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Pumpkin Pie

November 2, 2010 by Arena Blake 1 Comment

November is upon us, and that means that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. This week, I’m going to be posting some of my favorite holiday dishes — these are the family favorites we serve every year, with a few new ones thrown in the mix. At the end, I’ll write a wrap-up post with…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Autumn, Dessert, Pie, recipes, Thanksgiving

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride

November 2, 2010 by Arena Blake 2 Comments

From the first time I heard this title, I wanted to read this book.I mean, necromancers are usually portrayed as dark, foreboding and, well, evil. Why would anyone want to hold them closer? I was instantly intrigued. “Sam leads a pretty normal life. He may not have the most exciting job in the world, but…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Four Stars, Lish McBride

Zombie Princess

November 1, 2010 by Arena Blake 3 Comments

For Halloween, River was a princess. But not just *any* old princess. She was a Zombie Princess. We even taught her to say, “Yummmm…Brains!” We went to the Fall Festival at the school where my mom works. I was busy volunteering and doing other things, so Uncle James (aka The Nerd) took my camera and…

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Filed Under: Living Tagged With: Holidays, Photos, River

Bakerella Book Signing!

October 29, 2010 by Arena Blake 7 Comments

For the longest time, I have adored Bakerella. I just love her blog. And her Cake Pops are darling. So when I heard she’d be in Dallas for her book tour, I jumped at the chance to meet her. I mean, look at her. Isn’t she so fun and full of life? First, she shared…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Dallas, Recipes Tagged With: Book Signing, Cake Pops, Giveaway

Follow Friday and Blog Hop!

October 28, 2010 by Arena Blake 32 Comments

It’s been a while since I participated in Follow Friday and the Book Blogger Hop, so I thought this would be a great week to do so! If you’re here from these two great events, please be sure to check out the contests I have going on — there are several! Win a *signed* copy…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Book Blogger Hop, Follow Friday

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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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