Hundreds of people do
You can get it at the thai consulate in Savannakhet, you need to have 400K baht in a thai bank account in your name only for 2 months before you go apply
you need copies of
-the marriage certificate
-wife's thai i/d
-house book listing
-updated bank book
-data page of your passport
-lao visa/entry stamp
filled out application w/2 passport photos & 5000baht
you need to book an appt online to use the thai consulate in Savannakhet they have a 3 day processing counting the day you apply.
That's how you do it
here's the requirements (they don't list year/long multi-entry but they sell it IF you have the 400K baht in a thai bank for 2 months)
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