The Burwells have a hidden talent that we rarely share, but we have decided to make it known to our family and friends.
We predict the future.
Kind of.
Every year on April 1 (our anniversary), we go out to eat somewhere fancy. After the main course, we pull out an envelope that contains ten predictions that each of us made exactly a year ago. We read them to see how many have come true over the past year. We always include two that are about the nation or world, and the rest are typically about our family. My husband is King of Predictions and has won this contest almost every year. After we add up points to see who won, we make ten predictions about the next year and seal them up. By the time April 1, 2023, rolls around, I can assure you that we have forgotten all of our predictions.
Last week as we celebrated 17 years of loving being married, I was amazed at my husband...8 of his 10 predictions happened! That is a new record. I was like, how do you do it?? And he said, You always predict what you want to happen, but I predict what I think will actually happen. Hmmm....good point, babe.
Which of his predictions came true?
My tutoring business is making some good money! (Please contact me if your child needs help with writing and reading!). I enjoy meeting with anywhere from 1 to 4 middle schoolers on Saturday mornings.
Cate adores Chattahoochee High School. She is about to complete her freshman year there, and just performed in "Matilda Jr." with her music theater class.
Also, Cate has made it through the year without a boyfriend. Whew. Dodged that bullet. (Don't get me wrong...she will handle dating wonderfully, I have no doubt. It is the boys that I don't trust!)
Gas is over $3 a gallon.
Troy is still working from the basement...our favorite thing that came from Covid. He takes the kids to the ortho, gets the oil changed on his lunch break, and makes dinner every night. Y'all, it's like I have a wife!
Rihanna has had a rough year at River Trail Middle School. (We affectionately call it, "River Jail".). But this is all on her. She thought it would bring her deep happiness to go back to our "home" school, but it has not. So she is headed to Chattahoochee High School in the fall.
Will played football in the fall and did a great job, even did a little quarterbacking, and the experience built his confidence.
Babe was wrong about Alana though. He thought that her stage-fright might keep her from being in the 5th Grade Chorus Musical, but I was right on this one...she was in her school's production of Annie, Jr. and she rocked it!
When I wrote my 2022 predictions, I tried to say things that could actually happen, rather than what I want to happen. Maybe this year I will be the Queen of Predictions. Until then, if you have any questions about your future, you might just reach out to Troy Burwell!