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I was just to tired to write yesterday.  My skin had been burnt to a crisp from spending the day out doors in the pool with the family.  I don't normally burn, when I do, it is never anything that I can't handle, but last night, it hurt to move.  I wish I had a picture of my back to show how read it was.  I don't though. It hurts to even wear a tank top.  Now grant it I was in the pool from 11 a.m. yesterday to 5 p.m. and I didn't wear any sunscreen all day and so really one could argue I brought this all on myself, but I am going to blame my siblings anyway.  It must be there fault.  

I have decided to extend my stay in Indiana for another week.  Dad is doing better.  He made it to the race.  He is becoming increasingly ornery.   Which is a good thing I guess b/c he is becoming more and more his old self.  I am trying to help out mom and dad as much as I can while I am here, but not sure that amounts to much.  i will do what I can.  For example tomorrow i am baby sitting Bobby's kids in the afternoon.  OMG that should be quite the sight.  Me and three kids. that could go up to 5 if Heidi needs me to watch her girls.  I would be over ran with kids!  I am not sure if I can handle that or not. 

I am not sure that I have to much to report on.  Just thought while I had a few minutes to myself I would do some typing and get caught back up. What a crazy day yesterday though.  Warriors win in seven.  I had them dead to rights at 3 - 1 deficit.  Sharks play in first Stanley cup game.  I am not on the band wagon by the way, just saying that they did.  I hope they win, but can't get 100% on board since I have not been following them for the last few years.

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Race day in Indianapolis!  The 100th Running was Amazing! 

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Only missing CK but it was so good rose the Hammy and Poog yesterday!  I love old Friends you just pick where u left off

Can't say enough about these two! Love them!!

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The Brother Burkle!  Enjoying Carb Day at Indy!  Also got toe see some old friends Poog and Hammy Horns.  It was a good day.  We had lots of fun.  I can't believe how much I've missed the Indy Track.  You don't realize it till your there.  But the speed!  The cars! The smell! Mostly the sound.  I got goose flesh when the first four cars passed at once. I can't even write the sound.  Zoom zoom zoom zoom doesn't do it any just.  The screech, the hum of the engine the enuuunnnnnnn

Doc update!  He is getting honorary and honorary every day!  It's a good thing.  He walked down stairs today and sat poolside while we swam!  He went up and down all by himself.  It's so great to see!  Then tonight!  He went to bed in the hospital bed.  Fell asleep with the rail up. Then later we went and he made a jail break and got in his own bed and went to sleep!  So, good news!!! 👍👍👍👍

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Only I can go to a A and W to get 6 root beer floats and pull up to the window and     the sign read NO ROOTBEER

Visited Brother Bob at the dealership today.  He had some pretty cool cars on hand!  

Dad had a pretty good day.  It was up and down but aren't all our days like that.  My pain point only got worse today.  There has to be some prioritzation in my life.  Tomorrow I am taking a person day and hanging out with my brothers, actually going to the track. We will see how it goes, I'm sure my pain won't let me enjoy it.  God forbid... Whatever I have to focus here.

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Crazy day today.  An unexpected trip to Indianapolis today to get Dad's catheter for his liver fixed.  The day started out great.  Dad was bathing when i got up.  Then after I showered I took him to his office.   We had a really nice visit.  Soon as we got back on the road Mom Carol called and since his catheter had come out earlier in the morning we had to get him to Indy to get a new one put in.  He was a trooper.  When we left he was in good spirits and when we got home he was still in good spirits.  So that is good.

It was one of two trips to Indy today.  The 2nd was to pick up El Beaver Grande for the Race.  

Also Anna and Allie got to town tonight and that was a real treat!  Allie with to Indy with us to get the Beav.  

I am beat once again and i think it is time for me to turn in.  

Pretty cool picture of a building in Indy.  Dad eating his big dinner.  and I am out of here....

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Today was a good day.  After 8 days of not getting up and walking around, Dad couldn't sit still today. He kept trying to get up on his own while Mom was at the grocery store.  I was nervous at first, but then I helped get him up and then I was having trouble catching up with him.  He was a man on a mission. It was great to get to spend the whole day with him. I am beat though. I am seeing two screens right now. 

I have so much shit on my mind right now about what is important and what isn't.  What is worth giving time to and what is not worth giving time to.  I am very frustrated with certain aspects of my life and weighing if they are really as important as I thought they were and if i need to deal with the bullshit anymore.  That is a world away right now, I will figure out what I am doing with the rest of my life at another time.  I just shouldn't be worried about that right now, I can't.  What will be will be.and nothing is set in stone. 

Now for the lead in picture, that is just not me celebrating my mom returning from the grocery store and me enjoying all the spoils of her shopping efforts.  No, that isn't it at all.  That is me carrying in all the groceries that Mom bought today.  I did it without even being asked to do it.  I mean part of hte reason I came home was to help, so I had best do that right.  There is a story that goes along with that picture.  One that is quit funny or sad I guess depending on your point of view. I was a "lazy" child, however,  I would argue that I wasn't lazy, I just tried to think of ways of getting out of work, or to make work easier for myself.  So as a child I never wanted to help carry in the groceries.   I mean Carol was shopping for 5 or 6 people and that was a lot of groceries not to mention the plethora of diet cokes that this house hold consumed then.  It was a shit load.  So, each time we would come home from Sam's or the Kroger, I would announce that I had to poop and I would run into the house and hide in the bathroom until the work was done.  So, I think my mom and dad both fell out of there chairs today when I started hauling in groceries.  I also made damn sure Mom took a picture and sent it to the my brothers and sisters so they would know that I actually wasn't hiding in the bathroom when mom got home from the store!  Although, I did walk in and tell mom and dad after the third load I brought in that I would have to go poop and couldn't help and they both just looked at me...   I think they missed my humor or it wasn't funny either way...

Had a little swim tonight with Brody (in back giving me bunny ears), Brinlee and little Rocco: 

 

It was good times and Doc watched us swim from the kitchen, so we played in the deep end. 

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The 10000 step streak ends with a technicality!  A time zone shift really!  Bummer!  I should have thunk that thru!  Flight was good about as good as I could hope for, choice of movies I went .500.  Dead Pool was really good.  Hateful 8 not so much.  I'm about half way thru so maybe it will get better but I expect more from QT.  Smallville comes up big in the clutch like always.  

Indy car looking bad ass as always in the Indy Airport.  God they sound so cool going around the track!

The joker himself might be envious of my old room!  Black and purple where always good coloring for me.  

Dad was asleep when I got home.  I'm really excited to talk to him in the morning.  Now I have to decide do I go to bed or do I finish hateful 8

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Big walk today.  3.5 Miles with shiner.  We shared my camelbak.  It was a little tricky but we got it done.  I think I wore her out though. By the time we got back she was being pulled along.  that doesn't happen to often.  she is usually dragging me around.  I have 13K steps so far today.  Been a busy weekend on my feet.  26K steps in all.  Still not enough to win the weekend war with the beav. 

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Today my Dad went his 60th Medical school reunion!  He was one of 6 graduates from the class who was there! I'm so happy he made it with all that has gone on over the last 9 months, the man is defiantly a fighter!  I can't wait till I get to see him.  It will be soon!

I will admit he is pulling off the purple suit better than most people can.  Probably only Mr. J can pull it off better than he can!  I don't know if I was ever embarrassed or not by how my dad dresses.  He has an affinity for loud colors.  I remember asking him once if he cared people where talking about how he dresses.  He said to me "Billy, at least they are talking about me!"  I will also never forget regional hospital and walking down past all the doctors picture on the wall and doctor after doctor had on conservative blue or black suit and then bam there was Doc with his orange jacket standing out in the crowd.  

I like to wear colors and sometimes I'll take a risk and wear a pink shirt but I don't rock them like doc does.  If I had a quarter for every time I was asked is your dad color blind I'd be a rich man.

Happy 60th Reunion Doc!  Love you!

Mom Carol, Doc, and Leroy at the reunion!

Ok day today.  Marco failed to make the fast 9.  Sharks got smashed by the blue notes.  My beloved Cubs laid an egg in SF (stupid Giants, let the A's move to San Jose!). I did walk over 10000 steps again!  So that rocks!  

Other than that I think shiner and I might head to bed.  

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Long day. I can ever remember going to bed with 131 emails in my work account.  However that is what I'm doing.  Just never got time to clear them.  It was just one of them days.

Started off great with breakfast with Mana!

Always good to see her smiling face :)

Then it was meeting after meeting after meeting after meeting!  Then who knows the day just got away.

I did get 10000 steps today!  Whoot whoot!

I did get thirds on the vegetable melody we had for dinner.

Now it's time to rest!

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I got home and looked at my Fitbit and I only had 6000 steps.  Actually a little under that.  My five day streak of 10000 steps was in jeopardy.  It was already 7:20, my legs hurt.  I got inside and there was a very excited puppy greeting me.  She wanted to walk so we started walking and I felt great and needed to keep walking.  So I did and two miles later I had 10000 steps and I was pumped up and very happy.  The dog helps so much!  Knowing I have to walk her morning and night, have isn't realty the word.  I want to walk her and so I do and we just go, go, go.  :-)

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my allergies are terrible today.  I can't stop sneezing and sniffling.  today was another really good day.  that is two days back to back.  I am happy with that.  We will keep rolling along.  There is no quit in Billy b.  No matter how many times I get knocked down, I get back up and keep going again.  i am starting to break the agreements in my life.  I have come to some harsh realizations here of late and realize that I have to just worry about me and getting to where I want to go.  What is, is and what will be will be. 

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I'm tired.  Long day.  

That's all I really got today!