raison invaders

Simon loves raisons and always has. I have not been giving him raisons much lately because it really affects his digestive system (if you get my drift) and the last time I gave him raisons for a snack, I discovered he had shoved one straight up his nose!! Because I was in the middle of preparing dinner, I never would have figured this out because I wasn't paying close enough attention to where his food was actually ending up. Plus, Ella never, ever did such things (welcome to the wild world of raising boys...a whole new game!!) The only reason I put two and two together is because his eyes were watering profusely and he kept shoving his finger way up his left nostril coupled with sneezing fits and uncomfortable whining. It didn't take long for me to get him to blow the offending raison out into a tissue because it was truly bothering him and he was motivated to get rid of the tiny invader. Well, that was several weeks ago and I had completely forgotten about the incident when I gave him raisons for a snack again while I made dinner last night. A few moments later, I heard sneezing coming from the living room and the whole scene came flooding back to my mind. I immediately dropped what I was doing and found Simon on the couch with his finger up his nose. However, I was unsure if there was another raison up there or if he was just making himself sneeze because he didn't seem to be nearly as bothered and uncomfortable as the first time around. As the evening wore on, I noticed he was still poking his finger way up his nostril but I still couldn't find a raison or convince him to blow his nose. It was a real mystery...until this morning. I descended the stairs and noticed a tiny marroon object on the carpet. It was a saturated, plump little raison that looked as though it had spent the night in my son's nose. And so, the adventure continues...