The Story Of The Stupidest Idea Ever

Do you see the sign on the right there? It says This trail is 6.0 miles roundtrip descending 1000 feet. Participants need to be in good physical condition and allow 6 hours for an enjoyable completion of your hike. Here are some of the things I would like to add to the bottom of the sign: Bring at least one gallon of water per person if hiking this during the summer. Don’t... Read More

For All You People Who Think Being a Mother Isn’t Dangerous

I have reached an all-time low. I have been attacked by an appliance. My dishwasher took out it’s revenge on me this afternoon by jumping out at me (because I can’t accept that I ran right into an immobile device) and kicking me in the shin. In reality? I have no damn clue how the incident happened. I was loading the dishes in the dishwasher – - and then I was... Read More

Why Naming A Daughter “Kim” Suddenly Seems Brilliant.

So – I’ve been working on these gifts to give my kids before AndyZ gets here. We did something similar before NikkiZ was born – when I painted wooden signs with her and LilZ’s names on them. Since I wanted to paint one for AndyZ, I took the chance to let the kids pick out something at Michael’s for me to pain them. They both chose different stools to... Read More

The One Where I Teach You Something You Probably Already Knew

I always feel like I’m the last to hear about “popular” internet stuff. By the time I hear about something, the rest of the world has moved on. BUT – inevitably one of you comes out and says, “Heh. I didn’t know that either.” So, I consider it my duty to share my belated lessons for the few of you more behind than I am. It started when someone... Read More

Dear Facebook,

I truly, truly, hate you. The End. Amen. Okay – so I started the whole Facebook thing many moons ago. About the same time I started the whole MySpace thing. I learned to understand MySpace, because it’s what LilZ and his friends use and I wanted to be able to keep up. I still haven’t decided if he really hates it or really likes it that I periodically comment... 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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