By Cheryl Bac
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About this blog: I'm a wife, stay-at-home mom, home cook, marathon runner, and PhD. I recently moved to the Silicon Valley after completing my PhD in Social Psychology and becoming a mother one month apart. Before that, I ran seven marathons incl...
(More)About this blog: I'm a wife, stay-at-home mom, home cook, marathon runner, and PhD. I recently moved to the Silicon Valley after completing my PhD in Social Psychology and becoming a mother one month apart. Before that, I ran seven marathons including Chicago and Boston. Exercise is an integral part of my life. I hope to one day go back to long distance running and tackle the New York City Marathon. Right now I run after my one year old son. Although I am a stay-at-home mom, we are rarely "at home." My mom also stayed at home with my brother and me. She warned me that, although rewarding, it can be isolating. So, with her help, I learned the importance of getting out into the community and meeting other mothers. On the rare occasion when I am at home and have a hand or two free, I squeeze in time to scrapbook. As a new mom, many challenges are thrown my way. I hope my opinions, triumphs, and struggles help experienced parents reminisce, new parents cope, and parents-to-be get an honest glimpse of what the first years of motherhood can entail.
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When searching for Halloween crafts and activities for our kids this year, I found
boo baskets. We’ve never made boo baskets before, but I loved the idea of starting new traditions this year. Our kids were very excited to create Halloween themed baskets for a couple of our friends and drop them off as a little Halloween surprise.
Last week we delivered our Halloween baskets filled with candy, crafts, stickers and Lego. And I can’t wait to do it again next year! We changed it up a bit and included a card letting our friends know who delivered the goodies and we didn’t ask them to make baskets for more friends. We wanted to keep it as simple as possible.
Making and delivering Halloween baskets has been a wonderful way for our family to start off the holiday season and reconnect with friends. Holidays may look quite different this year, but with some creativity and imagination, I hope we can keep the holiday spirit alive and create memorable and enjoyable experiences for our kids. We may even start new traditions that will continue for many years to come.
