Created a cg_core module with a settings form for homepage blocks

sites/all/modules/Custom/cg_core/cg_core.info

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+name = cg_core
+description = This module contains our custom code, as well as dependencies, ideally allowing us to 'rebuild the site' simply by enabling this module. It also contains a settings form so that the client can edit the homepage blocks.
+core = 7.x
+version = 7.x-1.x

sites/all/modules/Custom/cg_core/cg_core.install

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+<?php
+function cg_core_enable() {
+drupal_set_message($message = t('The cg_core module was successfully enabled.'), $type = 'status');
+
+  $enable = array(
+    'theme_default' => 'cg_theme',
+    //'zen'
+  );
+  theme_enable($enable);
+
+  foreach ($enable as $var => $theme) {
+    if (!is_numeric($var)) {
+      variable_set($var, $theme);
+    }
+  }
+}

sites/all/modules/Custom/cg_core/cg_core.module

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+<?php
+
+/*  
+ * Implementation of hook_menu()  
+ */  
+function cg_core_menu(){  
+    // desired path location: http://www.oursite.com/our/form  
+    $items['admin/config/system/cg_settings'] = array(  
+        // page title  
+        'title' => 'Homepage Settings',  
+        // describe the page for the menu system.  site visitors will not see this  
+        'description' => 'Staff configurable page with custom settings form.',  
+        // function that is called when visiting the new path to generate the page's content  
+        'page callback' => 'cg_core_settings_form',  
+        // permissions required to view page  
+        'access arguments' => array('administer site configuration'),  
+    );  
+    return $items;  
+}  
+
+/**  
+ * Page callback: Custom settings form  
+ */  
+function cg_core_settings_form($form, &$form_state) {  
+  $form['my_custom_blocks1'] = array(  
+    '#type' => 'textarea',  
+    '#title' => t('Block 1'),  
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('mycustom_blocks', 'Welcome to our site'),  
+    '#size' => 50,  
+    '#maxlength' => 200,  
+    '#description' => t('The content inside Block 1'),  
+    '#required' => TRUE,  
+  );  
+
+  $form['my_custom_blocks2'] = array(  
+    '#type' => 'textarea',  
+    '#title' => t('Block 2'),  
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('mycustom_blocks', 'Welcome to our site'),  
+    '#size' => 50,  
+    '#maxlength' => 200,  
+    '#description' => t('The content inside Block 2'),  
+    '#required' => TRUE,  
+  );  
+
+  $form['my_custom_blocks3'] = array(  
+    '#type' => 'textarea',  
+    '#title' => t('Block 3'),  
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('my_custom_blocks', 'Welcome to our site'),  
+    '#size' => 50,  
+    '#maxlength' => 200,  
+    '#description' => t('The content inside Block 3'),  
+    '#required' => TRUE,  
+  );    
+
+  return system_settings_form($form);  
+}