Sick Day

Yasmin still had a low grade fever this morning and my stomach is still not 100% so we decided to take a sick day. We had planned to go into Bangkok to see the Grand Palace, but we opted out of that. We didn't even do any school work.

We took it easy in the morning. It ended up being a rainy day so it was a good day for lolling about. The kids read their books and Nadim and I did a little getting organized around what to do in Bangkok. We also did a few loads of laundry. It's amazing how quickly things dry here in comparison to Vietnam with its extreme humidity.

By afternoon, we were getting bored and I decided that the floor could use a good scrub. It had been swept and probably scrubbed before we got here, but it's a bit old and had a few spots that could use some elbow grease. I started scrubbing and before you knew it the whole family was into it. We have a dish washing counter and sink out on the balcony, that seems to be the norm here so we had some of us scrubbing with brushes, others wiping up with cloths and rinsing them at the balcony. We all seemed to actually enjoy the bit of work.

Later in the afternoon we went back to the hospital to change the dressing on Yasmin's leg. It's looking very good, and we could dress it ourselves, but they have a special cream to put on it, so we thought it was worth coming back for.

We stopped by the Baha'i centre where there were kids in a bit of an after school program. It really is a refuge for some of them as their home lives are not ideal. The girls coloured and did puzzles and other little activities with the other kids for a bit. It was quiet but enjoyable.

We just enjoyed a nice supper with Vaughan. We went to a restaurant not far from the apartment building. The price of food is so cheap, only about a dollar or at very most two for a whole meal!

Hopefully everyone will feel better tomorrow and we will be set to tackle school work and site seeing again.

CM