Quiet house

Drake and his Dad in the machine shed

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I took Drake to the airport this morning - he's off for a visit with his family in rural Illinois. He's got more time flexibility than I do so he usually takes an extra trip (beyond the ones we do together) once a year. Drake is a very high energy, lively guy - the house without him is so very, very quiet.

I'm going to be mostly be working on some writing - I've got a conference presentation proposal to finish up and then a presentation for the local chapter of a professional society.

I am also going to work on my Dad's 80th birthday present: it's an iPhoto book of family photos that my aunt (his older sister) had - she passed away a couple of years ago and my cousin now has the photos. This weekend, I'm going to take my PowerBook and my scanner over to her place and we're going to scan in the photos. My aunt was 12 years older than my Dad, so she has some fun photos of my Dad when he was small, in addition to some family photos that I suspect my Dad has either never seen or has forgotten existed. I think the gift will be a complete surprise.