Danger Zone

Do you see the scab under NikkiZ’s eye? That would be a scratch from my toenail. Do you know the logistics involved for an incident like that? She was crawling in one direction, lunging kinda quickly, while I was walking in another direction. And I swear, I don’t have like razor toenails or anything, they’re girly toenails! They’re painted! They’re not weapons. It will be a miracle if she makes it to her first birthday, at the rate I’m going... Read More

For you who have to work today…

…here’s a few videos to alleviate the boredom - Daddy dancing with his little girl Commando crawling, NikkiZ style. NikkiZ’s version of “talking”  Read More

Hair

Pretend I was saying something funny. First? This is the new hair color. Not that drastic, just a little lighter than natural, but closer to what it’s been the 10 years before I went back to natural. I remember why I kept dying my hair all sorts of colors over the years: I hate my natural hair color. So? I went a little lighter with a subtle touch of red. I love it. And yes, I did it myself. Aren’t you impressed? This hair style, though? This is compliments of my... Read More

The beginning of what is sure to be a series of entries about house painting.

I did a lot of things yesterday morning. I went to the Super Target and bought a weeks’ worth of groceries (with LilZ’s help). We came home, unloaded those groceries (Why do I keep buying tuna? We already had too much to begin with.), LilZ showered, I fed NikkiZ, and then we went to the used bookstore. (Not before LilZ’s cash was EATEN by our DOG. Our dog ate MONEY. COLD HARD CASH. I’m still in shock over it. We’ve been finding pieces of bills chewed... Read More

LilZ is home!

My family is back to one piece again! LilZ and MrZ got back from their road trip late last night. It was so good to see my firtborn and he missed me as he immediately started asking if we could “Do this…” and “Do that…” and “Buy this…” Ahhh…the love a son has for his mother (and her ability to drive and her wallet) is unsurpassable. I love that This entry has 50 comments. I love even more that the majority of you would... 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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