Meet Mr. Smartter Each Day

Now, I know I’m not the only one out there who falls victim to the phenomenon of blog-stalking. 🙂 You can be innocently checking your email and before you know it, here you are, lost in Cyberville, looking at pictures of someone’s kids, reading their birth stories, admiring their bedroom colors, wondering where they live, etc. etc. It’s weirdly addicting.

Well, I thought I’d attempt to satisfy the curiosity of like-minded blog-stalkers (or friends. That works, too.)…and introduce the world to Mr. Smartter Each Day. I just call him Todd. My boys call him Dad.

So I came up with the idea of a little Q & A. And look. It’s my blog. So I decided I could interrupt him with comments and explanation. These are in italics. 🙂

1. First question. So all our readers know, if you had to sum up you, “Todd Smartt,” in one single word, what would that word be?  Sweetness.  Defined. (I think that’s two words. And I’m not exactly sure what is captured in “sweetness.” I tried to unsuccessfully to get elaboration. But yes, my husband is “sweet.”)
2. What is your day job? I’m an account manager and do sales for a landscaping company. Your grass is mine.
3. What is the best and worst part of your day?  Best: Walking in the door from work, because my kids are always excited to see me (sometimes my wife is too).  Worst: 10:39 am every day I get hungry for my lunch, which is fine, except it means that if I succumb to that hunger I will be hungry at 3:13 without any hope until 6 pm. (I felt so bad about this answer, and I am publicly resolving to include an extra afternoon snack in Todd’s lunch.)
4. You recently ripped off a squirrel’s tail in your home. How did you feel in this moment?  Frustrated.  Jerk got away from me.
5. What is it like being married to a hypochondriac?  There’s a children’s story called “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” that originated in the holler-back woods of my hometown of Christiansburg, VA that accurately summarizes my sentiment.  Also I feel like I am Bill Murray in Groundhog Day.  Sometimes I really feel for her, because I can see that she really thinks she is going to be sick, is sick or is in some various stage of imminent death. (Why did I ask this question, I’m wondering??)
6. What’s a favorite or memorable post on Smartter Each Day over the years?  A Real Christmas Story, Don’t Make This for Dinner and The Velveteen Samule are a few favorites. There are so many good ones.
7. What is one thing the world needs to know about Jessica?  She is incredibly talented in so many areas of life that I am terrible at. God knew exactly what I needed. Blog-wise, her ability to add spice, see humor in a situation, clarify emotion and feeling to her blog posts truly amazes me.  She turns the everyday mundane into the amazing.
8. Your family eats dairy-free because of Sam’s allergies. Do you like dairy-free food?  I will gladly eat whatever it is she puts in front of me.  I am grateful for the miracles in the kitchen that she produces every day, and I will add cheese or sour cream to just about anything.  (This question is an excellent example of why my husband should have been an attorney. It seems like he’s saying “yes” but he’s really saying “no.”)
9. How are you and Mrs. Smartt most different? Most alike?  She is type A.  I am not.  She is intense.  I am not.  She can write.  I cannot.  She is a great mother.  I am not.  She needs quality time with me.  I just need … you know.  As far as alike – We both really want to raise our kids in a home where the gospel is spoken, but also lived out.
10. If this were your blog, how would it be different?  Mine would have way less words and more pictures.  And more NASCAR analasys.  Possibly a fantasy football component.  Possibly a coupon page dedicated to great beer and meat specials. (Short answer – everything would be different…?)

I hope you all enjoyed this brief glimpse into the man who keeps me sane. Maybe we should add an “ask Todd” feature regularly. Send your landscaping and “jessica” questions over! :).  Sidenote – I’m pretty sure we have more pictures of us together on our honeymoon than all the five years combined after that. Whoops.

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