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In My Mailbox

January 30, 2011 by Arena Blake 11 Comments

It’s been a while since I showed you guys what I got in my mailbox. In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren. It’s a chance for bloggers to share the books they received for review or purchased from the store.  This week, I got a few good things!…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: In My Mailbox, Jeff Sampson, Julie Kagawa, Sybil Nelson

The Worst Word To Teach a 2-Year-Old…

January 28, 2011 by Arena Blake 3 Comments

There is one word … one word that you should never, ever, ever teach a two-year-old. This word causes the most beautiful child’s face to spasm. It completely takes away her ability to take a “normal” photo. It makes me shudder. The word? CHEESE. River is at that fun age where her vocabulary is growing…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Family, River

Beef Enchiladas

January 27, 2011 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

It’s been a while since I cooked a good homemade meal. I wish I could say that I was a good wife who cooked dinner every night. You would think as a food blogger, I would cook a lot more than I have been lately. Well, folks, it’s the time of year when my job…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: dinner, Mexican, recipes

Newborn Photoshoot: Baby Eli

January 26, 2011 by Arena Blake 8 Comments

This weekend, I made my decision! I bought a Canon 7D with the 17-40mm f/4L lens. Of course, with my shiny new camera, I needed something to take photos of. And Baby Eli was a (semi) willing subject! He’s such a cute little guy. He slept like a rock through most of the session. Isn’t…

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Eli, Featured, Newborn

Vesper by Jeff Sampson

January 25, 2011 by Arena Blake 2 Comments

Last week, I got a surprise package from HarperTeen. It contained this lovely book: Vesper by Jeff Sampson. To be honest, I had never heard of it. In fact, I wasn’t sure it was even the kind of book I’d enjoy. Until I read the author’s bio — apparently, he used to write Dragonlance books….

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: 2011 Debut Author Challenge, Jeff Sampson

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Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She shares parenting adventures, yummy recipes, and great photography on this Dallas mom blog. thenerdswife@gmail.com

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