The Ranger wrote:
>
> Those moments of bent reality where Spawn's sheer existence, her
> very soul, was in question this past year have grown further
> apart. She's a resilient little sprite and clearly clever beyond
> her years. As a result, Vegas Odds makers lost a wad yet again.
>
> I awoke quickly. Eyes wide and energy driving my limbs into
> motion, I flipped the covers to the bed back and silently wove my
> way through the darkened halls and over creaking stairs. I checked
> my watch: 0257. "Lots of time," I grumbled.
>
> I waited outside her room quietly waiting as my watch beeped its
> am zenith.
>
> I flicked the light and bellowed... "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!"
>
> Spawn shot up blearily staring at me, "I'm awake. I'm awake..."
>
> "I see you are! By the way, hippo birdie."
>
> "'Hippo birdie?' I'm not a hippo or a birdie!"
>
> "How about a song then?"
>
> "Okay."
>
> "Happy birthday to you.
> You live in a zoo.
> You look like a monkey
> Hair all wild,
> And, worse,
> you smell like one too."
>
> "You keep changing it. I still like it! Can we sing it at my real
> birthday tonight?"
>
> "Mom-mom and Pah-puh don't appreciate my humor. Mommy definitely
> doesn't..." I grinned.
>
> "It's my birthday! She can lump it," she grinned back. "Love you.
> G'night."
>
> Happy birthday again Spawn. It's been a ride.
>
> The Ranger

Many returns of the day to Spawn - may she haunt you ever more ;>

Sky

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