2009 Predictions

1 - Aubrey will get her own unique, non-Green-preowned, car (Sarah)

2 - Andrew will grow two and a half inches (Megan) current: 47in.

3 - This cabin will serve 15 plus families (Amos)

4 - Linda will cut her hair shoulder length (Joseph)

5 - Tammy and Brian will have a girl (Adam) Tina thinks it’s a boy

6 - There will be one more Vegetarian amongst us (Linda)

7 - Jean will still be living with us (Kendra)

8 - Adam will shave his goatee (Sarah)

9 - Someone will get sick on Christmas Day (Kendra)

10 - It will snow in Bakersfield (Amos)

11 - Bakersfield takes 30 students to Urbana (Kathy)

12 - Kelsey will get asked to go to prom by an older guy (Aubrey)

13 - Aubrey will go to the Winter Formal (Kendra)

14 - Aubrey will have a love interest (Kelsey)

15 - Megan will get a raise (Amos)

16 - The circumference of Amos’ head will grow a quarter of an inch (Bob) currently: 22.5

17 - There will be at least three iPhones next year (Megan)

18 - Tina will run two half marathons (Emily)

19 - Somebody will get a Wii for Christmas (Kendra)

20 - Brian and Tammy will move before next Christmas (Megan)

21 - Tina will agree to start trying to have kids (Tammy)

22 - Bob will have more money in stocks than when you first put it in (Adam)

23 - Someone who owns a Mac will replace it with a PC (Amos)

24 - Megan will buy a house (Linda)

25 - Sarah will learn a new instrument (Megan)

26 - Aubrey will apply to six schools (Kathy)

27 - Someone’s family member will move closer (Amos)

28 - Someone will get married in our extended families (Kathy)

29 - Emily will win an award for her art (Tina)

30 - The Litto’s will get a puppy (Kelsey)

31 - Kelsey and Aubrey won’t get any deficiency (Megan)

32 - Atlanta will go to the playoffs (Megan)

33 - Bakersfield will bring as many students on summer projects as Cal Poly (Emily)

34 - Cal State will see one conversion (Kendra)

35 - Afghanistan will be in better shape and this year (Kendra)

36 - Kelsey’s feet will grow another size (Bethany)

37 - Bob’s ear lobe will grow an 1/8 of an inch (Kendra) current: 7/8 in

38 - Tammy’s feet will grow when she is pregnant (Tina)

39 - That tree will not be here (Andrew)

40 - Someone will get or get rid of braces (Kelsey)

41 - Barack Obama will have the same approval rating (Joseph)

42 - Sarah will have straight “A”s (Emily)

43 - Aubrey will have straight “A”s for the first semester (Aubrey)

44 - The Greens will own a goat (Linda)
45 - Emily will learn a new instrument (Sarah)

46 - The Akin’s will get pregnant (Tina)

47 - Linda Wesley will have a job (Kenra)

48 - ...and a fiancé (Bob)

49 - Brian will have home brewing setup (Adam)

50 - Megan will be in a serious relationship (Kendra)

51 - The govenor of Illinous will be found guilty (Tammy)

52 - Ed Murphy will finish the Iron Man (Kendra)

53 - Megan will go to Disneyland at least twice (Megan)

54 - Tina will not have earrings anymore (Tina)

55 - Someone besides Adam and Tina will travel outside the continent (Megan)

56 - My feet will grow bigger than my mom’s (Eliza)

57 - Someone associated with these predictions will have a kidney stone (Bob)

58 - One of us will have a fender bender (Kendra) “...probably Aubrey, but I won’t say that”

59 - Kelsey will get teeth implants or a grill (Bethany)

60 - Somebody will get a tattoo (Tammy)

61 - There will one less finger or toe here (Adam)

62 - Joseph will get stuck driving in the snow (Emily)

63 - My dad will shave his goatee (Joseph)

64 - Somebody will get drunk (Amos)

65 - Someone will win a contest with a prize of more than $50 (Tina)

66 - While camping Adam will fight off a bear with only his hands and his Gerber (Brian)

67 - Somebody will get a new $10,000 donor (Emily)

68 - Somebody will get jury duty and sit on a 5 day or more trial (Bob)
69 - Somebody will have major surgery (Amos)

70 - Someone will face plant in the snow (Kelsey)

71 - Andrew will swallow a baby tooth (Adam)

72 - Someone will get eye enhancement surgery (Joseph)

73 - Andrew will have a crush (Aubrey)

74 - Brian will have a freelance programming job (Tina)

75 - Ed will seriously be considering moving out of Bakersfield (Kendra)

76 - Someone will run out of gas and get stranded (Megan)

77 - Someone will lock their keys in their car (Eliza)

78 - Kelsey will go to Urbana (Amos)

79 - Gas will go back up to $3.00 (Bethany)

80 - Sarah Palin will still be making head lines (Kendra)

81 - Someone will get contacts (Sarah)

82 - Linda will go to CBS (Megan)

83 - Most of us will go floating down the King’s River (Kendra)

84 - Megan and Kathy will finally finish the West Wing (Kathy)

85 - The Office will be cancelled (Kendra)

86 - Hannah Montana / Myile Cyrus will get pregnant (Brian)

87 - The Greens will own four new Wii games (Joseph)

88 - Tammy will carry full term up to the due date (Tina)

89 - Tammy will have a ten pound baby (Bob)

90 - The rat will die at the Green house and they will have two new rabbits (Kathy)

91 - Somebody will get their tongue stuck on something metal (Eliza)

92 - Someone in the room will get a new flat screen TV (Joseph)
93 - Somebody will buy a new computer (Emily)

94 - Eliza will play one more instrument (Eliza)

95 - One staff women will get pregnant (Kendra)

96 - Tammy will have twins (Brian and Sarah)

97 - Joseph will meet a famous person and ride in their car (Adam)

98 - One of the Green family will meet someone from the Office (Amos)

99 - Joseph will not be supervising Santa Barbara (Kathy)

100 - Bob will have a facebook account (Kendra)

2008 Predictions

For 2008:

-The Dixon's will have a baby boy (Bob)
-The Greens will bury a pet and get a new one (Kathy)
-The Litto's will go to Disneyland 4 times (Megan)
-Greens will get Lice at least once (Joseph) and then give to the Litto's (Kelsey)
-No more surgery for Bob (Joseph)
-Kendra will have a surgery (Kelsey)
-This year Amos will have a urinary tract infection (Bob)
-The Mbong's will be fully funded (Joseph)
-Barack Obama will be elected President (Amos)
-McCain will get the GOP nomination (Kendra)
-The US will win 20 Olympic medals (Megan)
-The US will get 15 Gold plus at least 10 others (Kathy)
-Greens will have a new resident in their house, another girl (Amos)
-The Greens will have 10 more Rupert rodents (Megan)
-The Litto's or Greens will buy a mountain Cabin (Kendra)
-Emily will be healed of her migraines (Amos)
-No constipation problem for Kendra (Tina)
-Joseph will fall off his in-laws Yacht (Adam)
-Aubrey will make it to Valley Champions, swimming (Kendra)
-Kelsey will act in some play (Kendra)
-Somebody will break a toe (Kelsey)
-I (Bob) will not be the only one in the room with an iPhone next year (Bob)
-Bob's iPhone will break (Emily)
-Aubrey will get a new phone (Kelsey)
-Eliza will get new glasses (Kelsey)
-Andrew will start orthodontia (Kathy)
-Kelsey will get contacts (Joseph)
-Megan will get a puppy (Kelsey)
-Megan will move (Amos)
-Megan will go on a date (Kendra)
-Cal State IV will grow by %80 (Amos)
-One new staff at Bakersfield (Megan)
-We have not seen the last of Polyester Bob (Adam)
-Andrew will play an instrument (Emily)
-Eliza will play the drums in 4th Grade (Kelsey)
-Joseph will get five new IV t-shirts this year (Amos)
-Somebody will have artwork in the Kern County Fair (Kendra)
-Ed Murphy will start supporting the Mbongs (Amos)
-Eliza and Sarah will be level 3 and Andrew level 2 gymnastics (Sarah)
-Bob will grow a beard (Megan)
-Aubrey will get an A in an AP class (Kendra)
-Kendra will swim 100 miles (Aubrey)
-Bakersfield summer will have record breaking weather (Amos)
-North Korea will become a Democratic Nation (Aubrey)
-Kathy's brother gets engaged (Kathy)
-Kelsey will be the speaker at her Jr. High graduation (Ed)
-The Minturn's are getting pregnant (Kendra)
-The Bauer's are getting pregnant (Amos & Bob)
-The Isch's baby will be a boy (Tina) 8lbs.
-Nelly will grow an inch (Andrew) [currently 26in]
-Dixon's will move from Fresno to Central Coast (Joseph)
-Kidney stone for Joseph (Aubrey)
-Somebody will lose their fingernail (Kendra)
-Somebody will get a new [not brand new] car (Kendra)
-Sarah will get into the GATE program (Joseph)
-Somebodies staff role will change (Emily)
-The Mbong's will get pregnant (Sarah)
-Kendra will have a paid job (Tina)
-Ed will buy a house (Kendra)
-Joseph will have two more serious computer problems (Emily)
-Kelsey will become a champion roller-skater (Kendra)
-Bob Green will bowl a perfect game (Kendra)
-Somebody will get a Wii (Amos)
-Adam & Tina will get a pet (Emily)
-That pet will die (Tina)
-A men's day will take place [loincloth] (Amos)
-Women's day out (Tina)
-Crutches will have to be used by someone (Joseph)
-Loveridge's will change a paint color in their house (Kendra)
-Bathroom will finally be painted (Kelsey)
-Kathy will read at least 3 Star Trek books (Joseph)
-Joseph will watch Alias (Emily)
-Aubrey will stop liking the Office (Emily)
-The screen will get hit with lightning / or natural disaster (Emily)
-Somebody will loose something very valuable [$1000 loss] (Amos)
-Kathy is in her last year of community bible study (Joseph)
-Kathy will get hired to teach math (Kathy)
-Bob's butt will heal (Kendra)
-Somebody will change churches (Amos)
-Kelsey will embarrass herself at BHS in a big way (Aubrey)
-Kelsey will have a higher GPA than Aubrey (Kendra)
-Somebody will be on TV (Emily)
-Joseph will not have any facial hair (Kathy)
-Three cavities (Kelsey)
-Tina will cut her hair short (Joseph)
-Adam will grow his hair shoulder length (Bob)
-The Cody's will move to Bakersfield (Adam)
-Ed Murphy will have a serious girlfriend (Kendra)
-Someone will get their picture taken at an intersection [ticket] (Kendra)
-Somebody will get free tickets from an airline (Amos)
-Aubrey will play golf (Kendra)
-Somebody will go to a MLB game this summer (Megan)
-We will be in 5 weddings (Bob)
-Bob will officiate a wedding (Amos)
-Somebody will accidentally start a fire (Emily)
-Somebody will be detoured around the Grapevine (Tina)
-Two more fog delay’s at school (Megan)
-IV will begin to pioneer a new plant around Vegas or Bakersfield (Kathy)
-Tina will lead an international student to Christ (Kendra)
-Nat Queesenberry will change his mind and come on IV staff in Bakersfield (Joseph)

**edited** 2007 Predictions

__Here are the stats after a year
__Predictions that came true: 25% (22/87)
__Predictor Accuracy:
__Amos (6/16)
__Kendra (5/19)
__Megan (4/11)
__Tina (2/7)
__Bob (2/11)
__Adam (1/4)
__Emily (1/8)
__Aubrey (0/1)
__Kelsey (0/1)

Instead of New Year resolution, we are having New Year Predictions:
[format: happened=** Prediction (who predicted)]

-Joseph will have to get a new car. (Amos)
-Kendra's going to get a bad haircut. (Tina)
-Kendra's going to have hemorrhoid surgery. (Kendra)
-Amos will get stung by a bee. (Tina)
-Joseph is going to get a hemorrhoid. (Aubrey)
-Tina is going to lose her ring. (Amos)
-Someone is going to have a baby. (Kendra)
**(three of 'em)-Bob is going to have a surgical procedure. (Kendra)
-The Litto's will get a cat. (Kendra)
-The Green's will get three more animals. (Emily)
-Amos will lead four people to Jesus. (Bob)
-Megan will have a love interest. (Aubrey)
-He will be Hispanic. (Amos)
**-Adam and Tina will move again. (Amos)
-Andrew will grow 4 inches. (Amos)
-Kathy will get a cavity. (Bob)
**-Bob is going to get a raise. (Amos)
**-The Greens mutual funds will end in the black. (Joseph)
-Aubrey will have an embarrassing situation in swimming. (Kendra)
-Tina will take voice lessons. (Amos)
-There will be a major earth quake in the Bay Area (Bob) and LA (Amos).
-It will snow in Bakersfield. (Megan)
-Kendra's going to make a painting and sell it. (Emily)
-Megan will get a "C" in a class that she takes. (Megan)
**-Aubrey will get asked out on a date. (Tina)
-Bob is going to miss a flight. (Amos)
**-The Braves will beat the Giants during the season. (Megan)
-The boy Kesley likes will reveal that he likes her. (Kendra)
-Penny will get a hemorrhoid. (Bob)
-Nelly will get stuck in the cat door. (Tina)
**-Joseph will see two Bosnians come to Christ. (Amos)
**-I predict the screen will still be there. (Kendra)
(not quite=6 3/4)-Joseph's hair will recede by 1 inch [current reference 6 3/8in]. (Bob)
-Adam will gain six pounds [210]. (Bob)
-Kendra will loose 18 pounds [148]. (Kendra)
**-Somebody will get glasses. (Bob)
-Bob's going to have a 68 golf game. (Adam)
**-The blue truck will still be operational. (Tina)
-Eliza will paint a picture and sell it. (Kendra)
-Aubrey will get her driving permit. (Megan)
(Does Kathy Count)-Someone in this group will walk in on Joseph naked. (Kendra)
-Bob will refinish the table. (Megan)
-We will all go camping together. (Amos)
**(Megan)-Someone will get a speeding ticket. (Adam)
-Someone will go to Hawaii. (Kendra)
-Amos ear's will grow by 1/4 of an inch [2 1/8 inches]. (Kendra)
-Kendra will get a tattoo. (Kendra)
-Emily will get a short hair cut. (Emily)
**(Megan & Adam)-Someone will get in a fender-bender. (Megan)
-Andrew will like a girl (Tina) and she'll rip his little heart out. (Bob)
**(Praise Him)-IV will get rid of monthly reports. (Amos)
-Doug Schaupp will change careers after his sabbatical. (Amos)
(in process)-Nalley's or Dixon's will get pregnant again. (Bob)
-One of the Green's neighbors will convert. (Kendra)
-Sarah will land a role in some acting or modeling job. (Kendra)
(unverifiable)-Alec Hill will get a Kidney Stone. (Bob)
**-Andrew will learn to read. (Joseph)
-Emily will speak French. (Amos)
-Bin Laden will be found. (Amos)
**-"W's" rating will drop below %25. (Bob)
-Kathy and Megan will finish watching the West Wing. (Megan)
-There will be no intern trek. (Adam)
**-Bob will audibly fart in Church. (Kendra)
-Emily will join the worship team at her church. (Amos)
-Someone will chip a tooth. (Kendra)
**(Megan)-Someone will go to summer school. (Megan)
**(Tina)-Someone will learn how to sew. (Emily)
**-All together we will lose 7 teeth. (Megan)
-We will all get together for a fun night like this 5 more times this year. (Megan)
-At least one new believer at every Awakening. (Emily)
-When Rupert gets well, he will go beat the living daylights out of Rusty. (Bob)
-Rupert will become an indoor cat. (Kelsey)
-Andrew will start liking getting dressed up. (Sarah)
-Adam will become lactose intolerant. (Megan)
-Joseph and Kathy will become vegetarians. (Kendra)
-Joseph will be asked to go to Bosnia again. (Amos)
-Joseph will get sick of Mexican food. (Emily)
-The Greens will go to live abroad for 5 years. (Amos)
**-Kelsey will "become a woman" this year. (Kendra)
-Andrew will ride his bike without training wheels. (Joseph)
-Kendra will grow an eggplant 1/5 ft. long. (Tina)
-Amos and Emily will move 2 more times this year. (Emily)
-Tina's brother will get engages. (Tina)
(engaged)-Kendra's sister will get married. (Kendra)
-Kendra's dad will have olfactory hallucinations. (Bob)
-Emily's whole family will come to Christ. (Emily)
-Tina will join the board for Students International. (Adam)

Now let the new year begin!!