Band-aids

The kids have been loving this cool summer, and have spent lots of time playing "Forest Children" and riding bikes & scooters in the driveway. This has resulted in much spilt blood and many band-aids. Unlike Grandma's house (where you get a band-aid for hurt feelings), I have to see blood before I pass out a band-aid. I'm mean like that.

Trevor got many a scrape, but once his band-aid was on, he was all better. 

However, the other day he really hurt his elbow. There was lots of blood, and even more tears. All through the washing he kept asking for a band-aid. It was heartbreaking after I put the band-aid on--he looked up at me with his big brown eyes full of tears and in shocked anguish said, "It still hurts!" 

Oh, little buddy! Yes, it still hurts. Band-aids don't actually make the pain go away, but don't I wish they did! I'd give them out to so many people!