Work, work, work...

Waking up this morning and looking outside at roads that appeared to be sheets of ice. Well, it is February and we are in Denver. I think this storm caught the forecasters a little by surprise (weren’t we only supposed to get a dusting?) but it’s supposed to be near 60 degrees by the end of the weekend.

I’m getting ready to head down to Phoenix, or more specifically the city of Surprise, where I’ll be working Spring Training for the next 6 weeks or so. Surprise Stadium is a real sweetheart of a stadium and this time of year is home for the Kansas City Royals and the Texas Rangers. People always ask why I don’t work at the stadium where the Rockies play Spring ball and the simple reason  is that Surprise has a lot nicer stadium and it’s close to great camping, hiking, and biking at nearby White Tank Park.

In anticipation of my leaving my wife had loaded me up with a winter honey-do list. One of the things on the list was to finish a log railing that separates our kitchen from the family room. We both love everything to do with the mountains and our Denver home could easily be transported to the High Country of Colorado or the wilds of Wyoming or Montana and it would fit right in. This project was a lot of fun, as well as a lot of work but I’ve always had a passion for working with my hands and working with wood. I’ve put up a series of You Tube videos on how the railing project came together. It was definitely the kind of project that would have been difficult to find the time to do if I was still working full-time. Here’s the video showing the final assembly...

And if by chance you’re in Arizona for Spring Training stop by Surprise Stadium and say hello!