Home » Waiting Families » Our Waiting FamiliesAllan & Cynthia
To choose us to be the parents of your child would mean the world to us and we honor your decision to consider adoption. In our loving home, your child will grow with a great amount of support, in everything he or she does. We work hard to provide a rich life for ourselves, friends and family and we look forward to sharing that life with a child. Our home is fun, tranquil and safe. Our approach to all relationships is tender and respectful. We are energetic and never say never to any of our dreams. You can be sure that if your adoption plan includes us, your child will know nothing but love and grow to be a beautiful person on the inside.
Preferred Gender: Either
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Cynthia |
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| Food Service Manager for Large Hospital |
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Marketing for a Large Consumer Goods Manufacturing Company |
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Bachelor Degree |
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A New Year's Chocolate Cornucopia
Cynthia's family is fourth generation American originating from Poland. Allan was raised in the South of France but is British. Allan's father comes from Scotland and his mother from England. Throughout the year, we like to include traditions, meals and celebrations that originate from places outside the USA. For example, we celebrate France's Bastille Day on July 14th every year by greeting each other in French "Bonjour" and "Bonsoir" and eating French foods such as the yummy chicken dish "Coq au Vin" and crepes filled with chocolate. We've both gotten pretty good at making crepes - the trick is flipping in the air and we always compete as to who can go higher! Another day we love to celebrate is Mardi Gras. Allan grew up always having a King Cake on Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday. So, each year, we order one from our favorite bakery in New Orleans. We stick by the "rules" of eating this cake by ensuring that if you get the little plastic baby in your piece - you must plan the celebration next year! It would be fun for a child in our family to collect the cake toys - we've got a nice collection already! At Christmas, our family never misses the Polish bread breaking tradition of "Opwatke." On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, shortly before the dinner is served, everyone gets a piece of "Opwatke" which is a blessed flat bread purchased from our church. The flat bread has pictures of Jesus in the Manger, the Star, Three Kings etc. ... The idea is that you walk around breaking off a piece of everyone else's, as they break off a piece of yours. At this exchange, you kiss and say "Merry Christmas." Something that comes from Allan's mother is the tradition of "Pinch, Punch, First of the Month." It is a silly little thing we do on the first day of each month. The idea is that if you are the first one to playfully pinch and punch the other person and declare "Pinch, Punch First of the Month!" you will have luck all month. Cynthia wins this little game most months and it's usually done as the alarm clock goes off bright and early in the morning! We also enjoy attending Arab, Irish and German festivals each summer. A child in our family would have so much fun learning about costumes, music and the lifestyles around the world.
Working Together in the Kitchen
We love to cook. Our kitchen has almost every silly gadget and appliance ever made. Where other people find intricate recipes exhausting, we love it! We have a special book of family recipes that was created for one of our wedding showers. In this book, there is a collection of hand-written recipes from Grandmother, aunts, cousins and family friends. Some that we make often are Sue's Dill Pickle Soup, Claudia's Caesar Salad Dressing and Mumma's Potato Pancakes. Usually the second Friday of December, Mumma comes to our house at 9 a.m. and we start baking cookies together. People find our Christmas Cookies funny looking, because we make them really tiny. The smaller they are, the more you can eat! Mumma can't wait to share the cookie baking day with a grandchild! Tiny hands are perfect for making tiny cookies! Another daily activity is our "Reading Hour." It is a tradition we started about five years ago when we were talking about raising a child. We think it is important to turn off the TV and spend some quiet time reading. Often, we both pick up a magazine or newspaper and report about interesting articles that we've read. We know that this little quiet tradition will help a child during the school year and summer vacations. We have lots of fun together and can't wait to share our fun with a child.
| Cultural Diversity in Our Lives |
Because we both spent a significant number of years living outside of the USA, we have a deep understanding and respect for other cultures and ways of living. Additionally, we have taken on many of the customs and traditions that originate in other countries. Luckily we live in a city that is racially and culturally diverse. The people in our neighborhood, church and work places include all races, ages and economic status. Because Allan is from Europe, it will be natural to continue living day to day in a manner that is a true mix of America and Europe. We believe that the more accustomed this child is to many cultures the easier it will be for him or her to establish his/her own identity; we plan on educating this child well so that diversity is respected and desired. |
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