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This week I answer some voicemails from Tim and Gary, present a progress report, and discuss some strategies formed since last week. Also, Gary starts our discussion for next week of vaccines.

Here is a great recipe and some good links from Jenny, Tim’s wife:

Awesome Fruity Yogurt Smoothie!

Prep Time: 5 min Makes: 1 serving

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups frozen vanilla yogurt
• 1/4 cup Smucker’s® Squeeze™ Strawberry Reduced Sugar Fruit Spread
• OR Smucker’s® Concord Grape Jelly
• 1/4 cup milk

1. PLACE yogurt, fruit spread, jelly and milk in blender container; process until well combined.

Other links that you might want to look at are:

http://www.eatright.org/ada/files/Snacks_for_Kids_English.pdf

http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Healthy-Snacks-for-Kids/Detail.aspx
Let me know your thoughts and ideas! Thanks for listening!

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I am tackling a hard topic for me this week – how to train my son to have good eating and exercising habits when I don’t have them myself. I need to get up and get busy making myself better so my kids will be too! Let me know your thoughts and ideas! Thanks for listening!

Don’t forget to check out the 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast!

Please email me with your own comments at howtogrowyourgeek – at-gmail -dot-com, or call my voicemail number at 206-202-7309 and leave your thoughts. You can also visit our forum at the Farpoint Forums.And last but not least, you can follow me on Twitter!

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Theme music courtesy of Jonathan Coulton
Sound effects and other music courtesy of pacdv.com

hi there,
was going to do a book review, but the end of the book was REALLY bad. so I did a old sci fi movie review instead.

hehe,
there was this old disco song where they yelled, freak out! always cracks me up. so when i get ready to watch a cool sci fi movie with dad, i say lets geek out!! yeah he rolls his eyes, just like you’re doing now. that’s so odd.

yeps, i am back and watching old sci fi movies. so i thought i’d do a review for you guys and maybe it will be one you have not seen yet. this one is one for everyone, it’s way old but they made better sci fi movies back in the old days. no Keanu after all. hehe.

okay the name of the movie is:

Conquest of Space. (dom dom dom da!!!)

from the back of the dvd box:
Retro sets, atmospheric music and an action packed story are highlights of this enthralling science fiction adventure, The commander of a flight to Mars, (Walter Brooke) endangers his crew when he gradually becomes obsessed with their precedent setting journey, cracks under the pressure; and attempts to sabotage the mission. Produced by innovated filmmaker George Pal (war of the worlds, the time machine.) and directed by five time academy award nominee Byron Haskin (treasure Island, Desperate Journey), This space exploration odyssey vividly illustrates the premise that no matter how advanced science becomes, human weakness remains. Read more… »