Tim: I'm a software engineer currently working at Akamai in Cambridge. I live with my spouse, Ellen, and two kids, Morgan and Quinn, very close to my parents in Carlisle. I have no other siblings or immediate family. My biggest hope for cohousing is a place for our kids to run around safely and where they feel part of a community that cares for their welfare. I look forward to living as part of a larger community, and not feeling isolated from close friends.

I don't have time for hobbies, because I have children. But I see movies when I can, ride my bike as often as possible, and juggle. I found out about cohousing through Cat, and have been involved with Mosaic since the summer of 2003. Personality: xNxP.

Ellen: I'm a childbirth educator, freelance editor, writer, mom, partner, and activist. I live with Tim, our kids Morgan and Quinn, and assorted pets in Carlisle; I enjoy my big house in the woods, but miss the sense of community I once felt living near friends in the city. I really look forward to having a village around us once Mosaic is built.

In my exceedingly limited spare time, I read, sing, play music, do genealogy research, and study languages and martial arts. Like Tim, I've been involved with Mosaic since the summer of 2003. I invariably fall on two boundaries when I take the Myers-Briggs, so I'm an xNFx.

Quinn is five years old, and lives with his mommy and daddy and Morgan. He attends the Carlisle Early Literacy Preschool, which he loves, and will be entering kindergarten in the fall. He enjoys going for walks with Daddy and swimming at Granny & Grandpa's house.

Morgan: I live in Carlisle with my mom and dad and brother, and am in the fourth grade. I like playing with Zach, Gabe, and Pascal, and I'll get to see them a lot when we all live in our new houses.

I like art, reading, swimming, and playing with Quinn, but what is really important about me is that I like art.