A girl and her new sheets.

We’ve been busy today moving NikkiZ’s stuff into the BIG bedroom so we can paint for LilZ to take over the smaller bedroom. Since chaos is going to reign over this transition in the next few weeks (we paint this weekend) we decided we might as well take her out of the crib amidst the insanity. We can’t really afford to buy a twin mattress or bed right now, so... Read More

Looking for a Guinea Pig…

So – in my downtime I taught myself how to design to work with the sidebar widget capability of WordPress. Probably not rocket science to those of you who gave in to learn that years ago, but I was pretty damn proud. I made a simple design to work with the default sidebar options a WordPress blog gives you. If you have a WordPress blog (one you set up yourself that you can... Read More

My First Journey Into The World Of Stay-At-Home Moms

While adventuring around town this week, looking for free entertainment for my child, I discovered that our Barnes & Noble has Story time every Monday and Thursday. The kids get read a story and then they do a craft associated with the story. We decided to try it yesterday, and I was very nervous. Yes…you heard me right…I was nervous about story time. I’ve... Read More

BAH! Humbug!

Here’s a Quickie: MrZ gave me a gift certificate for a facial for Christmas and I took advantage of that this morning. My relaxation period ended abruptly, however, when I found out the tornado-producing severe storms coming towards this area prompted ALL OF THE SCHOOLS TO CLOSE EARLY. BAH! Must go get kids! Must get them home safely and hide in the bathtub! AFTER I blog... Read More

30. And still so very sexy.

I want my last post of Nablopomo to be the one wishing my husband a happy 30th birthday. His birthday is actually tomorrow (Dec 1st) but I’m taking a break from blogging this weekend after having written 100 entries in the last 30 days. I’m awesome. So, MrZ? Happy Birthday. I know you were dreading the big 3-0 but since I did it two years ago, it’s hard for me... 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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