LilZoot’s Wedding Party

I’ve mentioned how important it was to us that LilZoot feel as big of a part of the wedding as we were. So, we let him choose some friends to be in the wedding too. Of course, knowing he’d pick my best friends children helped! Seeing Lauren and Leah last night, and Type A visiting Junkie and Ariel this weekend made me think of them all in their dresses and tuxes. They were AWESOME that day. They did their jobs well and danced with me all night long, which is what... Read More

ZZzzzzz…

I could really use a nap. Will someone cover for me if I curled up under my desk for a little shut-eye? I’ll forward my calls to your office and you can just tell them “She’s in a meeting.” How about it? Oh. And you all give great advice. The family reading hour rocks. So, my next question is – who has an easy recipe for beef stew that can be cooked in a crock pot? Remeber: EASY is the key word. EASY. Now – if you need me? I’ll be the... Read More

To Be Grounded, or Not to be Grounded…

Decent grades come easy to LilZoot, but he has to work for the good grades. Every year in the past he brings home As and Bs with the occasional C. Well, this year is a whole other story. He has yet to bring home a Wednesday Folder (the folder that has the week’s assignments/grades/notices) with ONLY As and Bs. Every week there has been at least one C, and sometimes, even a D. Granted – they are all due to careless mistakes or going too fast (a quality I fear he inherited... Read More

Spontaneous Sushi.

Dude. That would be an awesome name for a rock album, if I were, you know, in a rock band. My point? Yeah. Stace had to bring Leah in town for a check-up this afternoon. She brought Lauren and we all met afterwards for sushi at our favorite Japanese Restaurant. We ate obscene amounts of food, laughed a lot of laughs, and wore tiaras. In short? A perfect night. Click on the pictures to see them bigger, and yes, there is a courtyard/fishpond inside the restaurant.  Read More

Setting the Date

Well, once we were engaged we wasted no time in setting a date. We had no interest in a long engagement, but we needed time to plan a wedding for about 120-150 guests. I looked at the calendar and saw that October 25th would be a good date because it was a weekend LilZoot had with me, and he was out of school the following Monday which would mean that he would only miss four days of school for the FamilyMoon. I called MrZ to make sure that was a good day for him, and we started... Read More

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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