after we complete our first successful adoption, we plan a few years later to adopt another child). |
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