07 August, 2013

"Hear That"?

Last week, one morning, Gregory and I were the only ones awake together in the pre-dawn darkness of the house when we heard a distinctive, low battery warning, beeping sound.
"Hear that?" he asked.
"Yes, I do" I replied and made a mental note to mention that to Mr. Goodneedle when he got up, knowing we'd need to do a room-to-room smoke-detector check.
About an hour later we heard the beep again, by this time the sun as well as my husband and granddaughter were all up. I started to explain about the smoke detectors and noticed that Gregory was listening intently and had the most perplexed look on his face.
"No, no, no" he interjected, he went straight to the front hall closet and returned with my purse, all the while furiously digging down in it to retrieve my phone.
"Here, Nana" he proudly presented my cell phone to me, with its dying battery inside; "this beeps" he exclaimed. He was right. I should have Gregory here all the time, he definitely sets me straight; the only problem with that is that I would need to keep my own, personal, battery fully charged just to keep up with him!
Life is Good!

9 comments:

KaHolly said...

Cute! What would we do without them?

Donna said...

Great story!

Quiltdivajulie said...

Good job, Gregory ...

Thanks for sharing this as a reminder NOT to jump to conclusions so quickly ...

Paula, the quilter said...

Just a reminder about a little one's hearing!

Janet O. said...

That is funny! Even the little ones have this technology thing down.
Oh, I hear you on the personal battery--spent yesterday tending the four grands all day. I need a nap!

jude's page said...

They do take some keeping up with, I had 2 little ones last weekend, and did not do anything else all day!

LizA. said...

Smart little guy...

sandra said...

Oh to have the hearing of a two year old!! from someone who is rapidly recognizing a need for hearing aids.

phyzz said...

Oh, my goodness! That is a great story (of no surprise with him!)! You're getting enough "material" to start writing a book....;)