<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Jon Parkinson @ parkinson.blog-city.com</title><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Jon Parkinson) </description><copyright>Copyright 2009 parkinson.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:56:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Jon Parkinson @ parkinson.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Kailyn Cole and Hadley 10-12-05</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/kailyn_cole_and_hadley_91205.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/kailyn_cole_and_hadley_91205.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2005 23:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kailyn, Jon and Cole (1st day home)</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/kailyn_jon_and_cole_1st_day_home.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/kailyn_jon_and_cole_1st_day_home.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2005 04:38:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Getting to Normal</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/getting_to_normal.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/getting_to_normal.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2005 02:52:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Well, the last week has been a crazy travelling whirlwind that is starting to catch up with me!  We put poor Cole in the car on Monday and drove 4 hrs. down to Oregon to get the girls.  (As if 10 hrs. on a plane wasn't enough for him the day before]]></description></item><item><title>Glad to be home...for a minute!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/glad_to_be_homefor_a_minute.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/glad_to_be_homefor_a_minute.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Well, we have been home for one night and now we are heading out again!  We will be heading back down to Oregon to get the girls and throw a quick birthday bash for Hadley's 1st  B-day!  We are pretty much exhausted already and I'm sure that the]]></description></item><item><title>Home at last....</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/home_at_last.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/home_at_last.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 01:55:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We made it. Very uneventful flight.....and oh is it nice to be home! Cole is like a kid in a candy store. We will do a better update in the next week.JP]]></description></item><item><title>In Amsterdam</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/in_amsterdam.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/in_amsterdam.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2005 17:24:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We are in Amsterdam...good flight. We fly out tommorow and are very ready to be home. It is nice to be somewhere where most everyone speaks english. We will update at home.JP]]></description></item><item><title>Home on Sunday</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/home_on_sunday.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/home_on_sunday.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:22:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The earliest flight home puts us in Seattle on Sunday. We fly out Saturday afternoon to Amsterdam.....and have a 14 hour layover. They will let us in the country, but not Cole. We had to get a transit Visa for him at The Netherlands embassy in Kiev.]]></description></item><item><title>Back in Kiev</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/back_in_kiev.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/back_in_kiev.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2005 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[After a long day of travel to get Cole and fly to Kiev....we are here. Cole was very excited to see us and smiled the whole day long. When we went to get airline tickets they were sold out. Sergei called his father-in-law, who called some governmenta]]></description></item><item><title>Cole Michael Parkinson</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/cole_michael_parkinson.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/cole_michael_parkinson.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Court is complete and we are officially new parents (for the 3rd time) of our son, Cole Michael Parkinson. He will be 7 on July 1, 2005. We began this process at the start of Oct. 2004, and now 9 months later.....a 7 year old boy! Court was very UNEV]]></description></item><item><title>We have court tomorrow!</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/we_have_court_tomorrow.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/we_have_court_tomorrow.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2005 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Sergei called and said we won't be going to visit Nicholai....instead we will go to court and make him legally our son! We are so excited. Sergei was very suprised that the NAC signed the paperwork so soon, but luckily had already scheduled our court]]></description></item><item><title>Waiting</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/waiting.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/waiting.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2005 10:09:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Being bored today. Nothing much to tell. We are going to see Nicholai tomorrow....unless by some miracle the NAC signs our paperwork tonight (unlikley). They have up to 5 days to sign off on it and they usually take the whole five days. Then...they o]]></description></item><item><title>Sunday the 12th</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/sunday_the_12th.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/sunday_the_12th.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2005 12:01:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We made a mind boggling discovery yesterday. We found that if we asked for an English menu at many restaurants they have them....who da thunk. It sure makes reading the menu easier. Nothing else to report on...Just DVD's and shopping. It looks like t]]></description></item><item><title>Clothes for Nicholai</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/clothes_for_nicholai.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/clothes_for_nicholai.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2005 12:43:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Today we went shopping at the outdoor market, which is much more affordable than the stores near our apartment. The stores near us cost about 3x what we would pay for the same item at home. (I guess that is the cost of importing and popularity) We bo]]></description></item><item><title>Second visit with Nicholai</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/second_visit_with_nicholai.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/second_visit_with_nicholai.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone!  Thanks for all of the support!  It helps to know that even though we're in this crazy place where no one understands us or our language, that there are people back home thinking of us.  Sergei took us up Nicholai's summer camp today and]]></description></item><item><title>Nicholai Pics #2</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/photo_album_1.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/photo_album_1.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2005 16:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Photo Album]]></description></item><item><title>Day to rest</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/day_to_rest.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/day_to_rest.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2005 09:02:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We are spending the day resting and looking for some clothes and gifts to take to Nicholai when we visit him tommorow. Nothing new to report.....but it is nice to have a break from driving all over Ukraine 12 hours a day! We will post more after we v]]></description></item><item><title>and still more paperwork....</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/and_still_more_paperwork.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/and_still_more_paperwork.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2005 17:26:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Well today was more of the same. We had to get approval from the regional gaurdian councel of Mariianka, and some other things signed by the judge. Sergei was very happy with how thing went today. We got everything wrapped up and sent off on the trai]]></description></item><item><title>Ahh the paperwork...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/ahh_the_paperwork.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/ahh_the_paperwork.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2005 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[We ran all over Donetsk today getting this and that notarized and signed. (Sergei has been great) For those who are deciding whether to use an agency or go indy. I can only say that we couldn't be happier with our team (Oleg and staff) This is not me]]></description></item><item><title>Nicholai</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/photo_album.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/photo_album.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2005 13:10:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Photo Album]]></description></item><item><title>Visit with Nicholai</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://parkinson.blog-city.com/visit_with_nicholai.htm</guid><link>http://parkinson.blog-city.com/visit_with_nicholai.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2005 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[I'll make this quick, as I'm sure that Summer will type about 10 pages on this. We ran all over today.... 1st to the Local inspector in Mariinka. On the way we had some car trouble though. Some parts broke that connected the throttle cable to the car]]></description></item></channel></rss>