Why Moms Should Love Pottermore

Surely you’ve heard about Pottermore, right? Well, I’ve seen enthusiasts excited for the new information Rowling’s going to share, I’ve seen E-Book lovers excited over the possibilities this lends to the future of reading digitally, and I’ve seen complaints from people on every side because it’s not what they wanted. But you know what I haven’t... Read More

The Beginning Of The End

I was looking forward the release of this trailer last Wednesday. And then the power went out. AND THEN EVERYONE KEPT TALKING ABOUT IT. As soon as life settled down with power, internet and food…I watched this trailer OVER and OVER again. And I cried like a little baby. Yes…there are obvious changes. But you know what? There have been in every movie. I’ve learned... Read More

HoneyDukes Anyone?

Once again I pulled an all-nighter with Wes and his leg cramps. I remember the pain of those things so vividly I am more sympathetic than I usually am when my kids keep me up. He’s the first of my kids to suffer from them and MY GOD does he suffer. I’m a wee bit beat and today has been ruled a half-day at school because of the threat of bad weather. In other words? PRAY... Read More

About Last Night…

So, let’s back up a day, shall we? TWO nights ago I got minimal sleep because I was having so much fun finishing up the little details for the party. Now…let’s fast-forward to last night. When people finally started arriving everything was perfect. I got it all done in time, I was in costume and ready to go. The kids loved the games and the adults seemed to enjoy... Read More

Riddikulus.

When I was in college we used to have a lot of parties and dinners because I was young and confident and not at all worried about what guests thought of my home. Plus, they were all college students too so their standards were low. Since then we’ve had about ZERO parties that involve anyone outside of family. We always talk about having them, but just never have gotten around... 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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