Random Silly To Ease The Sad

We took NikkiZ to see Santa last night. The Botanical Gardens has to have their Fantasy of Lights up and running by Thanksgiving, so they spend the weekends before Thanksgiving doing Walk-Thrus. This weekend is for Members Only, so we took advantage of the smaller crowds. There really is no better way to see the Fantasy of Lights than on foot. It’s fantastic. And at the end?... Read More

All Europeans Speak The Same, You Know.

Yesterday at the grocery store – the conversation I overheard while waiting in line to buy my groceries: Very Young Male Cashier: So. Uh. Your accent. Are you from Europe? Or…the other one? Australian Customer: I’m Australian. Cashier: Yeah. I knew it was one of those two. Customer: Mmmm. Cashier: Some people try to say you can’t tell the difference but I... Read More

Perfect For A Monday

Mondays can often suck. And for me? This is going to be a really sucky Monday for a long list of reasons I’ll refrain from boring you with. However, uploading my pictures this morning and seeing this gem? Made the day sunny for me. I mean – COME ON. What is up with that smile? I told her I was going to take a picture of Pooh in the carseat and she said, “And... Read More

Don’t hate me because I have an ugly bedroom

We all know I’m a total Flickr whore, right? I love Flickr with all of my heart and dream of a day when I have enough photos listed on the explore page that I can do one of those cool posters everyone else does. Of course, it would be the one photo with the crappy lighting and ugly shadows that makes it. AND in the one room of my house we haven’t fixed up yet –... Read More

Mornings make us weird.

Our house in the morning is a very weird place. MrZ and I both wake up feeling mildly goofy which lends itself to some entertaining moments. If, by “entertaining” you mean, “stupid and childish.” Here are several scenes from this morning that you would have enjoyed had you been a fly on the wall. These moments remind me how totally awesome my life is. MrZ’s... 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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