Creepy

Preparing supper tonight, Tim is sitting at the kitchen table working on his laptop. I notice it hanging around directly behind him, just over his left shoulder. “Look at that”, I said. It was a strange sight, that lavender and pink balloon hovering within viewing sight of the laptop screen, yet behind and out of his line of vision. As I moved to take a picture, the balloon drifted up and out into the dining room.

After supper, I began cleaning up the kitchen, I hear Katie exclaim “Look at that! That’s just creepy!” She was half-laughing at the balloon drifting casually in the dining room, midway between floor and ceiling. I laughed as Katie declared, “It wasn’t so creepy when it was up at the ceiling. Now that’s just creepy!” As if hearing Katie’s proclamation, the balloon drifted slowly toward the ceiling. Now Katie was on a roll. “That’s not funny! That really creeps me out! That’s the creepiest balloon ever!!”

I located my camera to take a picture as the balloon drifted slowly toward the door leading out to the garage. It hung suspended, moving vertically down, slowly passing the doorknob and down to the floor, then nonchalantly drifting back up to the ceiling and back toward the chandelier over the dining room table.

I’ve noticed it before. It first appeared at Toni’s baby shower on October 14 as part of the decorations. Since then I’ve noticed it floating on occasion, but mostly it gravitates above our line of vision. Now, three months later, it seems to desire a more substantial family position.

Later, peeking out at Katie in the living room, she asks “Where’s that balloon?” We spot it hanging out against the vertical blinds, snugged up against the chain of the swag light over the table.

Three months… It’s almost become a part of the family. And I think I’ll just let Friend Balloon hang around awhile longer…unless Katie loses her cool and takes a kitchen knife to it in a fit of creepiness.

There must really be some hot air floating around this house, or that balloon is just plain creepy.