Ice, ice, baby.

There’s ICE on my car! Where in the hell did that come from? EEK. Is it WINTER? Shit. I really hate winter. Have I mentioned that before? I do. All you crackheads living somewhere north and cold like Canada, or Boston, or TENNESSEE can keep your cold winters. BAH. I. HATE. BEING. COLD. And ice makes me cold, dammit. (Yes. I know there is, like 20 feet of snow where you are. That’s why you are INSANE.) Did you watch House last night? What do you think of the Foreman... Read More

Why my beer money is on a higher priority list than the utility money

MrZ called me this afternoon to let me know that the results of the 5K this weekend are posted online. He was not as pleased with his results as he should have been considering he hadn’t done any cardio in MONTHS. He innocently said, “I think I may start running in the mornings before work.” And what did I say? “WEEELLLL. Just what you need. ANOTHER thing to keep you away from us.” (snotty tone implied.) I was simply taking my Stay At Home Mom frustrations... Read More

A little behind on my TV commentary.

We just watched last week’s Amazing Race last night. And you know what I REALLY want? I want ALL of the footage from this season. Don’t you feel like we’re missing something in the whole “Weaver family v/s the WORLD” issue? I see how annoying they are, don’t get me wrong. But – everyone really HATES them. But weirdly, they don’t understand why. They throw trash at people’s cars and act incredibly superior yet they have NO idea... Read More

Lazy in the kitchen

Um. I’m kinda making up food as I go tonight for dinner. And I’m thinking it may not work out so well. I started out thinking: Red beans and rice. And since I’m a Canopener Cook, I just opened two cans of kidney beans (they’re red!) and figured I’d make some white rice, and, Voila! Red beans and rice. Right? Well, I also had some italian sausage I didnt use this weekend so I thought I’d slice it up. Why? Because I know I’ve seen dishes... Read More

More photos, of course.

We had more than just family come in for the holidays, one of my BFFs – Junkie – came in as well. She also brought LilZ’s two best friends in the whole world. This was Junkie’s first time meeting NikkiZ and I am betting she has spent most of the day wondering why I haven’t mentioned her visit yet on my blog! (You know you’ve been cursing me, don’t deny it!) But, she took such great pictures I had to wait until I had time to format them... 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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