Bah humbug.

Ew. It’s Monday. And ew. LilZ has to go back to school and MrZ has to go back to work. And ew. It’s raining and cold. This day is going to feel like the quintessential Monday. (I am betting I didn’t use that word right. But you know what? I kinda don’t care. It’s a Q-word and how often can you use those?) The last five days were GREAT. I loved having my family in town. I loved finally getting to meet my brother’s girlfriend. I loved cooking... Read More

Who’s on your shit list?

There is some kid who has been riding up and down our street on some moped type vehicle. I guess technically? It’s a very SMALL motorcycle. But it sounds about as macho as a moped. It’s annoying the crap out of me and even though the kid riding it looks about 12, I’m still thinking about beating him up. Especially since it makes the dogs bark. I’ll beat up anyone getting my dogs riled up. Nikki is here with the hiccups and they annoy her as much as moped-boy... Read More

Breast Pads? Or Socks? You decided.

Several things have made me laugh the last few days. The first of which? Seeing NikkiZ’s face turn BRIGHT red as she grunts and grimaces and pushes and scowls to make the smallest poop ever seen. I wonder if she’s disappointed at all? Like “Man. I really worked HARD on that one and that is ALL there was? If I’m going to work that hard mom should use at least FIVE wipes.” Also? Seeing MrZ walk out of the bedroom the other day with one of my nursing... Read More

Thanksgiving Wrap-Up

This may have been my best Thanksgiving EVER in the history of my life. I only have a few pictures to show because I don’t like putting pictures on the internet of family who haven’t specifically said they don’t mind their faces on the web. But – these pictures are enough, I believe. MrZ and LilZ decided to run the 5K turkey trot Thanksgiving morning. LilZ was going to run the tiny tot trail, but found out it was a wussy run for kids 5 and under so he actually... Read More

So much thanks, so little time.

MrZ, LilZ, my Dad, my Bro, and my Bro’s girlfriend are all at the Turkey Trot race this morning and NikkiZ and I are getting Thanksgiving dinner ready. It’s very quiet around here, but I’m sure it won’t be for long. I just wanted to pop in between chores and give Thanks to YOU. I have a billion things in my life I’m thankful for, and I make sure to live my life like I know that every day. I know I’m blessed and I thank the powers that be every... 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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