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Full name - Leonard Walter Sommerhoff 'Len'
Age - 42
Occupation - Divorce lawyer
Hobbies - Gardening, cooking, fishing
Bio - Lens grandparents came to America from Germany after WWII, and he was raised with their strict work ethic and the knowledge that he was lucky to be born in 'the land of opportunity', and that as the oldest of his siblings he was expected to set an example. When he was younger he did as they said, getting rather good grades in school and getting into Yale, but instead of corporate law like his family wanted he decided to become a divorce lawyer instead. His grandparents were quite upset, but having grown up around his own parents constant fighting he wanted to help couples split as amicably as possible. Sadly, he repeated some of his parents mistakes with his first wife [Jessica Mueller], but he recognized when it was going poorly and, when Jess refused to go to couples therapy because she hated therapists he started the divorce proceedings.
He and Evie met several years later through a mutual friend, and he knew as soon as he saw her coo over his vegetable garden that he wanted to marry her.
Full name - Evelyn Rosalie [Pfenning] Sommerhoff 'Evie'
Age - 40
Occupation - Romance novelist
Hobbies - Writing, baking, gardening
Bio - The first in her family to be born in America, Evie always felt a bit of a disconnect from her older siblings and she coped by throwing herself into books, and telling stories to her younger siblings once they came along. Her parents frequently rolled their eyes, but they encouraged their daughter as best they could - buying her her first leather-bound journal at nine years old for her own stories. Her older sister often teased her for having her head in the clouds, saying that she was never going to find someone to marry her if she was too in love with fictional characters to look in front of her. She did manage to fall in love though, and she married Rodney Blair when she was 25.
The couple wanted children dearly, and tried for seven years until Rodney said he couldn't take it anymore. Evie suggested adoption, saying it didn't matter if they children weren't 'biologically' theirs, but he refused, arguing that he shouldn't have to suffer since it was her womb that was the problem. They divorced soon after, and Evie spent the next few years focusing on her writing. She had no plans to marry again, although she did consider adopting on her own, but meeting Len changed her mind, and she felt her heart slowly open up to him.
Full name - Alexander Peter Sommerhoff 'Xander'
Age - 16
Bio - Xander is Lens biological son, and lives with him and Evie; spending the holidays and summers with his mother in upstate New York because he wanted to stay at school with his friends when his parents divorced. He gets along well enough with Evie, although there was some issues when they started dating they have since smoothed out. When asked directly, he is kind of excited for new siblings, and looks forward to helping them with schoolwork.
His favourite subjects in school are History, Religion, and English.
Family location - Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Language(s) they speak - English, and German
Adoption profile
Domestic or international adoption? Either, but prefer domestic
--If international: preferred country(ies)? Germany, or Austria
Open or closed adoption? Open for domestic, closed for international
Preferred number of children? Up to 8
Age preference? Under 10
Gender preference? No preference
Would the family be willing (or prefer) to adopt:
--Siblings? No
--Twins or triplets? Yes
--Children with disabilities? - No
--Children with diseases? - Mild/manageable ones [allergies, IBS, diabetes, etc.]
--Children with prior disciplinary records? Only minor ones [no incidents with weapons]
--Pregnant teenagers or teen parents? No
Other preferences - None
Age - 42
Occupation - Divorce lawyer
Hobbies - Gardening, cooking, fishing
Bio - Lens grandparents came to America from Germany after WWII, and he was raised with their strict work ethic and the knowledge that he was lucky to be born in 'the land of opportunity', and that as the oldest of his siblings he was expected to set an example. When he was younger he did as they said, getting rather good grades in school and getting into Yale, but instead of corporate law like his family wanted he decided to become a divorce lawyer instead. His grandparents were quite upset, but having grown up around his own parents constant fighting he wanted to help couples split as amicably as possible. Sadly, he repeated some of his parents mistakes with his first wife [Jessica Mueller], but he recognized when it was going poorly and, when Jess refused to go to couples therapy because she hated therapists he started the divorce proceedings.
He and Evie met several years later through a mutual friend, and he knew as soon as he saw her coo over his vegetable garden that he wanted to marry her.
Full name - Evelyn Rosalie [Pfenning] Sommerhoff 'Evie'
Age - 40
Occupation - Romance novelist
Hobbies - Writing, baking, gardening
Bio - The first in her family to be born in America, Evie always felt a bit of a disconnect from her older siblings and she coped by throwing herself into books, and telling stories to her younger siblings once they came along. Her parents frequently rolled their eyes, but they encouraged their daughter as best they could - buying her her first leather-bound journal at nine years old for her own stories. Her older sister often teased her for having her head in the clouds, saying that she was never going to find someone to marry her if she was too in love with fictional characters to look in front of her. She did manage to fall in love though, and she married Rodney Blair when she was 25.
The couple wanted children dearly, and tried for seven years until Rodney said he couldn't take it anymore. Evie suggested adoption, saying it didn't matter if they children weren't 'biologically' theirs, but he refused, arguing that he shouldn't have to suffer since it was her womb that was the problem. They divorced soon after, and Evie spent the next few years focusing on her writing. She had no plans to marry again, although she did consider adopting on her own, but meeting Len changed her mind, and she felt her heart slowly open up to him.
Full name - Alexander Peter Sommerhoff 'Xander'
Age - 16
Bio - Xander is Lens biological son, and lives with him and Evie; spending the holidays and summers with his mother in upstate New York because he wanted to stay at school with his friends when his parents divorced. He gets along well enough with Evie, although there was some issues when they started dating they have since smoothed out. When asked directly, he is kind of excited for new siblings, and looks forward to helping them with schoolwork.
His favourite subjects in school are History, Religion, and English.
Family location - Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Language(s) they speak - English, and German
Adoption profile
Domestic or international adoption? Either, but prefer domestic
--If international: preferred country(ies)? Germany, or Austria
Open or closed adoption? Open for domestic, closed for international
Preferred number of children? Up to 8
Age preference? Under 10
Gender preference? No preference
Would the family be willing (or prefer) to adopt:
--Siblings? No
--Twins or triplets? Yes
--Children with disabilities? - No
--Children with diseases? - Mild/manageable ones [allergies, IBS, diabetes, etc.]
--Children with prior disciplinary records? Only minor ones [no incidents with weapons]
--Pregnant teenagers or teen parents? No
Other preferences - None
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