The Elusive Mommy War

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

EXACTLY. It seems like there have been a lot of Mommy Wars lately. Or at least a lot of talking about these Mommy Wars. The media has learned that there are hot-button topics that will get people talking – maybe arguing – online. Meaning their articles will get read by the masses in Facebook posts, Tweets and blog entries. But you know what? In the 17 years of being a Mom – I’ve never been part of a Mommy War. I have started classifying them like I do Extra Terrestrials. I believe they exist…but...

Family Photos – Just The Way We Like Them

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

So, one of E’s good friends (and prom date this year) just so happens to be a mega-talented photographer. She came last weekend to family dinner and took a BOAT LOAD of photos of our extended family as a gift to my mother-in-law for Mother’s Day. She has been wanted a group shot of us all since the most recent grandchild was born, over a year-and-a-half ago! It went really well and now the toughest part is which picture do I hang up and where? She even took some AMAZING picture of my mother-in-law’s...

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Books, TV, Doritos…OH MY!

Monday, May 14, 2012

Someone got their first library card! And read THREE books this weekend. Two of them are CHAPTER BOOKS! Looks like we got another reader in the family! I can not tell you how excited this makes me. EEK. Do you know who One Direction is? I discovered them through Michael Buckley awhile a go, but now they’re totally popular in the US with the teen girls! So I’m totally hip now! Who knew? Anyway…one of the boys in this British boy band is Harry Styles and he has hair a bit like E’s. And they both...

Cheaper Than Therapy

10 Days Until My Marathon…How Did This Happen Again?

I also finally succumbed to the power of compression socks...

If you’ve been around awhile you know that I’ve been trying off and on since 2006 to be a runner. I trained halfheartedly for a few half-marathons over the years…never taking myself beyond the 10-mile mark before race day. Therefore, I inevitably walked at least a mile or more of the actual race. And then [...]

Pop Culture Shenanigans

A Giveaway To Celebrate The Best Book Release Day Ever!

GUYS. GUYS. GUYS. I woke up at 3:30am to go meet some runners at 5am and I’m so excited because TODAY IS GOING TO KICK ASS. First off? 5am run! I’ve been wanting to find people to run at 5am forever! I’m hoping this works for all of us, trying to get back home in [...]

Domestic Me

How Do You Respond When Your Child Calls You Fat?

Sidenote: I ADORE THIS PICTURE. None of us want our children to grow up up with body image issues. All of us want our children to believe that what’s inside is what really counts. These are easy concepts – in theory. In practice – it’s a little harder. I do what I can not to [...]

What I'm Cooking

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

A friend of mine mentioned cooking some good chicken and rice soup the other night and this was the basic recipe he used, with ground chicken. I thought I’d give it a whirl but I made a few adjustments based on what was in my kitchen, and what I like. I also increased the quantity [...]

SERIOUSLY UPDATED! (I promise!) What I’m Reading

'Bully' Problems: The MPAA Gives A Scarlet 'R' To A Thoughtful Documentary I really hope they change the rating to PG-13 or else the most important potential audience will miss it
Get Busy Loving Those Who Love You She says it so much better than I did.

Farsighted not a typical YA novelI trust her judgement meaning ANOTHER book to add to my ever-growing "To Read" list.
John Carter (AKA why I think some movie critics should get their panties out of a wad)AGAIN. I trust her opinion. And I love Tim Riggins.
Asian Pork TenderloinI've never tried to cook a pork tenderloin before...this makes me want to try.
My Haters Are My Motivators is The Perfect Title For This Post. Amen.
I just went… Yes. What she said. It doesn't happen over night...but it CAN happen.

Hi. I’m Kim.

This is my blog that I've been writing on since January, 2004. I call myself Zoot as it's a derivative of an old childhood nickname. I used to write about my struggles to have children, but eventually I succeeded and now, I write a lot about those kids. I don't use my kid's exact names simply because if someone Googles their very unique names in the future, I don't want them stumbling upon my entries about boobsweat. I mean, would you hire someone whose Mom writes openly about such topics? NO. YOU WOULD NOT.

I love taking pictures and carry my camera (almost) everywhere I go. This means you'll see a lot of photos on this site. I also periodically post recipes I like as I've been slowly (but surely) learning to cook and I like to share my discoveries. Finally? I'm an annoying pop culture fanatic so I'll periodically ramble about Hunger Games or the latest Parks and Recreation.

I hope you like it here. If not? Please don't tell me. I cry easily.

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