This week I was introduced to Mr. Chewy. I made a purchase just under $50 (free shipping on all orders over $49) and came out with a great package of treats for my Boxer pups!

I was very happy with the ease of shopping via MrChewy.com and the package came just 3 days after I made the order! The pups were happy to see + sniff their treats (and gnaw on some Merrick L.T. Ham Bone Dog Treats). For this purchase I chose to get the pups, the following treats:

(2) Merrick L.T. Ham Bone Dog Treats- Tendons

Three Dog Bakery Classic Wafers Apple Oatmeal Dog Treats

Sojos Grain Free Dog Treats Lamb and Sweet Potato

Sojos Grain Free Dog Treats Duck and Cherry

Sojos Dog Treats Chicken Veggie Flavor

Zukes Peanut Butter ‘n Blueberryz Flavored Mini Bakes Biscuits

Zukes Chicken ‘n Cherryz Flavored Mini Bakes Biscuits

Zukes Turkey ‘n Taterz Flavored Mini Bakes Biscuits

Ryder (7 month old male) is definitely fascinated with the Ham Bone, of course, while Miss Daisy is very fond of the Sojos Duck and Cherry treats.

I found it very easy to order from Mr.Chewy and would recommend it to others that wish to order from the comfort of their own home, those that dislike or cannot carry large dog/cat food bags and/or those that just want to save their self a trip to the store. You can choose to have a monthly delivery of your pet’s favorite foods or treats. Head on over to like Mr.Chewy on Facebook and visit their website MrChewy.com!

Disclaimer: Mr.Chewy has provided me with a giftcard in exchange for my 100% honest opinion.

Being a caffeine addict, specifically Coke, Cherry Coke + Dr Pepper, I am always tossing cans out. From the four people in our household, only one does not drink soda, but we go through about three 12 packs a week. You should have seen the smile on my face when I found out I had the opportunity to review the SodaStream. We received the SodaStream about a week ago and have NOT purchased soda from a store since!

Putting the machine together was as simple as removing the top, placing the carbonator bottle (carbon dioxide) into the machine, place the lid back on and you’re good to go! There are two 1-Liter bottles (BPA-free, as well as free of phthalates and PCBs) that fit onto the machine. You fill the bottle up, with tap water, to the water fill line and place in the fridge to chill. Once chilled, attach the bottle to the machine. Then with a few pushes of the button, you have carbonated water.

Once carbonated, you can simply removed the bottle from the machine and pour + enjoy! Or you can add flavoring mixes of your choice. We received a number of soda flavors, teas and flavored waters to try out. I personally like the Dr Pete and love the original Soda flavorings. My kidlets liked the Orange and Cranberry Raspberry ones. The only ones I would not drink are the flavored waters as they seemed to have tasted dull to me.

The cost of the machine at $99.95, it’s self is a bit steep but if you think about the long term cost of sodas + flavored waters, you could very well save a lot if you drink them as much as I do. If you swap your old one in, a replacement cartridge will cost $15 or purchase a new cartridge for $25 each. The flavor mixes can be purchased for about $5 a piece and the servings per flavorings vary (some up to 50 servings!). Having the SodaStream there’s no worry of having to recycle cans + bottles, it doesn’t use electricity and it takes up very little space on a counter top.

If you’re interested in the soda stream visit their site at http://www.sodastreamusa.com or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SodaStream.

Disclaimer: SodaStream provided me with a free product in exchange for my honest opinion.

My son received the Perplexus Original for Christmas. It’s definitely a challenging puzzle that’s for sure! He’s on the Autism Spectrum with Asperger’s Syndrome; which he’s very brilliant in most aspects such as puzzles, technology, etc. He over thinks a lot of things so I figured the Perplexus should challenge him enough that it would take him a while to master it on it’s 3 different levels of complexity.

So far, so good! He loves trying this puzzle out for minutes at a time, multiple times a day. It has a small silver ball inside that you must follow the numbers through a path, twisting and turning the Perplexus ball to keep the small silver ball on it’s path. I have played with it a number of times now myself and yet to have mastered it either. Definitely lots of excitement trying to see who can get the furthest along without the silver ball dropping out of it’s path!

This puzzle ball was definitely a hit in our household! Like Perplexus on Facebook and follow them on Twitter for more information. Then, take a look at this video to see it in action:

It’s like magic, but you don’t need to be a magician to get it to work.

The PlasmaCar is a mechanical marvel that makes use of that most inexhaustible of energy sources, kid-power, by harnessing the natural forces of inertia, centrifugal force, gravity, and friction. It’s so easy to operate; all it needs is a driver and a smooth, flat surface.

We were beyond thrilled when we received the PlasmaCar for review. Using two tools that just about every household would have on hand, we were able to put this together within 15 minutes (anyone great with tools could do in half the time!). This cute ride on toy, is very inexpensive for the quality of the materials used to make this product. And no batteries needed, so the PlasmaCar will continue to entertain while saving on your wallet in the long run as well!

The PlasmaCar is very durable + can hold 220lbs on smooth, flat surfaces and 120lbs on rough, flat surfaces. This means the fun doesn’t end with the kids; A lot of parents can have a blast too! My son is still unable to ride a bike without training wheels at 6 years old, so giving him a break from the bike and boosting his self-esteem with an easy to use for everyone toy may give him the courage in the near future. The PlasmaCar can be used by simply resting your feet on the board and steering with the wheel, back + forth. The steering motion allows the car to glide along on it’s own!

Follow Plasmacar on Twitter and on Facebook. They also have a blog to keep up to date on new info! Check out the PlasmaCar in action: