Music…really the same after all these years.

There was some song on the Top 40 station last year, maybe Button? I can’t remember now, but some song talking about sexy stuff. I told LilZ, “You know, the mother in me wants to kinda not let you listen to that kind of music because it has such strong sexual themes. But then I remember the music I listened to/danced to when I was your age. And it wasn’t any better.” Here... Read More

Simply the best!

Other than doughnut wedding cakes and buying school supplies, there are really no areas in my life where I excel as compared with any other average Jane. I don’t know why this bothers me so much, but it does. I really, really, really, really want to find something I am really good at. Something that other people who know me can use to describe me. “Oh, Kim. You know... Read More

Better than macaroni art

The summer I was to turn 14, my Dad and two of his sisters planned a month-long cross-country camping trip for all of us to enjoy together. This trip coincided with a trip my best friend was taking to Texas. She had invited me and two other friends to go with her and I was incredibly upset when I realized I would miss it to go camping for 30 days. I’m fairly certain I whined... Read More

Momma’s gettin’ her some new teeth.

Zoot’s dental background: I was born without permanent replacements for my eyeteeth (the two teeth on either side of my two front teeth). When I lost the baby teeth, since there were no teeth to replace them, the other teeth scooted over to fill in the gaps. This gave me several sexy gaps between all of my top teeth, which mandated orthodontic interference. (So did my massive... Read More

The religion of sports and the insanity of its congregation

We watched Fever Pitch last night, which I liked for MANY reasons. But my favorite thing about the movie? I think it VERY accurately portrayed the emotions behind having sports teams to root for. “Dog People” always agree with each other that “Non-Dog People” don’t understand how we can get SO upset when a pet dies. It’s an emotional connection... 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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