A bullet in melted wax and other oddities

A few days ago I looked in this candle and noticed (luckily I wasn't lighting it) a hollow-point .357 magnum bullet in it. You can't tell by the pic but it was partially buried in the wax. Less than a week prior I had used this candle in the night. How did it get in there and why was it stuck in there deep enough to require a fork to dislodge it? Most likely a toddler (Claire) put it in there. How was the wax still that hot? Was it in the window and softened by the sun? Where did the bullet come from? I haven't shot that pistol in nearly a year...and it's stored away. It creeps me out to think I had that just rolling around under a bed in a room with a lit candle and apparently in toddlers' reach. That would have blown big. It's got at least twice the powder of a 9mm for those who need a comparison. You can't overemphasize the Murphy's law potential in a house of toddlers. Look at everything from BOTH the impossible AND worst-case scenarios.

In less scary events, I got this beach shade this week I'm using when my parents come to help me watch kids next week when Sunny goes to NYC.
It should be cool. If it works in Corpus wind I'll take pics and tell you.
Claire has recently been spotted paddling her pretend kayak in the play room. She builds several new ones a week. Often Gwen and her paddle way out to sea and Claire is knocked overboard, nearly drowns and spends a long time laying on the floor "waiting to wake up" while Gwen attends her with a lab coat she puts on.
I found this rare childhood pic of Led Zepplin singer Robert Plant in mystic forest.. his mum reports he was singing "...in a tree by the brook.." . I think he looked a lot like Gwen. He later grew up looking similar, but more like a guy.