diff --git a/modules/user_homes/helpers/user_homes_event.php b/modules/user_homes/helpers/user_homes_event.php
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+<?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.");
+
+class user_homes_event_Core 
+{
+	/**
+	 * called when a user logs in. This will setup the session with the
+	 * user home if it exists on the database. This means when the page
+	 * is refreshed after logging in the direction can occur.
+	 */
+  	static function user_login($user)
+	{
+		$home = ORM::factory("user_home")
+			->where("id", $user->id)->find();
+	  	if ($home)
+		{
+			if ($home->home!=0)
+			{
+		 		$session = Session::instance();
+		  		$session->set("redirect_home",$home->home);
+			}
+	  	}
+
+  	}
+
+	/**
+	 * called after a log in occurs and when the first gallery is loaded.
+	 * if the home variable exists on the session then a redirect will 
+	 * occur to that home and the variable removed from the session to 
+	 */
+	static function gallery_ready()
+	{
+		
+		$session = Session::instance();
+		$home = $session->get("redirect_home");
+		if ($home)
+		{
+			// remove from session to ensure redirect does not
+			// occur again
+			$session->set("redirect_home",null);	
+			url::redirect("albums/$home");
+		}
+
+	}  
+
+	/** 
+	 * called just before a user is deleted. This will remove the user from 
+	 * the user_homes directory.
+	 */
+  	static function user_before_delete($user) 
+	{
+    		ORM::factory("user_home")
+      			->where("id", $user->id)
+      			->delete_all();
+  	}
+
+	/**
+	 * called when admin is adding a user
+	 */
+	static function user_add_form_admin($user, $form)
+	{
+		$form->add_user->dropdown("user_home")
+        		->label(t("Home Gallery"))
+        		->options(self::createGalleryArray())
+        		->selected(0);		
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * called after a user has been added
+	 */
+	static function user_add_form_admin_completed($user, $form)
+	{
+		$home = ORM::factory("user_home")
+			->where("id", $user->id)->find();
+		$home->id=$user->id;
+		$home->home=$form->add_user->user_home->value;
+		$home->save();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * called when admin is editing a user
+	 */
+	static function user_edit_form_admin($user, $form)
+	{
+		$home = ORM::factory("user_home")
+			->where("id", $user->id)->find();
+
+		if ($home)
+		{
+			$selected = $home->home;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$selected = 0;
+		}
+		$form->edit_user->dropdown("user_home")
+        		->label(t("Home Gallery"))
+        		->options(self::createGalleryArray())
+        		->selected($selected);			
+	}
+       	/**
+	 * called after a user had been edited by the admin
+	 */
+	static function user_edit_form_admin_completed($user, $form)
+	{
+		$home = ORM::factory("user_home")
+			->where("id", $user->id)->find();
+		$home->id=$user->id;
+		$home->home=$form->edit_user->user_home->value;
+		$home->save();
+		
+	}
+
+       
+	/**
+	 * called when user is editing their own form
+	 */
+	static function user_edit_form($user, $form)
+	{
+		$home = ORM::factory("user_home")
+			->where("id", $user->id)->find();
+
+		if ($home)
+		{
+			$selected = $home->home;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$selected = 0;
+		}
+		$form->edit_user->dropdown("user_home")
+        		->label(t("Home Gallery"))
+        		->options(self::createGalleryArray())
+        		->selected($selected);			
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * called after a user had been edited by the user
+	 */
+	static function user_edit_form_completed($user, $form)
+	{
+		$home = ORM::factory("user_home")
+			->where("id", $user->id)->find();
+		$home->id=$user->id;
+		$home->home=$form->edit_user->user_home->value;
+		$home->save();
+		
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * creates an array of galleries
+	 */
+	static function createGalleryArray()
+	{
+		$array[0] = "none";
+		$root = ORM::factory("item", 1);
+		self::tree($root, "", $array);
+
+		return $array;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * recursive function to build array for drop down list
+	 */
+	static function tree($parent, $dashes, &$array) 
+	{
+    		if ($parent->id == "1")
+		{
+			$array[$parent->id] = "home";
+    		}
+    		else
+		{
+			$array[$parent->id] = "$dashes $parent->name";
+		}
+
+		$albums = ORM::factory("item")
+      			->where(array("parent_id" => $parent->id, "type" => "album"))
+      			->orderby(array("title" => "ASC"))
+      			->find_all();
+		foreach ($albums as $album) 
+		{
+      			self::tree($album, "-$dashes", $array);
+    		}
+    		return;
+  	}
+
+	
+}
diff --git a/modules/user_homes/helpers/user_homes_installer.php b/modules/user_homes/helpers/user_homes_installer.php
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+++ b/modules/user_homes/helpers/user_homes_installer.php
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+<?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.");
+
+class user_homes_installer 
+{
+	static function install()
+	{
+		module::set_version("user_homes", 1);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * installs the the table of user homes when the
+	 * module is installed
+	 */
+	 
+	static function activate()
+	{
+		$db = Database::instance();
+		$db->query("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS {user_homes} (
+			`id` int(9) NOT NULL,
+			`home` int(9) default NULL,
+                 	PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
+                 	UNIQUE KEY(`id`))
+               		ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;");			
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * drops the table of user homes when the 
+	 * module is uninstalled
+	 */
+	static function deactivate() 
+	{
+		$db = Database::instance();
+		$db->query("DROP TABLE IF EXISTS {user_homes};");
+	}
+}
diff --git a/modules/user_homes/models/user_home.php b/modules/user_homes/models/user_home.php
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+++ b/modules/user_homes/models/user_home.php
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+<?php defined("SYSPATH") or die("No direct script access.");
+class User_home_Model extends ORM 
+{
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/user_homes/module.info b/modules/user_homes/module.info
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+++ b/modules/user_homes/module.info
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+name = "User Homes"
+description = "Allows users to have home galleries that they are redirected to when logged in."
+version = 1