Straw-scary Shortcake

I walked into the kitchen for a late snack.  Standing at the fridge filling my cup up with ice, I noticed the door to the mud room slowly start to open.  In that initial instant I didn't pay much attention...until I saw movement behind the door.  What took only a second or two felt like an eternity, and then the cause of the door opening revealed itself...

What the freaky Strawberry?  The balloon has been floating around the house since Mya's birthday.  It has lost just enough helium to put it at optimal terror height.  Scary Shortcake indeed.