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One look at Wes and you just know that his power of cuteness is evil and could overtake you at a moments notice. Add in his latest phase of Cuddle Monster and his powers are multiplied exponentially. He’ll reach his arms out for a “hug” and next thing you know you’ve been carrying him for an hour and you can’t/won’t put him down because his sweet... Read More

There Is Not Enough Wood For Me To Knock On, I Know…

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So, you know how I’ve written at least 50 times lately about how HORRIBLE Wes has been at age 3? And that Nikki was the same way but she got much better at 4? If recent developments are to be trusted, we’ll be able to say the same thing about Wes. He turns four in May but lately? He has been SO MUCH BETTER. The threats of time out actually work and nip bad behavior in... Read More

Too Fast

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I still carry Wes around when we go places. He’ll be FOUR in May. When I make these two statements together I know how ridiculous they sound. When I see pictures of us (like the one in the paper) of me and this GIANT KID on my hip, I see how ridiculous it looks. (I have started carrying him on my back more because that looks less silly.) Yet I still do it. Partly because... Read More

Shelving My Pride For A Moment Ended Up Rewarding My Lazy! WIN/WIN!

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On one of my many entries recently ranting about the evilness of my children (So sorry about the frequency of those rants, by the way, I try not to be the Snarky Anti-Mom so much) someone very kindly said that maybe the kids were acting out because they weren’t getting enough time with me. Insert Kim’s Proud Mental Response Here: WELL! I DECLARE! I do NOT like the implications... Read More

The One About The Boob Punching

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Dear Adorable Children Of Mine, We need to have a talk. There have been a few incidents of misbehavior lately from you both that I’ve gotten really angry about. I’ve even yelled on occasion, and I really try to save that move for really bad things. I’ve put you in time out, I’ve taken away movies, the last few months have been a discipline smorgasbord 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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