the LTM blog

Do you guys do this: Finish a page and tell yourself you’re done but you know there’s just something “not right” about it? I do and 99% of the time, I go back and redo these types of pages or I add something once I’ve had time to walk away from it. This is one of […]

Can’t believe we’re almost through all 31 stories. A lot of time went into these so I’m happy to see the project completed. I’m glad that my girls will have a very real and unfluffy view of who I am right now and what I’m feeling in this stage of life. I’m sure in another […]

It’s hard to put a price on convenience, especially when it comes to 3 little ones. One thing we do to make our lives a little bit easier is use paper plates and paper bowls. It creates less mess, less dishes, less stress. I can simply throw everything away when the girls are done eating […]

Okay, here we are again. I think the first one is going to hurt every time I read it down the road, but it’s real and that is what matters. I hope the girls understand how much I value my relationship with them when they read this story. I also hope I look back at […]

I’m baaaaaack. Sorry I’ve been MIA. I went out of town and the day after I got home, M left for his first year residency in Arizona for his doctoral program. He was gone for 5 days of intensive coursework and it doesn’t sound like that long, but it is a really long time when […]