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UN: Genevieve
LN: Faulkner

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SO
Name: Garrett David
Age: 43
Occupation: Vinter
Disabilities: None
Hobbies: Wine making (also his job!), reading, horse-back riding, gardening

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SO
Name: Amelia Lucy (nee Verner)
Age: 42
Occupation: homemaker, writer, home-schooling mom
Disabilities: None
Hobbies: Writing short stories and novels, gardening, singing, home-schooling her kids

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Current children: Daphne Victoria, age 14; Ramona Katharine, age 12; Walden Frank, age 9. None of the child has a disability

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Others living with you: None, but Garrett's parents, Jonah and Bernice Faulkner live about 15 minutes away.

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Pets: 3 horses and a dog (springer spaniel)

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Housing
Type: Large home on a grape farm. The wine-making business is also run on the property.
Location: Outside of Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Land owned: 50 acres
Bedrooms: 6
Bathrooms: 5
Other: Large rec room for the children

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What is/are the household’s religion(s): Catholic
What language(s) do household members speak: English; Amelia speaks French as well. The kids are learning Latin and French.
Do you travel? If so, how often and where to: Some. We make frequent trips to Washington, DC (about 2 hr away) and Richmond (about 45 mins away) for educational purposes. We also visit Amelia's parents in New Hampshire at least once a year. Other than that, we try to take a family vacation at least once a year to somewhere new. Last year we went to California for a week!

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ADOPTION
How many children would you like to adopt: 2-3
Gender(s): Either
Age: Nb-8
Nationality: Any
Languages preference: Any, we are willing to work with the children to learn English, and we are willing to learn other languages a bit.
Religion preference: Any, although we will raise the children from this point as Catholics.
Multiples: Twins ok
Will you accept:
--siblings: Yes, we would prefer siblings who are looking for a home together.
--neighbors: Yes, but see above
--friends: Yes, but see above
--children with pets (of what kind and gender): No
--children with disabilities (of what kind and severity): Blindness, deafness, and developmental disorders ok, but our house is not suitable for someone in a wheelchair.
--pregnant teen/teen mother: No
--baby’s father/teen father: No
Will you allow them to stay in contact with non-abusive parents/relatives? Yes
Other: No other specific requests. We look forward to expanding our family!