Personal message
We are Mike and Kathleen RJ and Peanut: The Story of us............................ We met in February of 2005. From the very beginning we promised each other to work hard on a friendship rather than just jumping into a relation and that is exactly what we did. Having met later in life, Kathleen never married and Mike recently divorced, we knew the importance of ensuring that we shared everything. On August 25, 2007 we married - the best day of our lives. To this day we are best friends and love each other more than the day before. In 2009, we started working on having a family but after 8 months nothing was happening. We visited an IVF clinic and felt it to be cold and rushed and figured if we monitored the cycle we would be successful. In August of 2010, Kathleen found out she was pregnant. It was truly a day we will never forget. Following were a number of ultrasound which led to an emergency salpingectomy as a result of a tearing right fallopian tube. Further investigation revealed blockage in the left fallopian tube which meant we could not naturally conceive a child. We then attempted IVF which failed and disappointment set in. Kathleen now being 40, things became a bit more risky which has taken our journey to surrogacy in the hopes of having a family. WHO WE ARE Mike sells, design and builds temporary structures for special events. He is the most caring man I have ever met and lives by the motto “there is no problem, only a solution.” He loves to golf and play hockey as well as fix everything around the house except for electrical – no way. He is the most trusting and loyal individual I know. He has an older sister and brother who are married with children and extremely grounded and successful. All thanks to his mother who is 88 and remarkable. Kathleen works as a personal injury Paralegal where she focuses on mediation and arbitration. She is extremely good at it as she loves everyone and everything and would save the world from all strife given the resources. We have a dog, RJ and a cat Peanut who we consider part of our family and have helped fill the hole in our hearts since that 2010 incident. We, together, have so much to offer. We have a beautiful home in a safe and well established area. We also have a beautiful home on Lake Superior where Kathleen grew up and where we spend every waking minute available in the summer. We have a lot of love to give as well as security and happiness. There is no yelling in our home except when the leafs win or Mike’s football team flops. We have a circle of friends that span beyond the eye can see. May our paths cross soon.
