Beware! Bad words coming! Don't read if you're easily offended!

This post is all about (get ready for it.....) crap. Yes, that's right crap. Today's snap, however, is not crap. I posted this green sea turtle because the picture makes me happy.

Ok. First the bad crap then the funny crap.

Bad crap. Munchkin #2's knee hurts - A LOT. It's been bad off and on for over a year now. The other knee hurt too a few years back but seems to be ok now. However, Munchkin #2 told me that it does hurt but she can "live with it." The 'current knee' finally got to the point where we needed to see a doctor again. After seeing a pediatrician and a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, she was referred to a rheumatologist. She's being tested for arthritis and lyme disease. The first round of arthritis tests came back negative. We're now waiting on the second round and the lyme disease test. The lyme test had to be sent to Germany since they can't really test for it here. The rheumatologist told us that if this next round comes back negative and Munchkin #2 doesn't respond to the massive doses of ibuprofen, we need to seek a pediatric rheumatologist. That would mean a trip home. Crap. It's really crappy to see your child hurting. It's really crappy when the doctors can't figure out what's wrong. It's just all crap.

Ok. Now, for funny crap.

The other weekend, we went snorkeling. We stopped at a roadside stall/stand selling pottery and stuff to pick up a few bits for the back patio and for a friend. I was working on the price of a ceramic (ie terra cotta) turtle with the shopkeeper. I was trying to decide between the painted one and the unpainted one. A very old local gentleman came up to us. He smiled and said hello in Arabic. I responded in Arabic. He looked at me and what I was thinking about buying. He pointed to the unpainted turtle and said in English, "That one crap." Then, he pointed to the painted one, "That one good. That one." I thanked him, again in Arabic. The shopkeeper was laughing a lot at this point. I told the shopkeeper, "Ok, that one crap. I will buy the painted one." More laughter from the shopkeeper. And, I got a very good price.

Once we got home, the painted turtle was so pretty, I ended up putting it in my villa entrance instead of the back patio. I'm so glad that older gentleman told me the other one was crap.

Peace.