T-Minus 7 Day Until We Own Our Forever Home

My kids love helping me cook. I took this picture yesterday while we prepared last night’s casserole. They stand in a chair by the island and pour and mix. This is an experience they would have never had when I worked away from home because I never had the energy to cook real meals after work. I have no idea if this will have any real positive effect on their lives, but I know it has a positive effect on mine. I like that they might look back on time with me and cooking... Read More

Nothing More That I Can Say

I started following Katie some time this year after discovering her through Heather. Katie has kids that span a wide range of ages, mothers how I wish I mothered, and lives in Knoxville – my hometown. She’s in a business I think is fascinating and she has the beautiful family I often envied through photos and stories. I don’t think I ever commented on her blog but I periodically responded to her on Twitter. I felt very much a part of her life, as many of us do... Read More

On Blogging

When I logged in to my blog this morning I saw I had surpassed the 4000 mark for Number of Entries and am around 4040 now. It just came and went…4000 entries. That’s a lot of blogging. Blogging has changed so much in the 6 years I’ve been at this blog. I had tried to blog several times since 1999, before they were even called blogs, but this particular blog stuck because I when I started it I was pregnant with a child I would eventually miscarry and this blog... 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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