It's New Year's Eve again, which means it's time for our predictions for the comng annum. I'll start.
1. Presidential lineup: McCain/Romney vs. Edwards/Wesley Clark vs. Bloomberg/Sam Nunn.
2. Democrats win White House.
3. KCB's first word is either 'bird' or 'bot.'
4. CIA tape-destroying leads to Congressional hearings and resignation of Homeland Security Secretary.
5. As the Nov. election nears, Bush & Co. attempt to influence it by staging limited and tactical military incursions in Iran.
6. Katie Holmes announces retirement from acting to be a full-time mother. She is never seen in public alone again.
7. MoM gets either a dog or a second kittie.
8. ISSI goes into the black in a serious way.
9. _There Will Be Blood_ wins Best Picture Oscar. Coens win best director - first joint award ever.
10. Big family trip overseas.
1. Presidential lineup: McCain/Romney vs. Edwards/Wesley Clark vs. Bloomberg/Sam Nunn.
2. Democrats win White House.
3. KCB's first word is either 'bird' or 'bot.'
4. CIA tape-destroying leads to Congressional hearings and resignation of Homeland Security Secretary.
5. As the Nov. election nears, Bush & Co. attempt to influence it by staging limited and tactical military incursions in Iran.
6. Katie Holmes announces retirement from acting to be a full-time mother. She is never seen in public alone again.
7. MoM gets either a dog or a second kittie.
8. ISSI goes into the black in a serious way.
9. _There Will Be Blood_ wins Best Picture Oscar. Coens win best director - first joint award ever.
10. Big family trip overseas.
Comments
2. KC's first word is definitely "bird." We are elated. He then says it night and day until we are utterly sick of the word "bird."
3. His second word is "up."
4. He walks at age 10 months, 3 weeks.
5. K and U go ABD. (all exams and dissertation proposals done)
6. Summer temps are soaringly high across the nation as the jet stream continues to slow due to global warming.
7. The Lyme house still does not get heat, although it sports enough ACs to cool two houses. Pa grumbles whenever this is pointed out to him.
8. KUKT move to a somewhat bigger apartment.
9. Mother of Memory finds an okay job in Chicago, but moves to a Western city before the year is out, to take a truly awesome job.
10. TRB and Ma take another trip together and vow that they always will every ten years (roughly).
1. Gah.
2. Bababababaaa
J. GAH GAH.
F. Awah awah awah abawah.
11 and 1/2. WAAAAAAAAAH
Z. Boob = yummy! Gulp gulp gulp.
1. George Bush will apologize for something.
2. Everyone will successfully complete their assigned resolutions.
3. Kian, Ursula, Kian, Agela and Theis will all move.
4. Someone in the family will win a minor lottery/sweeps.
5. Quincy will bring air to the Lyme house.
6. Dick Cheney will drop dead.
2. A sibling for the new generation is created, though not born until '09.
3. The Lyme house finally gets heat in a place other than the basement.
4. Theis moves out of Georgia.
5. I change my profession.
6. The Lyme house finally gets heat in a place other than the basement.
7. Britney Spears becomes the new Ana Nicole.
8. I get an iphone
9. It is awesome.
10. 2 months later they release a new version that kicks more ass and costs less money.
11. The Lyme house gets heat in a place other than the basement.
12. I get a dog. His name is cilantro.