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what we eat around here: allergy-friendly foods

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I have a really sweet neighbor friend, Christie, who asked me recently, "What snacks do ya'll (she's View Post

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How To Get Your Kids To Eat (Almost) Anything

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I have to start with this story. One time my Grammy served my mom and her siblings cow tongue for View Post

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31 Things I Know

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Yesterday was my 31st birthday. I definitely told about 18 people it was my 32nd birthday. View Post

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Overheard

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Overheard #1: Sam Kills a Spider Sam: Mom, you know what I did? I did a really big JOB in my nap! I View Post

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Today In Pictures: A House Where Kids Live

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I've often thought an amusing photo-journalistic series would be: "Life, With Kids, Unedited." So View Post

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How We Discovered Sam’s Allergies

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Whenever I tell people Sam has severe allergies to milk, egg, and peanut, the conversation is always View Post

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Happy Hour

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I think it's funny that to some people, 5:00 pm. is "happy hour." Actually, is it five? Is it six? I View Post

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What’s happening in sports – Guest Post from the Banshee!

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There are many ways my husband amazes me. It is amazing how much toilet paper we now consume in our View Post

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A Nerd’s Guide to Preparing Your Home for an Emergency

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I had way too much thinking about this post. It does, after all, combine three of my greatest View Post

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just a normal day. With poop. And sirens.

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I know that some of you are very proper. And so I am going to keep this as subtle as possible. My View Post

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Roasted Chicken in the Crock Pot + Chicken Broth + 20 Uses for Leftover Chicken!

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I can actually remember the first time I bought a "whole roasting chicken" at the grocery store. It View Post

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What’s in a name? A smartt with two “t”s is just as smart??

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At our church retreat, one of the speakers (Roger, a counselor) noted about himself that he found it View Post

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cozy, crispy, easy fall treat!

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I'll be honest. I am not the biggest "fall" fan. I hate Halloween, I hate being cold, I hate losing View Post

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mineral makeup review!

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Some weird things have been happening to me recently. One, I can't stop thinking about houseplants View Post

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Spread the word! And a giveaway week!

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Help me spread the word about the new and improved Smartter Each Day! If you know of someone who View Post

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the hard thing about being a mom

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I feel like most people operate with a secret mentality that their job has one thing about it that View Post

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baby steps to a green(er) home

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I remember the first time my Aunt Rebecca showed me the movie What About Bob? and claimed it was View Post

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thoughts after playing tennis with a three-year-old

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Is it possible I got a workout?!? {I definitely got a workout.} Is it possible Sam was hitting the View Post

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Don’t make this for dinner

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Figured it wasn't fair to post a few rave reviews of dinner at the Smartt house and not nights like View Post

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The marriage bed is a sacred place…

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Did I get your attention? Don't worry, this is about the actual bed. And how it's not sacred View Post

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Southwest-topped Sweet Potatoes

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I owe my friend Katie for this idea. I'm can't believe I've never thought of it before! I was View Post

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Preschool Activity: ABC scrapbook

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I love this little project because it's cute, you can work on it for a few weeks, and it can use View Post

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beginner language activities for preschoolers

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Here are a few suggestions for very beginning language activities for a 2-4 year-old. Tracing View Post

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six ways our skincare routine is getting greener

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I think it's interesting why people change sometimes. What makes someone stop downing bacon View Post

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Simple steps to beginning an at-home preschool

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If you like this post, consider following “Smartter” Each Day on Facebook or Pinterest! I View Post

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Recipe review: Roasted Chicken in the Crock Pot

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Here is my review: This is AMAZING. It tastes like a rotisserie chicken, truly! So easy, View Post

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Carmelized Onion and Chicken Tostadas

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Unlike my sister Julie, I don’t invent recipes. I copy, I adapt, I follow recipes. So when I DO View Post

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Allergy-friendly party food

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We did a lot of entertaining and hosting over the holidays. My goal for food was to make things that View Post

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Hi! I’m Jessica. Former English teacher turned homeschooling mom of three. ESTJ. iPhone addict (in recovery). Anxiety overcomer. Allergy mom (only slightly neurotic). Loved by God, and wife to Mr. Fix Anything. I run a mean 12-minute mile and can make just about anything dairy free. I’m glad you’re here! Read More >>>
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