Big Brother sucks. And – a bonus – what your child can learn at church camp

Could last night’s HoH competition have ended ANY worse? Nope. Not for me. Not for me, someone who REALLY doesn’t like people with superiority complexes. You know who are the people with the most honor and integrity? The people who HAVE honor and integrity but don’t constantly talk about how the people around them DONT. I honestly don’t think I can stand to watch it this week. Keep me posted on what happens. On a NON-Big Brother related note: No work again... Read More

How to make a GREAT first impression.

I had to run go get LilZ and bring him to my office for the last half of the day (long story). My boss doesn’t mind this periodically and his son was even here this morning. HOWEVER… We walked into the office after the 30-minute-hottest-part-of-the-day commut. I was VERY stinky (remember, no a/c), very flushed (remember, no a/c) and very frizzy (remember…I’m in freakin’ Alabama and the humidity level is always 100 billion percent and I’m always... Read More

I kept my clothes on!

We’re back from the doctor’s and all is well. I didnt even have to take my clothes off! Because my doctor is one of six in his practice, they wanted to start me on a “rotation” so that I get to see all of the other doctors at least once before I deliver, just in case my doctor can’t be there to deliver NikkiZ. (Which will break my heart, because I love him so). But – we’ve met ONE of the doctors already, during the hemotoma incident, and... Read More

I think my luck has run out

Guess what? I turned 27 weeks pregnant this week. Do you know what that means? By all practical accounts? I’m totally in my third, I mean LAST, trimester. Can you believe we made it THIS FAR? Remember the days when I couldnt even imagine myself SHOWING, much less having a baby? The days where I prepped for doctor’s appointments by replaying my past miscarriages in my head so I’d be emotionally ready for the bad news? The days where I scowled at ANYONE who even... Read More

She said “I do” to ME!

Remember when I offered that free blogger design yesterday? Well, wordnerd asked for it…and of course, I gave it to her! And get this, she is getting MARRIED in, like a few days, and she still took the time to read my blog that day. I am so flattered. I dont think I even had my head on straight enough to remember to EAT the week before my wedding, much less surf the web. So, go see my first blogger design ever, and tell wordnerd “Congrats!” on her upcoming nuptials!  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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