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Forever ARC Giveaway {Winners!}

July 5, 2011 by Arena Blake 1 Comment

Thanks to everyone who entered my Forever ARC giveaway! There were 81 people who entered, with 496 total entries. Winner #1: Lyan M! Lyan will receive a *signed* ARC of Forever by Maggie Stiefvater! Winner #2: Ash M! Ash will receive an ARC of Forever by Maggie Stiefvater (unsigned)!   I have emailed the two winners…

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In My Mailbox: ALA Edition!

July 3, 2011 by Arena Blake 16 Comments

Last weekend, I headed to New Orleans with my mom and sister-in-law for the American Library Association’s summer convention. It was a blast! Not only was it great to have a girls’ weekend with tow of my favorite ladies, but we had the chance to pick up some seriously awesome books! I came back with…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: ALA, ARCs, In My Mailbox

Sparkler Cupcakes for Independence Day!

July 1, 2011 by Arena Blake 11 Comments

It’s been a while since I was in the kitchen and cooked anything. Morning sickness will do that to you. Shudder. But yesterday, I made myself get up off my lazy bum and bake some cupcakes. My sister and her family are visiting from New Mexico, where wildfires forced an evacuation of her home town….

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Filed Under: Cooking, Fourth of July, Recipes Tagged With: Cupcakes, Decorating, Fourth of July, Holidays, recipes

Forever by Maggie Stiefvater ARC Giveaway!

June 27, 2011 by Arena Blake 15 Comments

UPDATED: I am adding a *signed* ARC to this giveaway! So now, there will be TWO winners! One will receive the signed ARC, and another will receive an unsigned ARC. AND – I’m changing it to an INTERNATIONAL contest! Woohoo! HURRY! Only a few days left to enter! ***** This weekend, I headed to New…

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It’s a …

June 24, 2011 by Arena Blake 16 Comments

Earlier this week, I asked on Facebook for you all to predict the gender of our little bun in the oven. Five of you guessed that it was a girl. Seven of you guessed boy. You see, on Tuesday, I had my NT Scan, which test for the probability of chromosomal defects (like Down Syndrome)…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Baby, Nerdling

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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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