People ask me what I do all day! If I share a day, will you? Maybe does not set the world on fire., but I did not kill anyone or anything!

06.00 Children up, showering, ironing, drawing Christmas pictures for school. Cold 7 degrees.

07.30 Usual trip to Stationery Shop and School. Teachers dressed like eskimoes.

Khao Tom bought.

Vietnamese Coffee, Fresh Orange Juice and have discovered shop that imports, by boat!, fresh French Bread from Laos at dawn! and Big C has Bonne Maman Jam

Shower

Open emails

Check UK Banks..incredible non-sterling transaction fee from Halifax!

Check Invoices Payments etc. Do have to work as an OAP Digital Nomad!

Go to look at the Lao Mountains swathed in cloud

Cat has caught a snake. For some reason it is called a Korean cat as it is 3 colours??

9.30 Go to Makro. No geese but have!! Brussels Sprouts and Artichokes! Weird shop!

Buy new oven as last one electrocuted me. K says "Mend It" I say" No"

Usual ton of washing to be done

Go to check Mum OK as she has been in Hospital in BKK

12.00 Somtam,and Kai Yang of course

More work...have to make more money..now sending invoices payable on receipt...no more payment in 90 days

Planning New Year trip to either Khao Yai or Phum Phan. Children want to go back to Lanta. We say No, not in winter, anyway last time complained endlessly about jellyfish

Go to sleep on Sofa watching dire soap opera, drop glass of wine, as usual.

15.30 Pick up kids. Have to go to river to collect stones for painting tomorrow and buy paint/nail varnish....

Catch up on Blacklisted News and Asia Times and all terrible things going on elsewhere in the world. No wonder we live here

17.00 K opens shop

18.00 Send Christmas Presents from Amazon, M&S and John Lewis to family/friends in UK

Children plug in new Christmas lights. Loud explosion. House fused. Welcome to China. Reset fuses.

K gone back to market for stuff to make Mushroom Salad

19.00 Cook huge Sole from Makro with White Wine, Grape and Cream Sauce and Potatoes. Tomorrow we will go and sit by the river and eat Soup; watch the gilded youth drink. They have Mercedes... so much money in this town!!. Friday the kids will make flapjacks to sell in the Walking Street outside the shop. Kids p****d off as hotel says it is too cold to swim in their pool.

Kids in bed 20.50..had to ban Galaxies and DSs from bedroom..still talk half the night

Daddy: Dies, for another night!

ive got geese,,,lol

and more on way as she is on a nest

Xmas dinner Jake ?