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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

Chills & Thrills Tour Giveaway {Winners!}

June 21, 2011 by Arena Blake 1 Comment

I *finally* got around to drawing the winners in my Chills & Thrills Tour Giveaway! I hope to have many more awesome giveaways for you guys in the coming weeks — I’m headed to ALA this weekend and can’t wait to attend the signings there. So, without further adieu, here are the winners! Winner #…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Author Signing, Giveaway, Winners

12 weeks! {Baby Belly Pics}

June 20, 2011 by Arena Blake 6 Comments

Happy Monday, everyone! It’s been a while since I posted…sorry for that. I have had a *terrible* first trimester, with awful nausea and migraines and just no fun. But last week, we passed a milestone — the 12-week milestone! We are officially out of the first trimester! Hallelujah! My nausea is still in full force,…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Baby, Belly Pics, 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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