Proud Mama Creys!

Posted by on February 6, 2012 · 2 Comments 

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It’s SHOW WEEK! Since E is a Junior, he was able to audition for and participate in the winter straight play. This year it’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and E is Tweedle-Dum. They also needed a few heart children for a few minor moments on stage and guess who happens to have brothers and sisters the right size? E! So, somehow, I ended up with THREE kids in this... Read More

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The Young Prince…For About 12 Seconds.

Posted by on March 25, 2011 · 15 Comments 

Ah…Nothing says “high school” like institutional cinder block walls. I made E let me take this picture before he went on stage last night. This is how he starts out the show. Notice he’s in his makeup AND he has his mic on. HOW COOL IS MY KID? He starts out as the young prince for the pantomime story of how the prince became the Beast. There are no lines,... Read More

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Drunk With Pride. And Also Exhaustion. And Maybe A Little Beer.

Posted by on March 21, 2011 · 9 Comments 

Well..this week/weekend has not been great in terms of my non-religious Lenten vows, but in terms of my LIFE? It’s been great. I only didn’t exercise 2 out of the 7 days, and considering they were 6am-11pm days in some cases, I consider that DAMN IMPRESSIVE. I didn’t blog all weekend but my family was in town and my kid was in a musical that knocked my socks off. Does... Read More

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Opening Night (Are You Sick Of Theater Talk Yet?)

Posted by on March 18, 2011 · 8 Comments 

This is your sneak peak of my son for tonight’s show. He starts out looking like the picture on the left. He wears two different costumes with that hair/makeup. Then, at intermission he gets converted (I do his hair!) to the character on the right. He is Monsieur D’Arque and he’s the owner of the insane asylum who is going to take Belle’s father after... Read More

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Human Again

Posted by on March 17, 2011 · 4 Comments 

Just call me Vidal. Last night was our night “off” from Beauty and the Beast. Of course, we had a daytime show so it’s not like we had the whole day off. Just the evening. Which was good enough since we had been up at school every evening since last Wednesday. Some evenings past 10pm. One past midnight. In other words? E and I needed that night off just to pick... Read More

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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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