The Braley Blog
“Pete’s Daily Connection”
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What Liam Has Taught Me
It’s been almost a year since I came to Virginia Beach to provide daycare for my grandson Liam. It wasn’t supposed to be this long and I’ll still be here for three more months but that was because of that global pandemic thing. If you don’t know, this all began when my daughter started to…
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Where’s The “OFF” Button?
Chapter 50 Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, and the other day Grampy was trying to find my off button. I don’t think I have one but I’m not really sure what my belly button is for. I’m just being me but I guess Grampy forgot how much fun we little guys like to have. (The…
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A Look Ahead to the New Year
It’s the first blog of the new year. And as we look ahead, what is it that I want to say? Everything I think of sounds cliche. “It’s the first day of a new year. 365 blank pages in a book that’s waiting to be filled.” Like no one’s ever used THAT line before. In…
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Liam Enjoys Christmas!
Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, and O.M.G! CHRISTMAS WAS AWESOME!!!! The first thing that happened was my Grammy came to town with my Uncle Mattie! They said they had to take some sort of test first. I guess they passed. Grampy was happy to see Grammy and we all had fun watching Christmas movies and…
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Merry Christmas My Friend
This is a column I wrote in the Standard Times in 2017. I sat down today to write my “Christmas column” and I tried to figure out exactly what I wanted to say. Should I write about the wonderful years with the Braley children waking up at 4 a.m. Christmas morning? The years of visiting…
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Liam’s Happy It’s Almost Christmas!
Chapter 48 Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, and I guess the big day is almost here! Did I ever show you the finished project? You remember that my mommy was trying to get me to pose with my puppies for a nice Christmas card? Well, she says she made a quick decision and shifted to…
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Reach Out and Touch Someone
It happened again this week and I had forgotten how good it felt. I was having one of those days this week. It wasn’t a bad day or a particularly great day. You know, it was just a day. It was about 11:00 a.m. I had finished what I wanted to do that morning and…
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Liam Enjoys the Hustle and Bustle
Chapter 47 Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, just having a holly jolly. Grampy told me to say that. I don’t know what it means. Did I tell you last week that mommy was planning a holiday photo day? Well let’s just say it didn’t go smoothly. Why do my doggies have sweaters? She tried and…
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Make Your Bed
I was reading the other day when I came across that “Make Your Bed” speech. If you haven’t heard of it, U.S. Navy Admiral William H. McRaven, a Navy Seal for more than 35 years, gave this speech in 2014 to the graduating class at The University of Texas. You can view the entire speech…
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There’s So Much To Play With
Chapter 46 Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, and do you know what I’ve discovered about Christmas? There’s all kinds of STUFF! There’s stuff everywhere! Aren’t you supposed to PLAY with a ball? It’s been a busy week with the Amazon guy bringing us so—many—boxes! I was just looking at one when Grampy caught me. There’s…