Vending machine? Not so much...

Last week we were on our way to Gillette to drop Whit off so he could go hunting with his brother. Abby, ever reluctant to drive anywhere for no fun reason, naturally did not want to go... So I naturally did the one thing every parent swears they won't do to their kids, but every parent eventually does - I bribed her.
Yep, 2 quarters was her price to (quickly) get her coat, socks, shoes on so we could go. We put the 2 quarters in the 'secret pocket' of her coat, to keep them safe. She of course drops one within 5 minutes of getting on the highway. Maybe a secret pocket with a lock would be better.
Around 20 minutes later we suddenly hear this awful retching. Whit says 'oh crap she just threw up' I look back and there is nothing, but she starts... yelping. It isn't a scream, not a yell, just, yelping. And crying so hard she can't explain what the problem is. And then... it occurs to me... the other quarter.
Yep she swallowed it. Ouch. All I could think was that it must hurt really bad, but all I could do was laugh and laugh. Poor thing. She was in pain and crying and her mommy, the one person who is supposed to be a source of comfort is laughing.
Anyway, she was fine and could breathe and all, so I told her to keep drinking her lemonade so it would help it go down (maybe not the best advice, what are you supposed to do when your kid swallows a quarter?) and gave her the obligatory lecture 'this is why I tell you not to put money in your mouth yada yada.' All of the sudden she just... blew. Throwing up, hard. But, always a brave little girl, she reached her hand out and caught it-- all of it, and there in all the disgusting vomit is her quarter. Yes, she saved it. She felt fine after that, but she smelled awful. I asked her if she was ever going to put money in her mouth again and I got a small, watery 'no' from her.
She should be thankful for one thing though... That quarter that wasn't any fun going in really wouldn't have been any fun coming out later.