Chirp Chirp Chirp

Conversation with 4 year old:

As I was sanding and staining one of our guest beds in the garage this weekend, my very bored 4 year old stood closely by riddling me with very important 4 year old questions.
“Can I ride my bike out here?”
“No, not right now.”
“Huh?”
“No, not right now.”
“Huh?”
“No, not right now.”
“What’d you say?”
“Is something wrong with your ears, or do you have selective hearing?”
“No, nuffing is wong with my ears. I just can’t hear you when I’m listening to sumting else.”
“What on earth are you listening to?”
Pause…
“The birds chirping.”

I stood quietly and noticed, indeed the birds were chirping. Funny, I had been working out there for 2 hours and hadn’t even noticed.