Balloon Madness

I don't think I have ever written about Miguel's obsession (yes it really is that bad) with balloons. When he was little he would take helium balloons in our living room and watch them rise clear to the top of our vaulted ceilings. He then dangerously proceeded to stack stepstools on top of a swivel barstool and climbed on top to see if he could get the balloons all back down again. A friend once suggested we tie a longer ribbon or string to his balloons so that he could easily pull them back down. Miguel however didn't like this program, he rather liked cutting the strings off of the balloons and set them sailing as high as they could go. Part of the adventure was the recovery of the balloon itself. For years we have all pictured Miguel happily content selling balloons at a circus or better yet making balloon animals and creations of all kinds for delighted children everywhere. When he recently saw the trailer for the new Pixar movie "Up" he was excited to say the least. We realize that we may now have to be much more vigilant about watching Miguel who most likely will make a run for the roof top with a massive quantity of ballooons to tie to our house.