Yes, I do have a face!
I figured it was about time to make a real bio post. So, here is a bit more about me. My name is Jennifer (aka Mama Jenn). I am a Christian and I love my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! I am striving to be a Proverbs 31 woman! I am happily married to my best friend who is a wonderful man who seeks the Lord with all his heart.
I am the homeschooling mama of five little ones; one girl and four boys. Our sole princess is 7 years old. All of our boys came in sets of two! My oldest set of twins is 6 years old and the youngest set is 3 years old.
I love spending time together as a family (all seven of us). The kiddos always keep us laughing! Prior to having children I was a high school math teacher. I have my BA in Mathematics and a Masters degree in Education. Prior to that, I played college basketball, though I now find it hard to believe! (I am tall…6’2″)
In my “spare” time I enjoy scrapbooking, though blogging seems to be taking its place. I currently have five main blogs. This (Mama Jenn) is my family/homeschool/craft/everything blog. Education Cubes features customizable learning blocks. The Homeschool Resource List is a collection of all the free online resources that I have found for homeschoolers. The “Brown Like Me” Book Review is a collection of books featuring “brown” characters. The Living Math Book List is a collection of living math books dividing up by math topics..
I used to be what you would call a perfectionist, though, having kids…many kids…has changed all that! I sometimes find myself longing for the days of complete organization and order. But, when I take a look at all those little faces, I can help but thank God for the chaos and disorder…though I am still trying to regain some sense of organization…stay tuned! {smile}
Well, that is me…a little more in depth!
Building on the Rock [Bible Activity]
I am so glad I ran across your site. I look forward to learning from you.
We have four little kiddos (5,4,4, and 2). We have three girls, a set of identical twins, and the boy is youngest. We are venturing in our first year of homeschool. Thank you for sharing your gift,time and talent.
Thanks for visiting my site and for your kind words!!!! Homeschooling is an adventure! Make sure you have lots of fun along the way!!!
Hi Jenn! I’m Julie, publisher of the Learn Your Christmas Carols blog. I’ve published lyrics and videos to nearly 100 different popular, traditional, funny and obscure holiday songs and had over 25,000 visitors. I’d like to include links to recipes, decorations and crafts this year, and am wondering if you have any content you’d like to contribute? The only requirement would be a link back in your sidebar or footer. I’m asking you because I found some good holiday content on your site that deserves a wider audience. If you’re interested, please email me at [email protected] or tweet me at http://twitter.com/juliegallaher
This is so wild! I have 5 kids as well, my oldest is 7 and a girl, the rest are boys, and to top it off my name is Jennifer! What are the odds. I have just ventured into the homeschool world, I am looking over all your info now!
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Hey jenn! It’s Michelle Diniakos. I just stumbled across your blog….I was reading homeschool creations and saw your little tiny picture and said, “hey, I know her! ” 🙂
I am so excited to have found it. You are doing some amazing stuff..don’t know where you find the time….and I can’t wait to delve into all of your resources. I just started homeschooling Levi this year.. He started kindergarten…and I love it! Hope all is well for you guys. Tell Reg Paul and I say hello. I will be hopefully checking in daily with your blog!
Michelle
I am an educator as well. I have taught elementary school (Kindergarten, 1st grade) for 7 years. I have one daughter and plan to have more. I have no plans to homeschool, but I love your spirit. I often navigate homeschooling websites as they often have really cool hands on activities that I can do with my kindergarten students. I am not a big worksheet person, I think hands-on is more appropriate for little learners. I will be sure to navigate your other blogs.
Hi Lisa,
I would love for you to link to the “Brown Like Me” Book Reviews! That would be awesome!
Hi! I ran across your “Brown Like Me” blog and wondered if it’d be ok if I linked to it? I administer a public library children’s blog in a small town, and have a blog roll (and other links) for my families on the blog. Sorry for the message here but I wasn’t sure how to contact you!
WOW, five boys including a set of twins! That is awesome! Thank you for your kind words! Glad you stumbled on my blog! 😉
I stumbled upon your blog,and I love it! I am a mom of five boys w/ one set of twins. I love everything about my boys and would not have it any other way. I love your bio, I too am striving to be a Proverbs 31 Woman. I can already tell your blog is going to be an inspiration. I thank God for women such as yourself who put God and their families first. Be blessed.
Hi Sarah,
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Jenn,
Help! I purchased the Education Cubes & signed up with your Education Cube site……but I missed place my login information! How do I go about re-setting it? I am soooo sad I can’t use it tonight. Oh well, patience is our class character trait this month…guess I have to have some patience!
Sarah
Sorry, I no longer have our Thumb/Finger guards. However, I did come up with another solution…if you are interested: http://mama-jenn.blogspot.com/2010/05/no-more-thumb-suckers.html
I’ve been online researching, searching, pricing… these “Thumb guards” for a little girl of 5yrs, this product is very expensive. Of the two (only two!) I’ve found one is the “TGuard Brand ThumbGuard” $75 and the other “Dr.Thumb a child guard thumb” $50 and shipped from Korea. I’d like to find someone willing to sell their no longer needed thumb guard to me… Please! Carla
Thanks so much Tiffany!
just stumbled across your blog, and I LOVE it!!! thanks for spending so much time on this sharing your ideas and experiences with us. You have a beautiful family!!
Kathleen,
Thank you so much for your kind words! Hopefully I will get around to posting more about homeschooling with multiple multiples! 🙂
Jenn! I’m so excited to have stumbled upon your blog. I have twin girls who are 5 and twin newborn boys. I’m a beginner when it comes to homeschooling, and I’m going to be scouring your site for tips on how to address the challenges of homeschooling two at the same time. God bless you for putting all these amazing resources out there!
so grateful i found your blog ^_^
Jenn, I really enjoyed this post! And you are stunning – really beautiful! (I already knew you were beautiful, but it’s nice to see that you are on the outside too!) You are a busy woman and I find a lot of inspiration from you and the love you have for your family. Thank you for sharing this with all of us. 🙂
Hi Mama Jenn! This is my 1st time visiting. You have a very nice blog. And thanks for sharing that picture of yours. Now we all know you have beautiful skin and skin color. Its funny because my oldest son (8yo)says that his dad’s skin color is brown. We are from Puerto Rico and here you find all different skin tones. But now that I look at you my dh isn’t brown, you are. He’s more like golden brown or redish brown, if this is a color. Anyway, Love your site. I’ll be borrowing your Color Wheel printable. It’s awesome!
Warmly,
Evelyn & her 2 Little Rascals
http://2pequenostraviesos.blogspot.com
Just stumbled upon your blog. I will be back to peruse it more in depth. I did a singleton, twins and another singleton. I also just have one girl but she is my youngest at 12 now. I love the idea of the fraction cups! Wow! Wish I had had that resource years ago. But we have made it. My oldest will graduate from homeschooling sometime this coming year. I have to become more computer savvy and make a new gmail account or a blog because I was an Abigail married to a Nabor who left this fall and took a lot of my passwords so I don’t mean to sign anyomously. Thanks! Thanks for your blog!
Just stumbled upon your blog. I will be back to peruse it more in depth. I did a singleton, twins and another singleton. I also just have one girl but she is my youngest at 12 now. I love the idea of the fraction cups! Wow! Wish I had had that resource years ago. But we have made it. My oldest will graduate from homeschooling sometime this coming year. I have to become more computer savvy and make a new gmail account or a blog because I was an Abigail married to a Nabor who left this fall and took a lot of my passwords so I don’t mean to sign anyomously. Thanks! Thanks for your blog!
Hi there! Thanks for visiting my blog! I have visited yours a ton and used some of your printables! You amaze me at what you do and have been quite an encouragement to me. God bless your school year!
LOVED finally putting a face to a name Jenn. Great picture and About me post. I’m still so envious you have two sets of twins! I love being a twin mom.
Hi Mama Jenn! This is my 1st time visiting. You have a very nice blog. And thanks for sharing that picture of yours. Now we all know you have beautiful skin and skin color. Its funny because my oldest son (8yo)says that his dad’s skin color is brown. We are from Puerto Rico and here you find all different skin tones. But now that I look at you my dh isn’t brown, you are. He’s more like golden brown or redish brown, if this is a color. Anyway, Love your site. I’ll be borrowing your Color Wheel printable. It’s awesome!
Warmly,
Evelyn & her 2 Little Rascals
http://2pequenostraviesos.blogspot.com
Jenn,
You are truly one the most beautiful women that I know, both inside and out! I’m proud to call you friend. You look stunning in this picture and your hair looks FAB!
TonyR
Nice to “see” you! Thanks for taking the time to share about yourself! You are an inspiring woman… beautiful inside and out! Your family is blessed to have you as theirs. Know that you are an encouragement!
That is a great picture of you, you’re gorgeous girl! I loved hearing more about you, and still love reading every single one of your posts.
Jenn, I really enjoyed this post! And you are stunning – really beautiful! (I already knew you were beautiful, but it’s nice to see that you are on the outside too!) You are a busy woman and I find a lot of inspiration from you and the love you have for your family. Thank you for sharing this with all of us. 🙂
So nice to meet you. Thank you for sharing your picture and more about yourself. I enjoy getting to know my fellow bloggers.
So glad to “see” you and know more about you! I love how you said your boys come in sets of two’s!!
Yea! So nice to “meet” you! You are as beautiful on the outside as you are in the inside.
Thank you for sharing a little bit more of yourself with us.
BTW, you and I would be hilarious next to each other… I’m almost 5′ 2″ 🙂 Almost…
Thanks for the bio. It’s always nice to get to know bloggers that I follow. You are so beautiful! I don’t know how you do everything with five little ones! I struggle getting everything done with just one! God bless you!
Love seeing your lovely picture and reading more about you Jenn!