<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from americanexpat.blog-city.com</title><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2008 americanexpat.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 11:56:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from americanexpat.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>An update from us</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/an_update_from_us.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/an_update_from_us.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=an%5Fupdate%5Ffrom%5Fus</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m happy to let everyone know that my sister is currently cancer free. Woohoo. She also is the proud mommy to child number 3, Connor. Connor was born at a few months early due to the cancer and weighed in at a smidge over 4 pds. He has gained we]]></description><category>cancer</category><category>adoption</category><category>updates</category></item><item><title>I&apos;m still around</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/im_still_around.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/im_still_around.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 16:23:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=im%5Fstill%5Faround</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hello all. Long time no post. I&#39;ve been spending a lot of time lately with the kids, new job and helping my sister through her cancer.I set up a website for updates on my sister. The web address is http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/conniekickscan]]></description></item><item><title>If you could spare a prayer....</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/if_you_could_spare_a_prayer.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/if_you_could_spare_a_prayer.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=if%5Fyou%5Fcould%5Fspare%5Fa%5Fprayer</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;d like to ask for prayers for my little sister and her unborn child.On Feb 14th, my 29 year old sister Connie was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. She is 5 months pregnant which considerably complicates things for both of them.She had a ma]]></description></item><item><title>The Bush administration is proposing to nearly double the cost of becoming a U.S. citizen</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/the_bush_administration_is_proposing_to_nearly_double_the_co.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/the_bush_administration_is_proposing_to_nearly_double_the_co.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fbush%5Fadministration%5Fis%5Fproposing%5Fto%5Fnearly%5Fdouble%5Fthe%5Fco</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Associated Press WASHINGTON-The Bush administration is proposing to nearly double the cost of becoming a U.S. citizen and drastically rise the cost of becoming a legal permanent resident. Citizenship and Immigration Services, a division of the Depart]]></description></item><item><title>The Reason I am not posting new adoption blogs right now</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/the_reason_i_am_not_posting_new_adoption_blogs_right_now.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/the_reason_i_am_not_posting_new_adoption_blogs_right_now.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Freason%5Fi%5Fam%5Fnot%5Fposting%5Fnew%5Fadoption%5Fblogs%5Fright%5Fnow</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;ve received a few emails from people asking me why I am not posting adoption blogs of people in country. Because the political situation in Ukraine around adoptions is still so sensitive a subject, I deemed it prudent to not post family journal]]></description></item><item><title>Ukraine Says NO to Hague Convention on Adoption</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/ukraine_says_no_to_hague_convention_on_adoption.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/ukraine_says_no_to_hague_convention_on_adoption.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2006 14:27:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=ukraine%5Fsays%5Fno%5Fto%5Fhague%5Fconvention%5Fon%5Fadoption</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today Ukraine voted NO to the Hague Convention on Adoption. This is great news for independent adoption and adoption in Ukraine in general as a YES vote would have completely turned everything upside down and potential adopters would have needed to s]]></description></item><item><title>Christmas Cards for sale featuring artwork by Ukrainian orphans</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/christmas_cards_for_sale_featuring_artwork_by_ukrainian_orph.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/christmas_cards_for_sale_featuring_artwork_by_ukrainian_orph.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:41:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=christmas%5Fcards%5Ffor%5Fsale%5Ffeaturing%5Fartwork%5Fby%5Fukrainian%5Forph</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Hi to all ! &nbsp; Just wanted everyone to know that we are now officially taking orders for the Christmas cards.&nbsp;&nbsp; The cards feature artwork done by orphans in Ukraine.&nbsp; Despite their bleak situation, they still created some beautiful]]></description></item><item><title>Do You Woot?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/do_you_woot.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/do_you_woot.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=do%5Fyou%5Fwoot</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Do you Woot? Today on the Ipod: Bleeding Heart Graffiti from Nina GordonCurrently Reading: Improper English by Katie Macalister]]></description></item><item><title>More Adoption News</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/public_notice_on_voluntary_registration_of_foreign_organizat.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/public_notice_on_voluntary_registration_of_foreign_organizat.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:02:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=public%5Fnotice%5Fon%5Fvoluntary%5Fregistration%5Fof%5Fforeign%5Forganizat</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Public Notice on Voluntary Registration of Foreign Organizations in UkraineOn October 16, 2006 the Ukrainian State Department for Adoption and Protection of Rights of the Child (SDAPRC) approved Official Resolution #48 introducing voluntary registrat]]></description></item><item><title>New pictures of the kids</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/new_pictures_of_the_kids.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/new_pictures_of_the_kids.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 22:11:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fpictures%5Fof%5Fthe%5Fkids</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator></item><item><title>More changes in Ukraine</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/more_changes_in_ukraine.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/more_changes_in_ukraine.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=more%5Fchanges%5Fin%5Fukraine</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Today the Minister retired and there are rumours of other possible retirements that may mean further changes in Ukraine adoption. The new AD is also flirting with ideas around registration of agencies and/or somehow mandating someone in the process t]]></description></item><item><title>The winds of change</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/the_winds_of_change.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/the_winds_of_change.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=the%5Fwinds%5Fof%5Fchange</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;ve been out for the last few weeks with an eye injury. Luckily I was only mostly blind for awhile and everything is back to normal now. I can&#39;t imagine going through that on a daily basis. God Bless those that do.Its fall and the air here i]]></description></item><item><title>A Note from the US Embassy in Kyiv</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/a_note_from_the_us_embassy_in_kyiv.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/a_note_from_the_us_embassy_in_kyiv.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fnote%5Ffrom%5Fthe%5Fus%5Fembassy%5Fin%5Fkyiv</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&nbsp; Dear Members of the American Adoption Community Interested in Ukraine:&nbsp;This information is addressed to the US prospective adoptive parents who have the registered dossiers at the State Department for Adoption and Protection of Rights of]]></description></item><item><title>How to contact the US Embassy in Kiev</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/how_to_contact_the_us_embassy_in_kiev.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/how_to_contact_the_us_embassy_in_kiev.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=how%5Fto%5Fcontact%5Fthe%5Fus%5Fembassy%5Fin%5Fkiev</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[To Contact the US Embassy in Kiev:email address: adoptionskiev@state.govmailing address & phone:Consular SectionConsul General: Landon TaylorPhone: 38-044-490-4422/Fax: 38-044-490-40406 Mykoly Pymonenka St.Kyiv 01901 Ukrainewebsite is: http://kie]]></description></item><item><title>October appointments</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/october_appointments.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/october_appointments.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=october%5Fappointments</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator></item><item><title>We haven&apos;t forgotten</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/we_havent_forgotten.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/we_havent_forgotten.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=we%5Fhavent%5Fforgotten</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[....and we will not forget &nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>And the world turns...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/and_the_world_turns.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/and_the_world_turns.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 Sep 2006 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=and%5Fthe%5Fworld%5Fturns</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Where to begin? 
My biological son; my wonderful, troubled quirky 6 year old boy, Gavin, has had a rough couple of years. He has had a great variety of issues and the last few years have been spent with lots of tears, frustration, calls from teacher]]></description></item><item><title>New Beginnings</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/new_beginnings.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/new_beginnings.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Fbeginnings</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Its back to school time once again and I'm excited. The kids are too. Gavin can't wait for first grade and Anya will be in pre-K. Amazing how quickly the time flies.&nbsp; 
I haven't posted here in awhile. I've been busy.
This fall I'm getting two]]></description></item><item><title>Andrea Yates is insane</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/andrea_yates_is_insane.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/andrea_yates_is_insane.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:03:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=andrea%5Fyates%5Fis%5Finsane</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[So I'm reading all this Andrea Yates trial stuff and the ongoing was she or wasn't she mentally incapacitated thing...
It never fails to amaze me the amount of time, money and effort that goes into establishing someone's sanity for trial.
I could g]]></description></item><item><title>Statement from the US Embassy in Kiev</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/statement_from_the_us_embassy_in_kiev.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/statement_from_the_us_embassy_in_kiev.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2006 19:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=statement%5Ffrom%5Fthe%5Fus%5Fembassy%5Fin%5Fkiev</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dear Members of the American Adoption Community Interested in Ukraine:
On July 3, 2006 the Minister for Family, Youth and Sports, Yuriy Pavlenko, held a press conference to announce the official opening of the new adoption authority, to be known as]]></description></item><item><title>Update on Adoption in Ukraine</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/update_on_adoption_in_ukraine.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/update_on_adoption_in_ukraine.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2006 20:44:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=update%5Fon%5Fadoption%5Fin%5Fukraine</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The news is not good. A statement has been issued that they will begin to serve families in September who were registered last year and that they will begin to accept new dossiers only next year in 2007. Meanwhile the new organization is putting meas]]></description></item><item><title>Happy Janet Evanovich Day</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/happy_janet_evanovich_day.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/happy_janet_evanovich_day.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 15:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=happy%5Fjanet%5Fevanovich%5Fday</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Its once again Janet Evanovich Day. Now you kiddies run right out and pick up &quot;Twelve Sharp&quot;.&nbsp; Here is a link to a coupon if you happen to be a Barnes and Noble member: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/flash/cds2flat.asp?r=1&amp;pid=12044]]></description></item><item><title>For Music Lovers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/for_music_lovers.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/for_music_lovers.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jun 2006 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=for%5Fmusic%5Flovers</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I've really been enjoying Pandora lately. 
Its a website. You enter the name of a song or artist you like to customize a &quot;channel&quot; or a personal radio station. The software will then play songs it thinks you will like based on what you hav]]></description><category>links</category></item><item><title>Sharing a moment</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/sharing_a_moment.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/sharing_a_moment.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sharing%5Fa%5Fmoment</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Gavin has been saving up money for months for the new Nintendo ds lite video game system. I wasn't about to buy it for him since he already had a nintendo gameboy but he wanted it and was willing to work for it. He has been doing chores at home, for]]></description></item><item><title>Announcement from the US Embassy in Ukraine</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/announcement_from_the_us_embassy_in_ukraine.htm</guid><link>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/announcement_from_the_us_embassy_in_ukraine.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 14:17:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://americanexpat.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=announcement%5Ffrom%5Fthe%5Fus%5Fembassy%5Fin%5Fukraine</comments><dc:creator>Cristin</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Embassy has received a diplomatic note dated June 6, 2006 from the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine noting the new adoption authority, the State Department for Adoption and Protection of Rights of the Child will o]]></description></item></channel></rss>