Woman who vowed to live out Grade 6 game of MASH welcomes 74th child to beautiful shack

ORONO, ON—And she looks forward to driving them all around town in her beautiful pink ambulance.

Sarah Crayson, 36, who once promised during a very impassioned game of MASH with her friends during a rained-in recess in 1992 that she would live out the implications of that game no matter what, today welcomed her 74th child, beautiful David #2.

Crayson and her husband, Devon Sawa, reportedly could not be more excited about the news, although they did express some regret at having run out of names.

"We'll make it work," says Crayson.

"We're both busy—Devon with his job as an actor, obviously, and me in my occupation as a 36-year-old veterinarian who only treats squirrels, or sometimes turtles if they're cute enough."

"But we're committed to each other, and this family."

"And I'm committed to the completely unreasonable promise Sarah made when she was 10 years old," says a visibly proud Sawa, looking on.

"Obviously we've bent the rules a bit where we could," he continues.

"What defines a shack? Webster's Dictionary defines it as simply 'a room or similar enclosed structure for a particular person or use.' I found that definition—it's second in the entry—after we had our 33rd child, Michaelelel. And you know what? It's been a godsend. Because what is that? I mean it's basically a house. We stick to the spirit of the law by having it made totally out of wood, but yeah, it's a really nice shack we have."

"It's definitely not a mansion, because that technically would be one of the other available options and thus not allowed, but it's pretty nice."

"I'd put it up next to almost anybody else's house. And definitely anybody else's shack."

Another challenge created by Crayson's wild experiment is income.

"It's lucky that my husband is a Hollywood actor, because my annual income of $28 does leave me a bit light at the end of each month," she says.

"Most veterinarians get paid a lot more—even the general practitioners, let alone those who specialize in squirrels, or sometimes turtles if they're cute enough. But we get by."

"It's definitely a better situation financially than if I had married a rock, which was the option before Devon, though not as much as if I had married Bill Gates, the option after. But I'm in this for love."

"Me too," adds Sawa, even though it's unclear how much say he had in the matter, given that Crayson, when asked how she made each thing on her list come true, simply says, "Oh, that's just how it had to be. I had to do all of them. So I did."

And Sawa isn't complaining. "I'm just happy to play a minor role in this grand experiment, with our 74 children, our wonderful shack, and our pet elephant."

"Plus we get to eat lasagna for every meal. We have to. So that's delicious. I'll never get tired of it. Which is good because as I said, we have to."

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