The C#$p continues

My daughter loves sport. Running, jumping, she'd been thinking about going out for the school football team next year (that's soccer to any U.S. readers), and here you see the latest sport 'log rolling'.

This sport has its origins in the lumber industry where years ago cut timber was sent to the mills by floating it downriver. Learning how to balance on a log in a flowing river was a reasonable work skill that was later put to fun use. I am prouder than I can say that my Munchkin #2 is interested in this sport. In all fairness, Munchkin #1 also loves sport but he is very particular about 'what' sport. And thanks to a few years of training now under his belt, he's gotten good at what he does!

Part of being a mum is getting my kids to and from after-school sports. It is a lot of hard work getting everyone where they need to be and staying on time, especially in constant heavy traffic. But, I never complain about it. I'm so happy my munchkins have found stuff they enjoy doing.

Now....for the bad word part....
Here comes the crap....
Munchkin #2's school has a very good health office. One of the nurses told us that IF Munchkin #2 has a form of arthritis that heat rather than ice might help relieve the pain. So, I invested a small sum in a teddy bear shaped microwaveable gel pack. It made the sore knee feel much better. But, once the heat wore off, it was back to the pain.

Munchkin #2 slept in my room last night. She is becoming a bit sad which is incredibly painful as a mum to witness. She's so very frustrated that all the after-school sport has come grinding to a full stop. I didn't sleep well last night. I kept waking up hoping Munchkin #2 was sleeping well. When she woke up this morning, she was in so much pain it was very hard for her to walk. What absolute total crap. To see this energetic athletic young kid having trouble walking in the morning like an old lady is horrid.

I'm so ready to totally give up on the doctors in this region and head for home. Words can't even begin to describe it.

Peace. (and hopefully less crap)