- A house
- Furniture for your house (a nice chesterfield or an ottoman)
- A K-Car (a nice reliable automobile)
- Your love
- A tree fort
- A little tiny fridge for the tree fort
- Food like pre-wrapped sausages
- A fur coat (but not a real fur coat)
- An exotic pet (like a llama or an emu)
- John Merrick’s remains
- A limousine ride
- Kraft dinner with really expensive ketchup
- A green dress (but not a real green dress)
- Art (a Picasso or a Garfunkel)
- A monkey
DVDs on My Bookshelf (Although a few of them are not mine)
- 10 Things I Hate About You
- Argo
- The Campaign
- Catch Me If You Can
- Deadpool
- Failure to Launch
- Fools Rush In
- Happy Gilmore
- Inception
- Kate & Leopold
- Last Flight Out
- The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
- Les Miserables
- Miss Congeniality
- The Princess Bride
- The Princess Diaries
- Run Fatboy Run
- Skyfall
- Timeline
- The Wedding Singer
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- Zoolander
VHS Movies I Own
- An Affair to Remember
- Back to the Future
- Casablanca
- Princess Bride
- The Princess Diaries
- Singin’ in the Rain
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Summer Magic
- The Wizard of Oz
Good Things Happening In August in the QCA
- 4th – English Channel Swim Challenge awards & speaker
- 4th & 5th – Yard Sale for Haiti
- 7th – Zapdos raids begin in Pokemon Go
- 10th-12th – Tug Fest – Tug of War across the Mississippi River
- 11th – Tug Fest parade & fireworks — Rumble Over the River
- 12th – Family GaGa Ball Tournament
- 19th – Dinner with my Trivia team
- 20th – Updating Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor water skills meeting
- 26th – HyVee Family Health Fair
- 27th – Aquatic Staff Picnic & Meeting
Ways to say “It’s Hot Outside”
- I’m melting.
- You could fry an egg on the sidewalk.
- It’s hotter than blazes.
- The air is oppressing.
- I’m sweating my (fill in the body part) off.
- I miss winter.
- Take an oven mitt to drive your car.
- The Heat Index says stay inside.
Possible Activities for While My Family is Visiting From Out of Town
- Vanderveer Park
- Swim at the Y
- Bettendorf Family Museum
- Putnam/IMAX
- Channel Cat water taxi
- Red White & Boom
- ComedySportz
- LeClaire (American Pickers, Happy Joes, shops)
- Steel Plow shakes
- Blackhawk State Park
- Game Night
Music on my “Dentist” Playlist (Because loud music helps block out the scary sounds when I’m in the chair)
- All Summer Long | Kid Rock
- Any Old Road (Will Take You There) | Balsam Range
- Catchafire | TobyMac
- Comatose | Skillet
- Come to Me | The Goo Goo Dolls
- Don’t Put Dirt On My Grave Just Yet | Nashville Cast
- Fireword | Katy Perry
- Fishin’ in the Dark | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Friends (I’ll Be There For You) | The Rembrandts
- Hard River to Row | Delta Generators
- Ho Hey | The Lumineers
- Honey, I’m Good | Andy Grammer
- I Don’t Want to Be | Gavin DeGraw
- I Sure Can Smell the Rain | BlackHawk
- I Will Wait | Mumford & Sons
- If You’re Gone | Matchbox Twenty
- Iris | The Goo Goo Dolls
- It’s Been Hard | Delta Generators
- It’s Not Me It’s You | Skillet
- Lift Your Head Weary Sinner | David Crowder Band
- My House | Flo Rida
- Monster | Skillet
- Marry You | Bruno Mars
- Orange Blossoms | JJ Grey & Mofro
- Pieces | Sum 41
- Radiation | Gavin DeGraw
- Radioactive | Imagine Dragons
- Roar | Katy Perry
- Saint Cecilia | Foo Fighters
- Santa Monica | Everclear
- Shake It Off | Taylor Swift
- Sharp Dressed Man | ZZ Top
- The Sound of Sunshine (Falling Down) | Michael Franti & Spearhead
- Sweeter | Gavin DeGraw
- Unwell | Matchbox Twenty
These Are a Few of My Favorite Things
- Thunderstorms
- Beaches
- Book stores
- The Legend of Zelda
- Warm sunshine
- Cabins in the mountains
- Fresh oranges
- Dinner with family and/or friends
- Reality TV
- Office supplies
- Sharpies
- Unlimited data on my cell phone
- Caramel
- Walking along the river
- My birthday (in a couple weeks!)
- Traveling
- Laughing so hard my stomach hurts
June Bugs (and other icky things)
- wasps
- monsters
- psychopaths
- lies
- slithering worms
- dead worms
- rotten fruit
- raw chicken
- hairy spiders
- mean people
- waking up early
- politicians (most of them anyway)
- rejections
- boogers
Summer Programs You Can Join at Two Rivers YMCA
- Swim With Craig – English Channel Swim Challenge (May – July)
- Summer Camp
- Swim Lessons / Private Lessons / Adult Lessons / Camp Lessons
- Safe All Summer – Family Fun Day (June 10)
- Learn to Row, Rowing Clinic (June 19-22)
- Body Combat / Body Attack / Body Vive / Body Flow
- Tee Time – Family Fun Day (July 15)
- Slim Down Challenge (June 5-July 30)
- Grynd, Advanced Hard Rock Yoga
- Dodge Ball Clinic (July 10-13)
- Pickle Ball Clinic (July 17-20)
- Aqua Ex-Stravaganza, free water exercise classes (June 10)
- Boy Scout Swim Tests (June 10)
- Running Clinic (June 12-15)
- Tumbling
- Tae Kwon Do
- T-Ball Clinic (July 24-27)
- Paddleboard & Kayak Rentals
- Going Gaga, Gaga Ball Tournament – Family Fun Day (August 12)
- Personal Training
- Silver Sneakers
- So much more….
