Tie Dye Revisited

One thing about moving, is that it forces you to go through boxes of stuff you forgot you had. Well, I guess it forces me. We had what I like to call “Invisible Storage” in our old house. A good sized attic that was a pain to access. Once you put stuff up there? You rarely thought about it again. About a quarter of what was up there went to the Goodwill pile before even leaving the house. The rest? I’m slowly making my way through because we don’t have... Read More

Adjustments

We’re struggling with adjustments in the new house – if you have any experience or stories of triumph (Heh.) in any of these areas, please let me know! This new house has an upstairs and a downstairs. It actually has a staircase on either side of the house, instead of one in the middle, so it’s easy not to hear what’s going on when the kids are sleeping. The good news? I can now wash dishes and do laundry without fear of waking them up. The bad news? I... Read More

Hello, Interwebs. Let’s Talk About My Obsessions, Shall We?y

We finally have internet in our home! After four different service calls and a 2.5 hour visit from a tech who really knew what he was doing – we have TV and internet. Praise all that is holy. I went Tuesday evening to a Twilight/New Moon double feature followed by the midnight premiere of Eclipse in the same theater. I had planned on it being my treat for all of the hard work I’ve been doing in the last few weeks, and it was – but I didn’t take into account... 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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