She’s Working On Her Spring Line

More and more lately I’ve been letting NikkiZ dress herself. Partly because I’m lazy and I can spend more time on my ass if she’s dressing herself, and partly because her outfits are always so amazing I feel like she is giving a gift to the world when she walks out the door. She doesn’t like pants at all, so she usually picks out a dress and some sort of crazy legging/tight addition to make it more winter friendly. She’s gotten a little taller... Read More

My Brave Big Girl

This is how we started out 2010, in tears at the mall. What about you? But, seriously. NikkiZ has been wanting to get her ears pierced for awhile as it’s the Big Thing in her preschool class, evidently. She can tell you who has their ears pierced and when they had them done and PUHLEASE…can she get hers done? When we got to the mall, the wonderful lady informed us that if we wanted two done at once (as is often easier) we would have to wait until noon. We explained... 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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