It's Easy Being Green

I’ve always had a respect for families who schedule a “family night”, one night out of the week where everybody stays at home and hangs out together. Several friends of mine in high school had family night and I often had to work our extra-curricular fun around their schedules. At the time I thought it was lame. Now that I’m a parent, I can definitely see the merit behind a night at home with all the kids!

For now, every night is a family night with our two darling daughters. Since Everly is a toddler and Adalyn is still an infant I guess you could consider them a captive audience but they tire out early. Homestead Hottie and I recently stayed up late though and had the privilege to catch a sneak preview of a new movie perfect for a family night this Friday.

Game of Your Life revolves around character Zach Taylor, a teen graduating from high school who gets the chance of a lifetime to attend a prestigious video game design school. For Zach, the chance to leave home and make a bright future for himself is all fun and games until he is soon confronted with a big dose of reality.

Surrounded by friends and classmates who often spend more time making tough life decisions in a virtual world, Zach is snapped back to reality as he is forced to choose the path his life will take: the easy greed driven route that leaves his friends and school career behind or one that allows him to overcome the temptation and choose the door that will lead him in the direction his heart wants to go. Game of Your Life will air Friday, December 2 on NBC at 8pm ET/7pm CT.

It has been awhile since I’ve taken in a “made for TV” movie but I immediately noticed the quality of Game of Your Life is much better than the average after school special I grew up with. Sure, at times the dialogue can be corny and the constantly driving, royalty-free dance music that rubber bands in and out can be a distraction. In the end though, Game of Your Life presents a real life scenario most young adults will face based around a theme ever present in their electronic lives. It’s a feel good flick the whole family can enjoy this Friday night, December 2 on NBC at 8pm ET/7pm CT.

Make sure to check out the Family Movie Night website for more information on Game of Your Life and other family night ideas. You can also head over to their Family Movie Night Facebook page.

I wrote this review while participating in a campaign by Dad Central Consulting on behalf of P&G and received a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.

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It’s exciting to see that the Home Depot has brought back one of my favorite programs for the fourth year in a row: their annual Eco-Options Christmas Light Trade-In Event. Bring in any old incandescent string of Christmas lights (working or not) and receive a $3 to $5 credit toward the purchase of a new, energy efficient light strand. You can get a credit for up to 5 strands and you have until the 13th of November to participate.

What is exciting about this year’s trade-in is that they are allowing the credit to be used on all three major collections of LED lights they’re carrying including the Martha Stewart brand. Last year I was disappointed to find my Home Depot stores cleaned out of the few options they actually allowed for trade so props to them for expanding the program this year.

Are you wondering why you should trade up to LED Christmas lights? Click here to read more. If you’d like to know more about what Home Depot does to those old light strands once you trade them in, they produced a quick video this year explaining the process. Now go get your energy efficiency on this Christmas!

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