Hannah will be REMEMBERED
I CERTAINLY WILL!

Hannah will be working in our roundpen, and those watching will be seated around the roundpen
So you can all have the best view of my doing, er, whatever work I'm doing. What IS a roundpen anyway? A round pen?

Hannah will be fine in daycare she loves being with other kids
Oh, sure, I'm not fine in daycare NOW? I haven't learned how to get along with other kids by NOW? But I will?

Hannah will be graduating from Buena Vista University in May
Wow. I really surprise myself.

Hannah will be right behind her, riding Debbie's second sled for the first 30-mile leg of the race
Erm, race? Uh, no, "Hannah" and "race" do not go in the same sentence. I go slooow.

Hannah will be the lone beacon of sanity
Ah, yes. "May your bloom be a beacon of hope to all who tread these weary hills."(1)

Hannah will be in Japan
I will? *is a bit surprised* Okay.

Hannah will be brave and strong
Yes! And they'll write songs about me and stuff.

Hannah will be hosting evenings that you will long remember
I'm taking this Good Hosting 101 class.

Hannah will be meeting face to face on July 15, 1999
Yeah. Meeting face to face with, uh, nobody.

Hannah will be a featured speaker at the 2004 California Payroll Conference (CPC 9) on Thursday
Here's my speech: "Uh, hello, ladies and gentlemen. As you know, I am Hannah M. And, uh... I'm honored to be speaking at the 2004 California Payroll Conference. In California. At a conference. About payroll. In 2004. What do I have to say about California payroll? Uh, in this year, in 2004, California DOES have payroll. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen."

Hannah will be going on maternity leave
Um. Yeah, this is where the "will be" is very important. I suppose I might be some day.

Hannah will be doing live radio interviews, signing autographs and posing for photos with fans at all locations
OF COURSE I WILL!

Hannah will be involved together somehow, perhaps playing her piano
Again...together with myself.

Hannah will be going on a family vacation to California, to meet all her relatives
Whoa. All my relatives moved from the East Coast to the West Coast? Hmm...

Hannah will be remembered from the Europeans last year because she sails a 29er whilst having only one arm
Yeah. Now if only *I* could remember that.

Hannah will be a model
Ummm... RIGHT.

Hannah will be dressed only slightly more modest than normal
LOL! Well, I'm pretty modest in the way I dress... slightly more modest I suppose would mean loose-fitting long sleeve shirt and loose-fitting jeans... which is what I usually wear anyway.

Hannah will be staying in Bristol for the 1999/00 season even if it is just to supply us with more sweets
"Oh, good! More sweets! I'll get to those later!" (2)

Hannah will be away from 6th Jan - 6th Feb, visiting Andrew Smith at the project field site in Peru
Hope Andrew Smith doesn't mind if I just drop in unexpectedly, considering he doesn't know me and all.

Hannah will be staying in the barn
The best part was that this wasn't the whole sentence. It was "we are thrilled that Hannah will be staying in the barn." *pouts* I'm that unwelcome a guest?

Hannah will be able to bend the very laws of reality themselves
Wow... like Neo!

Hannah will be heading to Athens this summer as a member of the German Olympic Team
Sure! Oh wait... that might mean I have to participate in sport events. Never mind.

Hannah will be jealous that the most handsome man in the whole country is in love with me and he will kiss me again
That just sounds hilarious. It sounds a bit like something Sarah or Naomi might say...

Hannah will be very tall, a good mover with strong shoulders and rear
*blink* If that's how I was supposed to look, somebody goofed!

Hannah will be supporting Mike in his work
Mike = Michael = Michael Crawford. I SUPPORT HIM IN HIS WORK of giving us that fantastic voice.

Hannah will be on the boat with us
The only time you'll ever get me on a boat is if you hit me over the head and drag me in.

Hannah will be highly visible
Highly visible? Am I going to start glowing or something?

Hannah will be spayed prior to adoption
So if anyone out there is thinking of adopting me, don't worry, I am spayed.

Hannah will be referred to as "he" for the rest of her life
*blink* WHY?!

Hannah will be successful in all her endeavors
Of course I will. :-P

Hannah will be dancing a ballet
I did once, sort of. It consisted mainly of twirling around, not on my toes, and doing jumping jacks, and skipping across the stage.

Hannah will be waiting for me � I must go to her
Awwww! Somebody is going to come rescue me!

Hannah will be sharing the secrets of a well made loaf and all good things made in an earth oven
As soon as I figure them out, of course.

Hannah will be down presently to hear us sing
Oh, yes, hold on a moment...

Hannah will be reflected in the food, service and hospitality you receive
Everything will remind you of ME! ME! ME!

Hannah will be there, make sure you are too
Uh, yeah, cuz if I'm not there, there's no point in even being there.

Hannah will be able to show the world just how painful it is to have in-laws
Uh, maybe some day when I actually HAVE in-laws... but who knows? Maybe 'twon't be that painful.

Hannah will be happy about it!!!
Goodness. Doesn't sound like I have much of a choice.

Hannah will be appointed your legal guardian
Yeah. So you better be nice to me.

Hannah will be livid if I don't get the hors d'oeuvres out before the principal guests arrive
YEAH! Seriously! If I show up at a party and there are no hors d'oeuvres, there's just no point in staying, I just walk right back out that door and tell everyone the party rots.

Hannah will be a keepsake always carried in my wife�s Bible
Um. Thanks for offering, but I think I'd rather walk.

Hannah will be invincible to monsters, but can still die by falling into the abyss
Then I guess I'd better stay away from the abyss.

Hannah will be moving out of the Optimist class this year
Is Optimist class teaching me to be more optimistic? I could use that.

Hannah will be the next victim
OH NO! *gasp, choke*

Hannah will be lonely without a sister or brother
Uh, I doubt I'll be without brothers or sisters any time soon.

Hannah will be taken seriously
GOOD!

Hannah will be able to help them if they have any problems
Oh, yes. I can solve anyone's problems.

Hannah will be forced to consider a loveless marriage to protect her child
Oh dear.

Hannah will be released right away, but it is a happy event nevertheless
HEY! I think I'm insulted!

Hannah will be ready to join a family at the end of February
Hey, what happens to the one I've got already?

Hannah will be so far away from Karen
OH NO! *sob*

Hannah will be marching
Oh, well, I suppose that at some time in my future I will be...

Hannah will be able to cope with anything
Competent in all situations, that's me... *rolls eyes*

Hannah will be running a karaoke machine
Whee! Karaoke! "I have a pretend karaoke machine I made out of a roll of toilet paper!" (3)

Hannah will be GLAD to tell you about Sara
I SURE WILL! Sara is one of my best friends, she lives in California. We met in North Dakota when we were both like five, and...

Hannah will be in charge of �How many candies in the jar?� game
All right, go on. Guess. How many candies in the jar?

Hannah will be indicated by Roman numerals
How exactly do you spell "HANNAH" in Roman numerals?

Hannah will be able to drop flower petals down the aisle
Wow. What a talent!

Hannah will be careful (she's been going up and down stairs for about 3 months now)
Oh, you bet I'll be careful. I mean I've only been going up and down the stairs for three months!

Hannah will be pushed back
NOOOO! No one can push me back!

Hannah will be a full sibling to our next child
*blink* What have I been to the other seven?

Hannah will be sleeping comfortably on the couch then all of a sudden jump up like someone hit her and run up the stairs
I like to put a bit of variety into my family's lives.

Hannah will be getting a slide and swing to play with in the back garden
WHEEEEEE!

Hannah will be studying for the next couple of years
Oh dear. That's a lot of studying. *sniff*

Hannah will be looking at Hall eyeball-to-eyeball most of the game
Mostly because I won't know what I'm doing in ANY sport and will just focus on following Hall around and staring at his eyes so that he'll be as confused as I am.

(1) Alfred in "Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed."
(2) Presley/Priscilla York in our play "And Then There Was One."
(3) Kiki in "Sluggy Freelance."