On the Road Again…

In about 1 hour I’ll be hitting the road to make a 300 mile drive I’ve made no less than 100 times. I drove it every other weekend for three years taking LilZoot down to see his Dad. Believe it or not – his Dad and I were friends then – and only become NON-friends when MrZ and I married. It’s going to be VERY weird – making that drive with MrZoot. We will hang out in Columbus, with Junkie and Stace, and get LilZoot from the ex-husband for Tonight... Read More

Bill and Ted meet the Golden Girls

I’m always amazed at what fantastic friendships I’ve made in this here blog-world. Janet used her Spidey-Sense yesterday to recognize I was feeling a little blue. She also gives rockin’ gifts that match my personality SO well! AND she’s even helped me pick out the basic design for my Next Tatoo. Then? Oliquig didnt even FLINCH when I started an email out to her with “Dude.” Of course, that wouldnt have been so bad by itself, but in the follow-up... Read More

TGIF!

It’s time for another Fake Friday for Zoot! I get tomorrow off since New Year’s Day is on Saturday this year. So, first thing tomorrow morning, I’m hitting the road to visit Junkie and Stace down in Georgia. Junkie lives in the same town as my ex-husband, which is who LilZoot is visiting all this week. What does all of that mean? I get to see LilZoot tomorrow! Woo Hoo! I think I’m going to take the kids to see Christmas with the Kranks. I know its gotten... Read More

A Whole Lotta Purple Goin’ On

I’m slowly but surely catching up on the designs I slated myself to work on. Here are two I just finished today. The first was a new skin for one of the first blogs I ever help set up. So – she has two skins right now, and BOTH by ME. Yeah, Me! And then this was for another blogfriend, Lauren. She is the first one who wanted both sidebars on ONE side. I really like this layout and am glad to have finally gotten an excuse to try it out. What do you think? So. Go say... Read More

Country Fried Brain.

Do you ever have those days where you feel like your brain is nothing but mush? That’s how I feel today. It’s almost like no one is speaking English because I feel like I have to REALLY concentrate in order to understand what anyone is saying. And tasks that should only take seconds? Are taking me HOURS because I can’t quite seem to make things click inside my feeble little brain today. And don’t ask me to read anything. Even though the words are clear,... 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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