I promise you…I’m very sober and full of teeth.

Posted by on September 23, 2009 · 7 Comments 

So…on the way to the surgery this morning I was crying to MrZ. It went something like this… Me: Please don’t make fun of me if I say or do anything stupid while I’m drunk on pain meds… Him: You know, it’s kinda offensive you would think I would do that. Me (sobbing hysterically): I’m just so SCARED…I mean, I know you totally don’t understand my irrational fear of all things dental…but this is TERRIFYING. And… Ring…Ring… The... Read More

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The Blame Game

Posted by on September 23, 2009 · 6 Comments 

I returned from New York late last night. I’ll fill you in on the details of the wonderful (but short) trip later because right now I can only focus on two things: 1) I’m getting my wisdom teeth cut out in 2 1/2 hours! 2) What type of special moron plans that procedure less than 12 hours after she returns from an exhausting trip to the Big Apple with her toddler? Me! The moron in crazy teeth pain! So…you will have to wait. I will tell you one story that I’d... Read More

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New York City? Huh? How Did That Happen?

Posted by on September 21, 2009 · 14 Comments 

Guess what I’m doing in a few hours? Boarding a plane with AndyZ to go to New York City. I’m always floored when I get invited to these things because it reminds me that people read this blog and sometimes like it and I get all gushy and mushy on the inside. I got the invitation for this overnight trip 3 weeks after I got laid-off (which I haven’t discusses exactly on this blog because I’m still very embarrassed about it. Who gets laid off twice by the... Read More

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For Your Enjoyment

Posted by on September 18, 2009 · 13 Comments 

I don’t have much time as my kids need to be fed and watered…but I wanted to share this video out so those of you who don’t do twitter or flickr can see it. NikkiZ brought home real cinnamon yesterday and was so proud of it. They’ve been learning about skin the last few weeks and this week it’s morphed into lessons about bark and wood. (BTW – she has the best preschool teacher I’ve ever known. EVER.) Somehow this prompted handing out cinnamon... Read More

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Our Little Soccer Star

Posted by on September 16, 2009 · 16 Comments 

Watching NikkiZ play soccer is an interesting thing. First of all? She’s kinda fast. She many not win a foot race against everyone she goes up against, but she finishes with the lead pack. And holy crap, I have no idea what that feels like. At all. Ever. MrZ does…he was the fast kid. (I typed “food” instead of “foot” the first time…it’s her Mom that wins the food races.) So…it’s totally cool. On top of the speed,... Read More

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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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