Up, up, and away.

When my father was growing up, he was fascinated with helium balloons but rarely was handed one as a treat -- the large family prohibited  a vast balloon budget. On the positive side [for me at least], this meant that my dad made sure that I always had a balloon in hand if I desired one - magical! I've spent the morning listening to the soundtrack from "Up" [also courtesy of my father] and realizing that I need to incorporate more balloons into my life. I have some ideas:

I've lost a few of my sources, but I suspect that nearly everything was pulled from fudge, niotillfem, thecherryblossomgirl, and laurentreece!