sasha
Dear Grumpus Nation Subscribers, Supporters and Sponsors:
Sasha Lu, Sasha Lu
Our brand new number two1
With hairs so very few2
You need almost no shampoo
Sasha Lu, Sasha Lu,
You've made your big debut3
You would not come on cue4
Which is better than overdue
Sasha Lu, Sasha Lu,
To you a big 'halloo'
With you our luck is true5
Though you look at us askew6
Sasha Lu, Sasha Lu,
Though you your sister may rue7,
And prefer a good book in lieu,
To you our love accrues
Sasha Lu, Sasha Lu,
Upon impartial review,
Bouncing like a kangaroo,
You're ours through and through
1 Born Thursday, November 1, 2007, younger sister to Noah Mackenzie, who has finally, after much resistance, acknowledged this new little rival for their parents' attentions, mostly because Sasha's head (see 2 below) is quite fun to pat.
2 I.e., male pattern baldness.
3 "Big", in this case, meaning "rather fast".
4 Eleven days early.
5 True story: the Saturday after Sasha was born, it didn't seem likely she'd be coming home that day. Daddy was a bit sad. Daddy and Noah went out for a walk early in the morninga, when Daddy found a ten-dollar bill in a puddle in the rain. Thinking that maybe today really was his lucky day, he put it in his jacket pocket. When he got to the hospital later in the morning, Sasha had been cleared to go. The ten bucks covered the parking fee for the day exactly. So it was everyone's lucky day after all.
a Darned switch from Daylight Savings
6 Daddy's genetic contribution thus far is the furrowed brow; sorry 'bout that, Sash.
7 Noah's reaction the first morning home, when Mommy went into her room after being away for a few days "Mommy! Noah! Daddy!" "Noah, say hello to your sister Sasha." (Brushing away like with a plate of boiled spinach): "Nooooo."
