Puppy Love

NikkiZ and Lil’Girl almost three years ago! AndyZ and Lil’Girl this week. When NikkiZ was born, I couldn’t convince people enough that the difference between her and LilZ were like Night and Day. MrZ didn’t meet LilZ until he was four and his family didn’t meet him until he was five, so they just took my word for it. However, since AndyZ has been born? I have something solid to give them. AndyZ is just like LilZ was as a baby. He’s laid... Read More

It Goes: Umbrella, Snow, Brother, Parents.

When I was in Knoxville this weekend, I found a princess umbrella on sale at Wal-Mart. MrZ stayed home with NikkiZ this weekend so she could go to the circus with his parents so I called him and told him to tell her what I found. He passed along the information and she, of course, got very excited about my return home. She could care less about her Mother, of course, just the umbrella. When MrZ woke up to snow Sunday morning, he went into NikkiZ’s room and told her that... Read More

All The Single Ladies…

LilZ has been experimenting with PW Actions. This is the “Seventies” – It’s cute. I’m a single Mom for a few days this week as MrZ is in California on business. This rarely (if ever?) happens because he doesn’t do a lot of traveling with his job. I have several friends whose husbands do go out of town a lot and they are better women then I am because I would lose my mind if it happened all the time. I was a single Mom in college and working... Read More

I Have My Priorities, You Know.

I’ve been going back home to Knoxville to see my Dad every weekend. This is something that I really want to do, not that I feel like is necessary. As a matter of fact, there’s a good possibility my Dad is holding back the urge to tell me to LEAVE HIM ALONE, ALREADY – but until he says that, I’m going to keep pestering him. The teenage version of me is like, “Ha! Payback for the insistence that I do homework when all I wanted to do was to use my free... 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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