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July 18, 2010 by Arena Blake 2 Comments

I wonder what’s going on inside her head. Then I realize that it’s probably full of Wonder Pets and Boots the Monkey and I shudder. This was right before she shouted, “No Uncle James!” (Even though he wasn’t doing anything. Because he was getting on her nerves.) Happy Sunday, and thanks for looking! Ever wonder…

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Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: Photos, River

Shadow Bound Giveaway Winner!

July 17, 2010 by Arena Blake 2 Comments

Last week, I had the chance to interview Erin Kellison, author of Shadow Bound. Erin graciously offered to give a *signed* copy of her debut novel to one of my readers. After a week, we had 33 entries. I used the random number generator at Random.org to choose a winner from the list. The winning…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Erin Kellison, Giveaway

Friday Finds (5)

July 15, 2010 by Arena Blake 33 Comments

Welcome to Friday Finds at The Nerd’s Wife, where I tell you about some super-awesome contests going on around the blogosphere. ***** Halo Giveaway by Steph Su Reads Steph is giving away an ARC of Halo by Alexandra Adornetto, which looks like an *awesome* read! Contest Ends July 30. US Only. Go to her blog…

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

Dr Pepper Peanut Pralines

July 14, 2010 by Arena Blake 8 Comments

The Nerd *loves* Dr Pepper. I once heard him call it the “Nectar of the Gods” or something like that. It’s really all he drinks. And since we got married, I’ve been drinking my fair share, too. So when I saw this recipe for Dr Pepper Peanut Pralines from Screwed Up Texan, I knew these…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Candy, Dessert, Featured, recipes

Sugar Cookies

July 13, 2010 by Arena Blake 7 Comments

I *love* sugar cookies. I love eating them. I love decorating them. I love sharing them with others. This is my favorite sugar cookie recipe. A while back, I posted a tutorial for sugar cookie pops that uses this recipe. But I thought it deserved its own post, so here we are. Sugar Cookies Source: Our Best Bites Ingredients: 1…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: Cookies, Dessert, recipes

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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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