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“Pete’s Daily Connection”

  • Feels good when they’re all here

    Feels good when they’re all here

    It’s always wonderful when we’re under the same roof. I have a friend who has mentioned this before about how wonderful it feels when the whole family is under the same roof after they’ve grown up and moved out. It’s difficult to get together at times and it seems even more so as the years…

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  • Raising Grampy – Chapter 34

    Raising Grampy – Chapter 34

    Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, doin’ stuff every day with my Grampy. Grampy says my birthday party is this weekend. He told me not to make any plans for Sunday so I blocked out my schedule on my phone, which is Grampy’s iPhone. At least I thought I did. Turns out I turned on “Do…

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  • How do you determine a good day?

    How do you determine a good day?

    When you turn the lights off at night and crawl under the covers, how do you determine if you’ve had a good day? I’m reminded of the line that says, “Any day above ground is a good day.” I’ve heard friends who work with the public who say, “Well I didn’t kill anybody.” Seriously though,…

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  • Raising Grampy- Chapter 33

    Raising Grampy- Chapter 33

    Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, discovering all kinds of things with my Grampy. I had some more “firsts” this week. I had my first Fluffernutter sandwich this week. Mommy let me try her sandwich when she and Grampy we’re having one and I liked it so much she made me my own. My daddy grew…

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  • The Possibilities

    The Possibilities

    I was snuggling with my grandson the other day—- I consider that a fringe benefit of being his daycare. It was morning nap time and instead of checking my phone for the latest news or a new puppy video, I noticed his hand. This little hand that was resting on my chest. It was then…

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  • Raising Grampy- Chapter 32

    Raising Grampy- Chapter 32

    Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, doing lots and lots of things with Grampy. We had “Matching Shirt Day” again. It was so much fun. Mommy says my birthday is coming up soon! I don’t really know what a birthday is. I don’t think I’ve had one yet. I know Grampy had a birthday so I…

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  • Dance in the Rain

    Dance in the Rain

    Yesterday we had some heavy rain here in Virginia Beach, my home away from home. Normally that might upset some people especially if you had outdoor plans or errands to run. We had planned on having a beach day until the forecast earlier in the week said we might get what was left of Hurricane…

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  • Raising Grampy- Chapter 31

    Raising Grampy- Chapter 31

    Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, having all kinds of fun with my Grampy. This week I took him to the zoo! I told him, “Now don’t be afraid. The animals won’t bite you and mommy keeps us safe.” We haven’t gone anywhere in, like, forever since this whole virus thing. Last week, mommy and Grampy…

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  • Here We Go Again!

    Here We Go Again!

    Big news in Braley’s World this week as we learn that Braley #3 is getting married. Congratulations to my daughter Kathryn and her wonderful fiancé Josh on their engagement. I’ve known about it for a couple of weeks because he came to see me the last time I was in Fairhaven. It was nice and…

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  • Raising Grampy- Chapter 30

    Raising Grampy- Chapter 30

    Hi everyone! It’s me, Liam, really enjoying having Grampy staying at the house now. He’s right down the hall in our guest room. I call out to him now when I want him to go night night with me. I rub his head a lot. We had all kinds of fun this week. We went…

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