first-aid sock

last sunday,

ned fell in the backyard 

and banged up his knee.

he had bruises and scratches.

it hurt.

at first, he covered it with bandaids,

which didn't work well on such a bendy part.

the adhesive removal was not pleasant.

he and i dug through our first aid supplies

looking for something that would work.

i found the cotton socks that had served

as ice packs when emily had her wisdom

teeth extracted.

it was sort of a lightbulb moment.

we cut the ribbed top from the sock bottom.

it was the perfect 

stretchy soft cushiony support

for his sore knee.

to do:

buy a pair of socks for the first aid kit.

♥