Like mother, like daughter.

Do you see my teeth? The help me eat peanut butter covered steak bites. Did you think I was exaggerating when I said that NikkiZ inherited my monstrous head? Because I wasn’t. We went for her 6-month checkup yesterday and her height and weight put her at 30% of her age. A little below average. She’s tiny. But her HEAD? Where does her head circumference fall in? 95%. So, not only is her head bigger than the average 6-month-old head, but it’s also completely... Read More

Artsy Fartsy

I bought this goofy little fairy garden statue at a store in the mall many moons ago. It had a thermometer and a test tube to measure rain in. We still have it but it not longer measures temperature and the test tube was lost a long time ago. I was waiting for LilZ to finish his sidewalk chart art piece today, so I could take a picture of it, and I was just walking around the house looking for other things to photograph. Finding inspiration, literally, in my back yard. Does... Read More

I hope she comes willingly.

The battle to get NikkiZ to eat solids has been long and painful. After it appeared she hated every solid we tried (except for the peanut butter covered steak bites – she loved those), we decided to stick with cereal mixed with juice until she started eating it. This saved us the stress of wondering if she was spitting things out because she didn’t like the taste, or because she didn’t like solids. We have just sat down with her every night, trying to feed her... Read More

Promise keepers losers weepers

What the hell does that even mean? Seeing it typed out like that, a rhyme I used to say as a child, I realize it really doesn’t make and sense. There’s no verb! Without a verb it means nothing! At least, it doesn’t literally mean what I always thought it should mean: Keep The Promise Or You’re A Piece Of Poop. Ignore what was written above. I am a very tired moron. Thanks for Frema for being so polite about pointing out the real rhyme instead of saying,... Read More

Eventually it’s going to catch up with me

I spoke awhile back about how I got up at 4am one morning, relatively unintentionally, but that by the end of the day it felt like a good decision because I had a more relaxed morning and I still got my housework done so I could have a more relaxing evening. Well, I’ve continued to get up between 4am and 4:30am, but I’ve also been staying up later, trying to get some work done on my site. This is the kind of work I really enjoy doing so that hour or so I stay up extra... 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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