Weekend O’ Fun. And Puke.

This is just a photo of Wes’s angelic face. Nothing more. YET…I feel like it sums up our awesome weekend very well. We took a spontaneous trip to Florence, AL – just me and the wee ones. I wanted to take them at some point this summer to stay in the hotel Donnie and I tried last month, it has a great pool and playground and splashpad all things my kids love. BUT – I needed a weekend with no rain, and you can’t really plan on those. When I checked... Read More

Losing Focus

I’ve lost a little bit of focus in my life. Yesterday, as I felt my brain boiling on the walk from my front door to my van around noon, I was convinced the heat was causing my problems. It’s hard to stay focused in your life when you look out the window of your home or office and see cartoon heat squiggles rising from the pavement. BUT IT’S NOT A CARTOON. For the record? I do love the heat. I bitch about it because it really is hot and they announced these... Read More

Random Tidbits Of Randomness

We are still collecting dead bugs over hear, people. And let me tell you – the part of me that is always, “Share interests with your child! Easiest way to great a solid foundation for the teenage ears!” is really wishing I would shut up already. I mean, I’m doing okay with it, AS LONG AS THEY ARE DEAD. But there are times when Wes sometimes finds bugs that aren’t dead and I get FREAKED THE HECK OUT. I used the F-word yesterday. I type. I don’t... Read More

Blarghhh…

Feeling a little under the weather today…so instead of an entry with real words…I’m showing you two pictures I made this weekend after a photo walk with the kids. And then I’m going to go back to whining and moaning until I feel better. That works, right?  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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