Recovery.

On July 22nd of this year, my Mom celebrated five years having quit smoking. I refer to that day as the day she almost died. (If you’ve never read that entry, please do. It’s one of the ones I’m proudest of.) That day and the months that followed have been on my mind a lot since Senator Johnson made his first public appearance after his aneurysm in December. Although his aneurysm was not the same as my Mom’s – the comments from him and his family... Read More

OMG!!! It’s Jess/Peter Petrelli

One of the many perks of having a 7th-grader in the house is they keep you up to date on those fancy music videos all of the kids are watching these days. LilZ and I were discussing Jess (aka Peter Petrelli from Heroes) being on Gilmore Girls and he mentioned that he was also in the Fergie video. And OHMYGOD – he’s so CUTE! I’m totally going to plaster his picture all over my locker now. You watch me! I think I’m finally going to have to break down... Read More

This is what happens when you join they lemmings after the jump off the cliff

So, you know how I’m watching Gilmore Girls, right? (Mentioned here and here.) Like…after it has been canceled? Well. I’m finally on Season 4 (LilZ, stop reading now if you’re reading this because I don’t want this season ruined for you) and we just saw Dean get married. WHAT? Why did he get married? I mean…I watch Supernatural so I was fairly certain they didn’t stay together forever…but there’s a picture on Season 4′s... Read More

This is why I don’t bake

I tried to come up with a menu of meals this week that would keep our guests happy so that they don’t go home on Saturday starving to death. I figure if I send them home wasting away, Stace probably won’t let them stay with me again. Last night we did breakfast for dinner, which is always a win among kids. I made waffles and sausage. First of all – this is the first time I’ve used my waffle maker in about 5 years and I kinda forgot about the Growth Factor... Read More

links for 2007-08-28

TLE2007Aug28-CDT.GIF What I’ll be watching in the morning (tags: eclipse CST astronomy)  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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