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Friday, April 08, 2011

Welcome ~ The Ultimate Blog Party 2011

Welcome to my little spot on the internet :)

This is the week for the Ultimate Blog Party 2011 hosted by 5 minutes for Mom.

My name is Jenn. We are a So. California homeschooling family. You will notice that we have 4 children, but I am homeschooling 5. Our friend Teddy, age 11- homeschools with us.

Our children are Meg- age 15, Josie- age 14, Demi-Sky -age 11 and Amie - age 9. (no, these are not their real names) Sky is my husband and best friend. He is a building inspector, a woodworker, and an artist with construction-type things. He happens to rock the whole jeans and steel-toed boots look ;)

Emma is our 2 year old Labradoodle, and practically perfect in every way... I am so glad she is part of our family!

I am a wife, mother, homeschooler, blogger...I love to read, I would rather walk than run- and procrastination is the thorn in my side. I love Jane Austen, diet coke, ** all things carb, dark chocolate and Jars of Clay. Right now, homeschooling is my biggest hobby/interest/vocation...it's not just a job, it's a way of life..er, something like that...

I blog about our family life, our homeschooling, books I read, my struggle to finally get organized... Our homeschooling is pretty eclectic in nature, I use a variety of materials and curriculum and I write about them/review them here.

Sit down and visit a while, there are tabs at the top you can click, and a subject cloud in the sidebar. You can read about ** why we homeschool, ** our faith, **my hair-brained miss-adventures,
** our trips.

We love living in Orange County, California- and yet, we long for a bit of land. This longing expresses itself in our mini-forays into urban home~steading. We currently have 4 hens. You can read about their love of treats here* and about a hen's view of a rock- on- day- here*

Leave a comment, I love making new friends!

Labels: family, Jen's world

posted at 12:12 AM
19 comments

19 Comments:

At 3:24 AM, MomLaur said...: Hey Jen! Great to get to know a little more about you! Beautiful family :0)
At 6:27 AM, Sandie said...: Hi! I'm visiting from the Ultimate Blog Party. We homeschool too, but we're on the opposite side of the country in New Jersey. :) So fun to read about you guys!
Hope you get a chance to visit us at www.LittleLearningLovies.com!
At 6:31 AM, TaMara Sloan said...: Stopping by and following from the UBP! We also homeschool 5 children. You can check me out at http://sloanhomeschool.blogspot.com/
At 9:04 AM, Just Wedeminute said...: Hi, I found your adorable blog on the Ultimate Blog Party 2011 and I'm a new
follower. Hop over and say Hi if you get a chance, Jennifer from Just
Wedeminute
PS I'm a homeschooling mom too!
At 10:47 AM, Hello Jessica Lynn said...: Howdy!

The kids and the puppy are adorable!!

I am so happy to have found your blog. I am stopping in from the Ultimate Blog Party and this is my very first year participating and this is SO VERY exciting!! LOL

Anyhow...please stop by my blogs and follow whenever you get the opportunity:

So Stylilized is where I am currently offering FREE Custom Blog Designs at http://sostylilized.blogspot.com/2011/04/ultimate-blog-party.html

And...Jessica Lil Corner is where I am blogging about family and life at http://jessicaslilcorner.blogspot.com/2011/04/ultimate-blog-party.html

I welcome your visit at either or both of my blogs and hope to have you stop by and follow really soon!!

Have a very blessed day!! :0)
At 1:48 PM, Paige said...: Stepped in from Ultimate Blog party.

Love. Love. Love the poppies!

~Paige

www.clauseninthehausen.blogspot.com
At 5:23 PM, Tina Hollenbeck said...: Hi! I'm stopping by from the UBP - trying to visit all on the link for Christian blogs by the end of the day (but I'm not going straight down the list so I still have quite a few to go!). I'm #73 (Being Made New - http://tinahollenbeck.blogspot.com) - I am a homeschooler, too, and always have at least one (and sometimes up to 4 tag-alongs in the form of kids for whom I babysit!). I hope you might be able to pop in at my place sometime soon.
At 7:28 PM, Tina Hollenbeck said...: Hi! I found you on the UBP earlier today and bookmarked you "for future reference." :^) And now I just wanted to let you know that I've decided to follow you - and I look forward to getting to know you. ~ Tina (http://tinahollenbeck.blogspot.com)
At 8:32 PM, Hen Jen said...: MomLaur,

so glad you stopped by! I will be by to visit you! :)

Sandie,

I love making new friends, and other homeschool moms in particular are a blessing, it's nice to talk to friends who are right there where I am. I will be by to visit your place!
At 8:33 PM, Hen Jen said...: TaMara,

we must be twinsies!! tho to be fair, I only have 4, my 5th student is a bonus :) so glad you left a comment, so I can visit you back! :)
At 8:36 PM, Hen Jen said...: Jennifer,

Hi! so nice to 'meet' you! I've already been by your place, loved the recipes! I will be back for more easy and yummy meal ideas! :)

I like the name of your blog!
At 8:37 PM, Hen Jen said...: Jessica and Paige,

so glad you stopped by and said Hi! I will be by to visit you back! Thank you for the kind words. :)
At 8:39 PM, Hen Jen said...: Tina,

I emailed you earlier, but wanted to leave a reply here too, so glad you came by- I'm so impressed that you are going to visit everyone on the Christian blogger list, wow! Thanks for the follow, I will be by to visit you too- I am always really blessed by meeting other homeschool moms in the trenches.

much grace and peace to you this week!
At 3:56 AM, Karen Sue said...: Jen-
Love the movie. Isn't it great to share what the Lord has given each of us? Hope you are doing well. Kids here on a 2 week break and I have 1 week left of Tax Season then it's off to Raleigh to visit my sister. Could you send just a little spring this way? We had lots of wet snow again this week.
At 8:28 PM, Megan @ Purple Dancing Dahlias said...: Hi! Stopping by from the UBP. We homeschool our four kids too and have a farm.

http://purpledancingdahlias.blogspot.com/
At 2:54 PM, JennyBean said...: Love this! And the hens just crack me up. I think I want one.
At 7:59 AM, Starlene said...: Loved your video. Miss your face, though. :-(
At 10:28 AM, Hen Jen said...: missing you, Starlene. We need to ichat soon. So, where are you moving? anywhere I'd recognize?
At 6:25 PM, Amber said...: Hi! Got here from the UBP page. Nice to meet other homeschoolers. :)

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