The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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Liam’s Busy Easter
Chapter 62 Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, and boy am I pooped. Did you have that Easter thing too? There was so much to do and so many eggs to find! I told you last week about the egg hunt at the church right? Well I woke up the other morning and mommy told me…
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Doesn’t Anyone In This Generation Iron?
As you may or may not know, I’ve been in Virginia Beach for over a year now taking care of my grandson. I spent the first eight months at my son’s house because his wife was deployed and then moved over to my daughter Sarah’s place. I like to wear these button down, long sleeve,…
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Liam’s First Easter Egg Hunt
Chapter 61 Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, back in Virginia Beach after that lllooooonnnnngggg car ride to Grammy’s house. The day after we got home Grampy said we weren’t going anywhere because he couldn’t put me back in that car seat. I was kinda glad. Guess what I did this week? I went on an…
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First Haircut and a Week of Fun!
Chapter 60 Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, coming to you from Massah….Massachuchu…….Grammy’s house. Me, Mommy, Grampy, AND my doggies went for a vacation. We had that long drive last week. Grampy sat in the back seat with me and we played games and ate Goldfish crackers. He’s a pretty good traveler, even though he eats…
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Mind If I Vent?
I’ve heard so many stories from some of my family members over the past few weeks that I finally have the need to vent or rant or whatever you want to call it. Of course, the people that need to hear this won’t, or they won’t believe it’s about them. Or they will say, “But…
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Grampy Moves Fast: Sometimes
Chapter 59 Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam. Guess what? I found out how to make Grampy move really fast! Last week it was nap time. Grampy took me upstairs and gave me a fresh dipey. He decided he wasn’t going to put my jeans back on and would just let me sleep in my T-shirt…
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How Do You Know?
I find myself wondering, “How do you know when the timing is right?” “Have I waited long enough?” “Am I ready?” “How do you know when you’re ready to get a new dog?” Our Beagle, Oscar, died last May. His buddy, and our awesome friend Baxter the Golden Retriever, crossed the Rainbow Bridge near the…
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Doing Stuff On My Own
Chapter 58 Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, working hard at raising Grampy. I think he’ll be a real good grampy when I’m done with him. This week my daddy said I need a haircut. I’ve never had a haircut and I don’t know why he feels that way. This was right after my nap. I…
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It Was The Last Normal Week
If you were on Social Media yesterday you might have seen a post that said, “A year ago this was the last normal week and nobody knew it.” It’s true, even though it seems like it’s been more than a year at times. On March 6,2020 we were still living what, at the time, was…
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Another Great Visit From Grammy
Chapter 57 Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam. Guess what? Grammy came to visit again! It was another great visit from Grammy. She comes every month I think, though I’m not really sure what a month is. Grampy thinks she comes to visit him. Silly Grampy. I just humor the guy and let him believe what…