Dad's in Print!

Martin & MacArthur, a local retailer of Hawaiian wood products has featured one of Dad's hooks on the cover their latest catalog mailer (click on image to see larger view). Worth a mention - we’re so proud!

Almost-Vegan Beef-a-Roni

I never acquired a taste for Chef Boyardee, but am always looking for new recipes, especially heart-healthy and easy meals. Tonight both kids were sick and fussy, so it was as good an evening as any to enjoy some comfort food. I got a recipe for a vegan version of beef macaroni online and decided to try it. In addition to onion and garlic, the recipe called for a bag of MorningStar faux ground beef crumbles, two cans of tomato soup and elbow macaroni.

It came out pretty good, though I cheated and added grated cheese to the cooked concoction, which really added a creamy, comforting flavor. I ate a bowl-and-a-half without guilt - the great thing about eating vegan dishes is that you can pig out without as much consequence!

Budding Michelangelo

Big K is quite the artist - give him scratch paper and markers - he's good to go and occupied for at least a half-hour (which is an eternity in the space-time continuum of young boys). Check out his latest homage to that terror of Tokyo - Godzilla.

Godzilla Final Wars features a cornucopia of monsters from the Godzilla series: Mothra, Ghidorah, Hedorah, etc. As is typical in most movie franchises, the storyline is regurgitated - humans disturb Godzilla and assorted beasts, they fight it out and destroy city, then go away/into hibernation until the next movie.
I've uploaded the DVD cover and his illustration for context purposes.

OK, enough proud parent ranting for today! :)

Holiday Cards - Sneak Peek

We're ordering photo cards online from Sam's Club again this year (yes, I know - the evil affiliate of Wal-Mart!). As usual, we don't have a decent shot of both kids and since we are so NOT the photo studio types, I resorted to a collage again. Attached is a preview of the two monkeys in all their glory!