Nostril Calamity

At 11:30 last night I heard a little voice over the monitor, so I went in to check. Here is the conversation that followed:

Divina: Mommy, *ramble ramble ramble* nose.

Me: What was that?

Divina: There is a yellow ball in my nose.

Me: What!?

Divina: There is a yellow ball in my nose.

- The lights come on. -

Me: Stand up, let me see.

Divina: See it? - holding her head up, showing me her nostrils -

- I press on one side of her nose and she flinches then laughs. -

Me: Oh my god.

- Child is placed on floor, but I still can't see it. -

Me: Stay here, I'll get the flashlight.

- Return with the flashlight. Shine it up her nose. Bright yellow orb glows. -

Me: Oh, Divina, why did you put a bead in your nose?

Divina: Heh, heh, heh.

Me: Okay, come into the living room so Daddy and Lola can see it.

- Enter living room and child lays on futon. -

Me: She put a bead in her nose.

Mark and Lola: She did what?

- We each take turns shining the flashlight up her nose and observe the yellowing glowing bead. -

- Methods of bead removal are discussed. -

-Tweezers fail. -

- Discussion of hospital adventure. -

Me: Divina, stand up. Go like this ...

- I put my finger on one side of my nose and blow like I'm blowing my nose. -

- Child does the same and buggery yellow bead shoots across the room. -

Divina: I did it!!!

Me: Oh god. Divina, don't put beads in your nose. Now go it bed.