Junkin’ in Huntsville

I went junkin’ for the first time ever this week. A friend took me and it was so much fun! I probably could have spent at least twice as much time in each place (if not longer) but the mission was to hit as many places as possible. So I didn’t even look at clothes or linens much. I was on the hunt for some cool plates and some large picture frames. Here are a some more pictures of some of the treasure I found. I haven’t photographed everything yet because... Read More

The Life Of The Party

Once upon a time, a little boy went to a birthday party at a pretty fun place. There was skeeball, inflatable slides and air hockey! That little boy was having a LOT of fun at the party just as all of the children were. And then…that little boy discovered the most fun thing of all…the TEACUP. This was his favorite thing at the party. His Mom watched him play and she laughed and told her friends, “He obviously doesn’t get the love of spinning... Read More

The Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Twos.

Ladies and Gentlemen – we are officially deeply engulfed in THE TERRIBLE TWOS. And since my daughter had more of the TERRIBLE THREES then I can only assume that it’s going to be another year and a half before I go 24 hours without putting someone in Time Out. Wes’s big thing lately is to just be obstinate. I could say, “Wes, eat this chocolate cake.” To which he would say, “I don’t WANT to!” Or, “No!” Or my favorite... Read More

Dear Santa, I’d Like A Leaf-Blower For Christmas. AND Someone to Blow The Leaves For Me.

I’m trying to get a feel for how much my neighbors hate me for not dealing with my leaves. Let me give you my excuses… We don’t have a leaf-blower. We don’t have any trees in our front yard, so I’m convinced most of the leaves are not ours anyway. WHY IS THIS MY RESPONSIBILITY? I think raking leaves is really dumb. I’m really effin’ lazy about lawncare. I want to take pictures of Wes in the leaves. I just did the pictures of NikkiZ today.... Read More

The (Not Really) Elusive (But Really) Awesome Teenager

Photo taken by White Rabbit Studios I get asked all the time about my son, E. How did I score one of the rare awesome teenagers in the world? I’m always very flattered, how can you not be when someone is enamored by your child? My instinct and dominant responses usually revolve around reasons that have little to do with me. If they’re speaking in reference to how awesome E is with his brother and sister – I give him all of the credit. I explain that E wanted... 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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