Another Podcast by the Zoots

LilZ and I decided to talk about Heroes tonight. I was kinda fidgety after running five miles (go me!) so there is a lot of interference, but LilZ was tired and I thought it would be a bad parenting decision to force him to stay up just to perfect the podcast. I was also eating, hence a bit of annoying slurping. In other words? The quality is crappy and gross. Enjoy!  Read More

I just want to be one of the cool, stressed kids.

I’ve had the headache for about four days now, just in case you were wondering. I’ve learned something about my persistent headaches: they make me want to eat constantly. I’ve eaten non-stop for four days. I ate FOUR PIECES of ice-cream cake on Saturday. FOUR. It’s just eat and eat and eat and…eat. Depression does the same thing to me. So does stress. Sometimes Mondays make me want to eat too, just because they just suck. So, since I’m a wee... Read More

Who needs all of those teeth, anyway?

It took us almost three months to cut our molars. Why am I grouping myself in that statement like we, as a group, are cutting teeth? BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE. Those molars were awful. We had to go back to wearing bibs everyday, which I hate. But if we did not? The drool would soak NikkiZ’s clothes within a few hours. Even with the bib, her clothes would still get soaked. Just not as fast. As a matter of fact to combat the constant flood from NikkiZ’s mouth, they... Read More

I’m so old

I just got back from taking LilZ to see Epic Movie for his birthday. He wanted to see it with his friends tomorrow, but a lot of people wouldnt want their kids to see it, so I promised to take him tonight to see it. He loves all of those movies: Scary Movie, Date Movie etc. Of course, he loved this one almost as much as the others. However, I wanted to shoot myself during some parts of the movie and found myself falling asleep towards the end. The preview BEFORE the movie about... Read More

Thank You, Melissa

The Today Show invited Melissa on to talk about how Moms like to sometimes drink a cocktail, or a beer, or a glass of whine…while their kids are around. Heaven forbid, I know! After seeing the video, I feel like it was another case of Judging Mothers 101: How To Empower Yourself By Insulting Others. Melissa was wonderful and brought up great points, as usual. Dr. Janet, however, seemed judgmental and close-minded. Here are the questions I would like Dr. Janet to answer: 1)... 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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