Back in the days when being a Mom was still just a dream for many of us, little did we know about the true realities of motherhood.  We didn’t know that along with the beauty and rewards of watching our children grow, we’d also have to contend with the daily mind-numbing tasks that go along with it!  But we’ve got to keep on smiling and persevere! 

And that's why we created LTDchix.com. Here's how it all began...

In the summer of 2005, our two families were spending the day together at the beach.  Late that afternoon, as we wrestled to get seven rambunctious kids back into the truck, we both sat back and laughed at the insanity of it all.  Kids were fighting, sand was all over the place, wet bathing suits were soaking into the seats, someone had lost a flip-flop and two boogie boards were sticking out the back window.  We had to laugh…instead of pounding our foreheads into the car until we passed out. 

What had happened to that idyllic dream of being the perfect mom with the perfect kids and the perfect life? 

We came to a few conclusions that day. First: this was it.  We were Living the Dream.  Being a Mom really is tough sometimes, we’re faced fairly often with some pretty insane and chaotic situations, and WE LOVE IT!  We wouldn’t trade it for the world! 

On the way home that night, we started talking about how we got to this point in our lives.  Why hadn't anyone told us?  Did we ever truly understand when we were younger just how much time we’d spend every day doing laundry, carting our kids to activities, cooking, house cleaning and countless other chores in and out of the home? 

Back when we were sitting at our orderly desks in our organized workplaces, balancing budgets and spending our paychecks on business suits and happy hour, we had no clue what was in store when we traded in 9-to-5 for 24/7.  We decided then and there that we should come up with a line of T-shirts that relate to all the moms out there – shirts that really express what we all experience on a daily basis. 

Whether you’re balancing the full-time jobs of work and home or you’re holding the line on the homefront all day – or somewhere in between – we can all relate to the trials and joys of being a Mom.

So we got busy and hired an illustrator, Steven Anderson from Appleton, Wis., who helped us bring our vision to life.  We came up with our slightly sarcastic theme – "Living The Dream" – and then created our signature Mom, who is shown on our shirts overwhelmed and in various situations, smiling her way through daily life. 

April 6, 2009 Update:

We hope you get a kick out of our Living the Dream Mom just as much as we do! So come back and visit LTDchix.com often.  We're planning to grow our line of t-shirts and hopefully create a fun online community of moms who are all "living the dream" in ways we never imagined!