I thought that the best place to begin is to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Jennifer, I live in Salem Ma. and I am a friend of Kate, Kat and Nick. I am 20 years old and I am a care provider for my dad who is a disabled Vietnam veteran. I used to have a blog here on Blogstream that was called Jennifers World, but it only lasted a few months before I gave it up. I am very glad that the opportunity came along to do this group blog because it allows me the chance to get back to blogging but it also is a nice way to stay in touch with friends.
Just before I deactivated my old blog, I did a post on a dog that I had just adopted and today I think I will tell you a little about him. Rufus was adopted from the Northeast Animal shelter last March and it took him all of an hour to become part of our family. Rufus is a golden retriever and has found a niche for himself as an aide to my dad and to another friend named Kate. Kate is Katie from Kates Coven and she has recently had some serious health problems that have her confined to bed and to a wheel chair. My dad is a triple amputee as a result from the war in Vietnam and is confined to a wheel chair all day. When my dad wants to go out for air, Rufus pulls him right along. A few days ago, Kate called and asked if I could come over to her house as her father had given her an hour of freedom. Rufus came along with me and once we got Kate outside, Rufus took over and pulled Kate right along through the down town area. Kate didnt like the attention that the dog was getting her but she sure enjoyed the hour of freedom that she had. Rufus was glad to help too, he knows Kate from many of her visits to my home, in fact I think that Kate would be very embarrassed if it became known that she lost a wrestling match to Rufus.
Just to finish my little biogaraphy, I was born and lived on Nantucket Island for most of my life and I wound up moving to Salem because of my dad and his need to be near the doctor that had treated him for over 20 years. My mom died and I had to take over as my dads primary care provider and moving to Salem was all part of the deal. Salem is a beautiful place and as I have found out, the people here are very special people but for me, home will always be the island.
That about does it as far as the introduction goes, there really isnt much to tell about myself. I appreciate that Kat and Nick and Kate have asked me to be a part of this blog and I am sure that I will be posting here frequently. Maybe later today I will do a post on the fun that Kate and myself have had for the past day and a half trying to get her new laptop up and running, there is enough material in those events to do a weeks worth of posts! As of last night when I left her house, Kate planned on doing her first post on this blog today, she was deeply involved in a mental game of chess against her father when I left her house last night so I am very eager to find out how everything ended.