The Braley Blog

“Pete’s Daily Connection”

  • Woof Wednesday

    Woof Wednesday

    Grampy came home! Then he left! Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle. Yeah the big guy came home for a few days and it was great to see him. He didn’t look a day older than — ah —- however old he really is. And he’s old! Wouldn’t ya know it? He wasn’t home…

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  • It’s Good To Be Back Home

    It’s Good To Be Back Home

    I took a vacation and came home yesterday. Kat and Matt are on Spring Break and they went down to Virginia Beach to see their sibs and their nephew. They also said they’d take care of Liam for me so that I could come home for the first time in two months. It’s good to…

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  • Woof Wednesday

    Woof Wednesday

    Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle. I had to go to the stupid Vet again! I know, I should be nice and Grammy says he’s a nice man but I just don’t like the poking and the SHOTS! I guess it was time for my annual checkup. I would have been fine if we…

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  • Raising Grampy- Chapter 8

    Raising Grampy- Chapter 8

    Hi everybody! It’s Liam, just hanging out with Grampy. Guess what? This week I saw my OTHER Grampy! I call him my Abuelito, that’s “Grandfather” in Spanish. I had to explain that to Grampy Pete. He says he took French when he was in school….way back BEFORE computers!!!! Before computers but after the dinosaurs. I…

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  • Too Much Noise!

    Too Much Noise!

    I sat down to write this morning and discovered that there is just so much going on. How can I choose “one” thing? Then I noticed that the reason I couldn’t come up with one topic is maybe because there’s too much noise. I don’t mean that literally, I’m actually in a very quiet home…

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  • Woof Wednesday

    Woof Wednesday

    Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle, just doing my part to help this family. We believe that everyone should pull their own weight. Grammy works on the ambulance thing and keeps this house shipshape. Grampy does whatever he does. Oh yeah. Take care of Baby Liam and whenever he’s home he cooks and drops…

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  • Raising Grampy- Chapter 7

    Raising Grampy- Chapter 7

    Hi everyone! Liam here, just hanging out with Grampy. Guess where we went the other day? My mommy’s favorite place in the world! No, not Disney World. I can’t go there until I’m bigger. I guess it’s her SECOND favorite place in the world. TARGET! She goes there all the time. This time Grampy had…

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  • Feeling Inspired

    Feeling Inspired

    My son Doug and I have a Friday night ritual. For those who may not know, I’m staying at Doug’s house while his wife, Marla, is on deployment and I’m taking care of my grandson Liam while his parents are at work. Doug and I are living the bachelor life and every Friday night we…

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  • Woof Wednesday

    Woof Wednesday

    Hi guys! It’s me, Oscar the Beagle. So….guess what happened the other night? No, I did not win the Publisher’s Clearinghouse and get a year of free Milk Bones. No, Uncle Matt did not leave a full box of Cheez Its on the night stand with the lid open. No, it was not another life…

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  • Raising Grampy- Chapter 6

    Raising Grampy- Chapter 6

    Hi everyone! It’s Liam, just hanging out with Grampy. I found the perfect book for him at Storytime. He likes the pictures! We have Storytime every afternoon when I try to get him to calm down. It’s been another fun week here. I hope you have as much as we do. Grampy and I do…

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