HAPPY MONDAY OCTOBER 13TH & LIQUID CHALKERS REVIEW

HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY

Hi Everyone! I hope your Columbus Day is going great! 

Mine is going pretty good, s little tired after staying up so late from watching The Walking Dead Season Premier last night. You know I made the coffee extra strong today.

I am actually a little disappointed. I was shocked that even though its a holiday, the kids still had school today, but what can you do?

I have some exciting news for you guys, all this week I am going to be posting about some really cool new items and product reviews. This week we are going to be focusing on gizmo's and gadgets and things we could use around the house and maybe even some possible Christmas presents you never thought about giving along with links that you can order from.

Next week is going to be exciting to!

I am going to be sharing easy Halloween decorations and recipes!

Also, I am going to be sharing a virtual book tour with you from author John J Davis and his new book Bloodline which will keep you on the edge of your seat.

So grab yourself a cup of coffee, sit back and join me!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2014

The Walking Dead is based on an American comic book created by Robert Kirkman and first issued in 2003

Woo-Woo! 

Anybody else excited tonight for The Walking Dead Season 5 Premiere?

I know this is a family blog but I just wanted to share my excitement with everyone. My family and I are actually all pretty obsessed with The Walking Dead. 

You know I don't like to give spoilers away so I will try and be as vague as possible when describing last seasons episodes but they were off the chain!

Last season (4) totally ended with a bang (literally)! We learned so much about the characters, who they are, and who they were. It really brought us the viewers closer to our favorite characters.

There were a couple episodes that we watched last season that completely shocked us, leaving us with our mouths wide open and speechless. Then there are the episodes where we actually jump up from the couch screaming with excitement! That's what I love about this show, it pulls us in so many different directions.

If you haven't noticed The Walking Dead is now pretty much a phenomenon that is sweeping the world.

Pretty much any where you go , people are talking about it.  I took my son to the barber shop and the two male barbers were actually holding a conversation and betting on who is going to meet their demise in the season 5 premiere, I had to put in my two cents and let them know that it better not be my favorite character Daryl Dixon played by Norman Reedus.

The Walking Dead premiers tonight on AMC at 9:00 PM

For more information on The Walking Dead you can go here:

http://www.amctv.com/shows/the-walking-dead

If you hurry, you can catch the tail end of the season 4 marathon playing on AMC now!

Love me Some Norman Reedus

Do you watch TWD? Who is your favorite character?

Let me know by leaving me a comment.

GLOW STICK BRACELETS-100 GLOW BRACELETS REVIEW

GLOW BRACELET REVIEW 

One of my favorite things about blogging is sometimes we get perks. We get to try an item in exchange for our honest thorough review. I considered myself pretty lucky when I got to try and test 100 Glow Stick Bracelets. I knew it was going to be fun because I got to involve my kids. After all, kids are sometimes our best and honest reviewers.

You can order 

Super Bright Longest Lasting Glow Stick 100 Premium Quality Glow Stick Bracelets by SuperBright from http://www.amazon.com/

They shipped pretty fast, I think we received them in about 10 days so there is still definitely time to order them for Halloween. They come in a hard canister hat keeps them safe.

100 Glow Bracelets Come Beautifully Packaged

I pop the lid and this is the inside view

They include colors like blueish purple, hot pink, neon yellow and green. They also come with plastic fasteners so you can make bracelets, rings or necklaces out of them.

100 Glow Bracelets and bracelet fasteners

When it comes to using glow sticks the possibilities are really endless.  They are 8 inches long and non toxic. They are also CPSIA compliant.

My Son Loved Making Some Bling Bling

My Little Flower Girl

Having Fun

They are really starting to shine

We decided to take the canister with us to a community event that my town was putting on called Movies On Main Street. You can find out more about that event in my previous blog post: http://gettasgottohaveits.blogspot.com/2014/10/movie-on-main-street.html
We had thought it would be fun to share with all the other kids and add some color to the night. My kids took turns passing out one glow stick bracelet and fastener to all their peers. It was really cute to see my 6 year old son passing these out, especially to girls his age.
The other kids and their parents seemed quite thrilled to receive these.
Once the sun set, you could see neon colors popping everywhere.
Most of the time the colors were very bright but I did notice a few colors starting to fade quickly. I also got a few complaints that the bracelets actually leaked a few times, you could see evidence of this on the grass and sidewalk, however the colors were beautiful.
It seemed as if the bracelets lasted only about 5 or 6 hours before completely dying out.
For the most part, it was a lot of fun and the kids really appreciated it.
If you check them out on Amazon, you will see they have a really good deal going for 100 of them.
Most of the time we buy these from our dollar stores and they are $1.00 Each.
These would be great for school carnivals, class parties or even to pass out to Trick or Treaters.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Movie On Main Street

When you live in a small town like I do, there isn't much for families to do, especially on Friday nights. Luckily for us, our town got together with Bayside Church, they shut down Main street and decided to entertain us with a movie right smack in the center of town.

I took my two youngest and we went out for a fun filled family night and it only cost us a total of $2.00. Heck, that is spare change you find in the couch.

We didn't live too far, so we decided to walk instead of having to find parking. We arrived at about 5:30 PM. There was already music playing from a local band, 2 different jump houses. Lots of games for the kids to play. Best part, it was all FREE! There were a few food vendors, and we did spend 2$ on 2 popcorn's and 1 soda. We brought some of our own candy.

My Son going down the big bouncy slide

They had lots of jumpy houses for the kids

The trees were beautifully decorated

How cute, somebody painted the electrical boxes

When the sun set and it got dark, we layer out our blanket and all got comfortable to watch Despicable Me.

As the movie was playing, I looked around and saw how great a time everyone was having. They had white Christmas lights on the city trees and the weather was perfect.

Times like this I am so proud of my small town and proud of my community. A big thanks to Bayside Church and The City Of Woodland for putting together an awesome family night.

If you haven't heard of Bayside Church, you should really check them out. In no way am I trying to push religion on you, but Bayside does so much for communities. They help with fundraising and also help with The Angel Tree Program. You can learn about them here:
http://www.baysideonline.com/

Does your town do any type of community events like this? Let me know by leaving a comment.