Captain's Blog

It's still amazing to me that you can set out to do a simple, mundane chore, and at any moment you get utterly blindsided by something that you just didn't expect. We've had constant heat and no rain and when I walked out with the garbage I expected to be hit with the nasty heat and haze of a July night. Clearly I was wrong...my life is good.

Week 29: Veggies are Back!

Our latest baby update tells us that the lil' guy is the size of a butternut squash and is weighing in at a solid 2 1/2 lbs. Monday was a popcorn night and apparently our son loves popcorn! He was so excited as it was popping that he started doing the snoopy dance. Unfortunately, stamina is not his strong suit and he quickly fell asleep before the popcorn came.

It's a Red's Tradition

Saturday night, the boys (Baker, Haren, Casey, Tip, Ryan, Harves) converged on downtown Cincinnati to attend the Reds game with Mitch's dad Terry and his buddy Ron. We stopped in at Harves' and met Drew, then headed down to Arnold's for a drink and a bite to eat. While the Reds were feeble in their attempts to beat the Rockies, we still had great seats (thanks again Terry) and great company! We capped the night off with a trip up to Mt. Adams for a few drinks then were quite entertained with our cab driver Doc. Doc gave us his CD (pictured last) which we had to wait to hear until this morning. With hits such as "Wobble Wobble" (East Coast, Rock & Roll, and Southern styles), "Why Do You Make Me Cheat on You" and "Give My Weave Back, Baby", you know it's good. I'll work on posting one of the songs so that you too can experience Burnin' Dr. Feelgood!

Captain's Blog: Centerville

After flying into Columbus from S.F. I drove straight down to Centerville so that I could visit Sean, Tracy, Keaton, Geneva, O'Leary, and Conan. My how they grow! Keaton is a very good little man that likes lawn mowers, socks and "yeah's"! And Miss Geneva is a sweet little flirt who likes to motor boat her cereal. Thanks for the hospitality Sean and Tracy, we'll see you guys soon!

Captain's Blog: S.F. Day 5

The trip is wrapping up! Today was the last day out in California so I wanted to take a few quick pictures of the Gap headquarter building where I work. They're not great pictures but it gives a sense of what the building is like.

Captain's Blog: S.F. Day 4

The weather was much better from the start of the day! Went for a run with Molly (co-worker) to start the day. Just after lunch, there were a lot of boats in the bay that I watched for a few minutes from the Gap building. We topped the day off with a S.F. Giants game where I got to hang out with friends and play with Miss Stella!

Mr. Avery Pottmeyer

That's one good lookin kid! Check out that blond mane! Welcome home young Avery.

Captain's Blog: S.F. Day 3

A very busy day indeed! Luckily, I got a moment to get some pictures of the morning and show the lil' dude where Dad works. Heading home, I passed under the Bay Bridge at night and thought it was a great view. Miss you Lace!

Congratulations Derrick & Stacey!

Derrick & Stacey welcomed their new addition on Sunday, July 20th, Avery Allen Pottmeyer! We received a picture mail today to start Avery's celebrity status on the blog and will update soon with his official "photo shoots"!

Congratulations again Dad & Mom!

Captain's Blog: S.F. Day 2

This is the view out of my Marriott hotel room. The concrete foundations and such of the 2 towers in the picture are done by Janel's husband's company, Webcor. In the background is the Bay Bridge connecting the Bay to Treasure Island where Melissa Baker once lived and is how you head over to Berkley where Janel and Charlie live. Back to work, goodnight!

Captain's Blog: S.F. Day 1

With rough weather in S.F. and a high temperature of about 52 degrees, my flight was delayed in Denver for over an hour. Landing in S.F. and waiting for baggage added another hour. Time arrived at hotel? 12:15 PST (3:15 home time). Welcome to S.F.! :-)

Captain's Blog: West Coast

I'm off to the West Coast for a week to work directly with my San Francisco business partners. While I'm gone, Mattie is in charge!

Hope everyone has a safe and fun week while I'm gone!

Pupdate: Happy Birthday 2 Me!

I'm 2 years old now (actually, 2 years + 2 days)!

I got a double portion of t-bone treats.....mmmmmm!

Week 27: Rounding Third!

We're in week 27 and with less than 3 months to go we're in crunch time! I think my wife is looking very pretty and she is really working those maternity clothes!

More Construction!

I couldn't resist the price that I got to finally fix the hell that was my driveway. I found a company called Aaron's Asphalt that put a "patch" in the dip on the driveway, then filled the cracks and put a first time sealer on it. They will be back before October to put the final sealant on and even the driveway out. It's lookin better, but more to come...

A Decision is Made

It took 4 days, and 6 visits to local daycare "joints", but we finally made a decision on where the lil' guy is going to spend his days getting smarter than his mom and dad. Drumroll please................

It's Super Mario World!







Just kidding, the place is called Enchanted Care and we really like it! Here's the link if you are interested (http://www.enchantedcare.com)!

Carefull Lil' Guy! It's a Jungle in There!

Well...it's officially real. The baby is on his way and really, I can't be more excited! I spent the week assembling the crib, the new dresser/changing table, painting the door, filling in the holes in the trim and then some touch up paint. Needless to say...lil' dude will soon be chillin' in da crib....no pun intended! Don't worry "safety city" experts....right now the crib accessories are just for show!

Congratulations Brian, Jenny & Chloe

The Harves family welcomed their new SON (and brother) on Friday, July 11 at about 6 p.m. All is well with Mom and we hear that Chloe is still keeping Dad on his toes :-)

Congratulations Harves' and welcome to the family Andrew Robert (Drew)!

Jury Duty

My first trial started off as I would expect....opening statements...prosecution presents it's first witness, but then a long lunch break. After sitting in the juror room until 3:00 p.m. we found out that the defendant spit on a witness, then accepted a plea bargain. Back to the jury pool!

Pupdate: See you next weekend!

Someone roll me onto my bed so I don't get my head caught in the door! Why does Mya look so refreshed? Oh yeah...princess Mya was curled up in the Compound Headquarters.

Thanks for the use of the compound Ken & Cindy...see you on Friday!

A Fourth of July Fog

Not the prettiest 4th of July weekend we've had in recent memory, but it'll have to do. Looks ominous for 7:30 a.m. doesn't it?

Future Model Alert!

Give me Angry!











Now give me Not-So Angry!

Recipe: Kenny's "Green" Pizza

For those that don't know it....Ken is quite the conservationist! This recipe calls quite simply for the following:

1. Some sort of dough (Italian bread seen here)
2. Pizza sauce
3. Cheese
4. Anything that is left over from the "topping table" including onions, zucchini, pepperoni, sausage and more!

Now if the pizza doesn't seem to be as appetizing as you would hope....slice it into pieces and call it Bruschetta!