Once upon a Time. ...

Once upon a time in a galaxy far, f.....oops different story!!

OK start again. Once upon a time back in the last throws of the last century ( well July 1999 to be precise!), my eldest son was born.

And as with all these occasion's, many gifts were received and cuddly toys were there in abundance.

However one of these cuddly toys came with a helium balloon as well.....you know the sort - full of air one day and empty the next!

This one was a little bit different.... What it was filled with was "special helium"!!

Why is it special..... Well it refused to deflate!!

It decided to remain full from that day till now....and whilst it may sound like a bit of a fairy tale, it is in fact real!!

Not sure when his two pals arrived...but Mr Helium is over 16 years old...and hopefully he will continue to live....

Happily Ever After!!