My first outing was, of course, to Target

We’ve quickly made a list of things we need since we’ve been home with a new human. For example, we needed some garbage cans with lids to keep dogs from eating yummy things like diapers and burp residue! (We have a diaper genie for her bedroom). We also needed a few grocery items to make it through the week with two adults staying at home all day. And, of course, we needed more halloween candy since we have eaten all of the stuff we bought for the trick-or-treaters. So... Read More

Brothers and Sisters of the four-legged variety

Well, the animals are coping with the new addition to our family. How WELL they are coping has yet to be seen. LilGirl seems VERY worried about NikkiZ. Especially when she crieds. She gets this incredibly stressed look on her faces and wimpers at us like “TAKE CARE OF HER, SHE NEEDS YOU, DAMMIT!” It must be the mom in her. Sweetie is a little sad she’s not the baby anymore. And they are ALL sad that they are not being given free access to her spit-up crusted... Read More

Unpacking sucks donkey ass

Jeezus. We’ve been home for almost six hours and we’re just now unpacked. I don’t think I realized how much crap we took TO the hospital until we had to unpack it. And now? We enter a whole new world of dilemmas, like where do I put nursing pads in my house? There has never been a need for them before. Do I put them in the drawer with my bras? Or in the bathroom for after a shower? Or maybe in the kitchen for when I want a late night snack? Anyway… You... Read More

And more and more and more photos…

Edited to Add – I have no idea what photos WERE in this entry…they have since disappeared into the pre-flickr abyss. Sorry! Well, we FINALLY got discharged, as you can see. Actually, NikkiZ decided she was sick of waiting on ME to be discharged and just left on her own. We made it home with only minor amounts grumbling from me (I was in a bitchy mood), screaming from NikkiZ (not a big fan of the car seat just yet) and panicking from MrZ (worrying that she might choke... Read More

You people are KILLING me!

How am I supposed to buy BEER when you all are making me spend my money on BANDWIDTH. You have made me over my limit TWICE the last few days! But that’s okay because as long as you all keep coming back, I keep having excuses to post pictures of my daughter. We are just sitting here waiting for the doctor to discharge me. No one has ANY idea how long this will take, but it is all we are waiting on. MrZ is loading up all of our stuff and I’m just torturing my child... 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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