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Our Blue’s Clues Mini Tragedy

7 November 20122 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ 1 Comment

Yesterday we had a bit of a crisis in our house. On Monday I took Aurelia over to my friend Amy's house and she had a little play date with Amy's two boys. While at their house Amy gave Aurelia a little Blue toy and a "handy dandy notebook" from the show. Aurelia LOVED them. She talked … Continue reading Our Blue’s Clues Mini Tragedy

Fall!

27 October 20127 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ 1 Comment

Fall is here! Well, at this point it feels like it's come and gone 🙂 I can't believe we already had a smidge of snow! Anyway, I'm not a fan of Halloween but I love decorating for fall and doing "fall time" things. As soon as September arrived I started using our pumpkin scented room … Continue reading Fall!

Remembering Our Babies

13 September 20127 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ 4 Comments

"Because someone we love is in Heaven, there's a little bit of heaven in our home."Today was our little September baby's due date.It's difficult knowing today there won't be a baby here to love, hold, cuddle, feed, or take for walks. That first miscarriage was easily the most difficult thing I've ever been through.As we came … Continue reading Remembering Our Babies

Thrift Store

18 August 20127 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ 3 Comments

One of our favorite things to do as a family is pick out new books from the thrift store. We have TONS of children's books and we bought most of them for $.25-.75. Board books are usually pretty expensive and Aurelia can't quite handle paper pages yet so it's nice to be able to get … Continue reading Thrift Store

Fire Station Friday

18 August 20127 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I left my phone in California last week, so thankfully I ran into my friend Brittany when I was out taking Aurelia for our morning walk yesterday. Brittany had planned for the neighbor kids to have a tour of the fire station in our neighborhood! Daniel came home a little early from work so we … Continue reading Fire Station Friday

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Hi, I’m Jess. I share simple ways to build joy in yourself, your family, and your community. I’m a foster mama writing about mental health, infertility, adoption, home education, life and love. Welcome!

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