OMGoodness... Into Single Figures...

It's quite frightening how time flies, whether having fun or not... It doesn't seem a moment ago I was telling everyone I had 100 days before I would be leaving to visit my little Thai family again in March and now March is just around the corner.

My lil granddaughter, Lia is growing so fast... now with three teeth (two bottom and one top)... crawling, standing alone for a few seconds at a time and saying Mumma and Bubba already... I'm so willing the next few days away so I don't end up meeting at the airport our little baby toddling towards me... give me one thing I can see first hand when I settle down after my trip... hehehe!!!

Lia loves clapping, and tapping or banging on a surface, her little face lights up and she giggles as she claps... ask her to say Mumma or Bubba and she follows amiably, but ask her to say Dadda and she stops chatting and just smiles... cheeky lil thing knows you want her to, but has made the decision not to say it... Ha! I wonder if she knows it in Thai (Por) though!

Lee and Poon are finding all sorts of fun things for me to do whilst I'm over in Thailand. Lee has located a lovely little Temple in a village by a river not more than five minutes cab ride away. It's going to be a beautiful trip, experiencing the culture, cuisine and day to day living of my little Thai family. I'm so looking forward to spending quality time with Lee, Poon and baby Lia.

Cute just reading and singing with Lia.  Playing games and I have a few bits and pieces I'm sure she will absolutely love.  Cannot wait to give them to her and see her face light up!!!

Oh well... it's Monday 20th February and I have 9 days left before I fly out from Heathrow to Bangkok... not like I'm counting or anything... hehehe!!!

It's a Leap Year... so 29 Sleeps to go...

before I jet off to see my lil Thai family.  I've started to sort out my "bits and bobs" for my trip and am beginning the proverbial lists... not for what I need to take with me, that's a given... but lists for what needs to be looked after whilst I'm away :)

23 days away from my home... will it still be standing when I return...? lol... I'm sure it will, but to make sure, I'm leaving every possible scenario covered, by writing notes of instructions, should the electricity blow a fuse, should the heating stop working, should the dishwasher, washing machine or oven take a break (as they have in the past!)... My lot have always had me to sort the above-mentioned and with me thousands of miles away, I'm sure my list of instructions will come in very useful and more cost effective in the long run.  Lists done, I can rest assured I have for my part all the bases covered!

I've arranged tomorrow for a courier to pick up a beautiful playpen for Lia, winging its way to her before I arrive.  Saving me £s by buying it here, I misjudged the cost for volume kg and ended up saving a little, but not as much as I'd have liked to... still I know that if Lia were here in the UK I've no doubt my purse would be pretty much empty all the time... lol

I've had some lovely pressies for Lia since Christmas and am so looking forward to seeing her face with one particular present... unfortunately you will have to wait until I arrive and post again as Lee and Poon also read this blog and I want it to be a surprise for them too!!!

I've been lazy with my Thai and am trying to find the time to learn a few lines of the language so I don't look a total foreign idiot!!! It's definitely not the easiest language to learn and many words if not said correctly can lead to all sorts of problems... hehehe!!!

Time to head back to my suitcase and sort yet again!  The countdown now begins in earnest... 29 sleeps and counting... Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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