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“Pete’s Daily Connection”

  • ”Raising Grampy” and Carson’s First Blizzard

    ”Raising Grampy” and Carson’s First Blizzard

    Hello peoples! It’s me, Carson. Mommy says we had something called a blizzard this week. It was lotsa fun! When do we get the next one! Mommy, Daddy, my puppy Kenzie and I had a sleep over at my Papa and Gigi’s house. My daddy was worried that we were going to lose something called…

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  • ”Raising Grampy” and Carson’s First Snow!

    ”Raising Grampy” and Carson’s First Snow!

    Hello peoples! It’s me, Carson. Have you seen all this snow stuff? I think it’s pretty cool!  Mommy and daddy? Not so thrilled!  Oh and Grampy? You could say I have a Grumpy Grampy. My Auntie Rachel got me a sled and it was so much fun! Let’s see, what else has been going on?…

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  • Random Thoughts On A Snowy Sunday

    Random Thoughts On A Snowy Sunday

    I stopped for gas the other day and the GSTV (Gas Station Television) wasn’t working. I don’t know why. Maybe it was too cold? I actually had to pump gas and had nothing to entertain me for three whole minutes!  I used to think those tv screens on the pumps were stupid until I realized…

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  • “Eat The Frog First.” Wait. What?

    “Eat The Frog First.” Wait. What?

    I was listening to the radio the other day when the host brought up a quote. He said it was originally coined by Mark Twain and it said… “Eat the frog first.”  Naturally what I did next was try to confirm it. I find myself doing that more and more these days with just about…

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  • ”Raising Grampy” and Carson’s First Christmas

    ”Raising Grampy” and Carson’s First Christmas

    Hello Peoples! It’s me, Carson. I hope you had a Merry Christmas! I did…now that I know what a Christmas is. At Christmas, I discovered that it’s a time when you decorate your house with stuff, bring a tree inside and put lights outside. It’s also the time that Grampy watches a lot of TV shows…

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  • My Resolutions For 2026

    My Resolutions For 2026

    I’ve never been one to seriously make any New Year Resolutions. Every year I seemed to make the same ones: Eat better, exercise more and get more sleep. Then I would stay up too late, eat junk food and be too tired to go to the gym. This year I did make a list: This…

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  • It’s Almost Christmas! – Raising Grampy

    It’s Almost Christmas! – Raising Grampy

    Hello Peoples! It’s me, Carson. Grampy says there are only 4 more days until Christmas! I have no idea what that means but he seems pretty excited! I went Christmas shopping with Mommy and Grampy the other day. Grampy said he needed one or two more things for Grammy. He liked these Christmas socks. Oh, was…

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  • Thanksgiving Was Nice! What’s Next? “Raising Grampy”

    Thanksgiving Was Nice! What’s Next? “Raising Grampy”

    Hello peoples! It’s me, Carson. Did you have a nice Thanksgiving? I did. Now that I know what a Thanksgiving is. All that food and all they gave me was a napkin. Oh well. My week started with mommy taking me to work. I think I told you that she is an Athletic Trainer at…

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  • This Week I Learned About “Joy Conditioning”

    This Week I Learned About “Joy Conditioning”

    I was doing some research this week for another project I’m working on and I found a great article. It was from Inc. magazine (look at me dating myself!), or website I guess I should say. The article was about something called “Joy Conditioning.” It begins by saying, “We live in anxious times. Tariffs come…

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  • Raising Grampy – Getting Ready For Thanksgiving

    Raising Grampy – Getting Ready For Thanksgiving

    Hello Peoples! It’s me, Carson and it’s been a busy week with Grammy and Grampy. First they went away last week to see my cousin Ella in a place called Virginia. I think it’s the next town over from Acushnet. My Gigi watched me a few extra days last week. When Grammy and Grampy came…

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