Curious McCarthy's Not-So-Perfect Pitch

Curious McCarthy's Not-So-Perfect Pitch — page 1 — 1 Sunday 8 25 a m The quieter you are the more you are able to hear At least that’s what Mom always told me And right now I was quiet I heard a mysterious noise It sounded like a doorbell The only problem was it wasn’t our doorbell DING-DONG I went to my bedroom door and looked down the hall

Curious McCarthy's Not-So-Perfect Pitch — page 2 — DING-DONG I followed the sound down the back stairs DING-DONG I peeked into the kitchen where I thought the noise was coming from DING-DONG There was no one in the kitchen I walked into the living room There was Dad his tools spread around him lined up like little soldiers ready for action Hi I said Hi Curious said Dad Do you want to help me finish putting in the new doorbell Why do we need a new doorbell I asked The old one broke he answered stepping out the front door And I want it to chime in the

Curious McCarthy's Not-So-Perfect Pitch — page 3 — kitchen That made sense because Dad spends about fifty percent of his time in the kitchen 1 Dad took out his tape measure to figure out how high to place the bell He marked a spot on the front of the house where he wanted the button to be

Curious McCarthy's Not-So-Perfect Pitch — page 4 — Isn’t that a little high I asked Yes but the McCarthys are tall said Dad 2 The McCarthys don’t ring their own doorbell said my younger brother Ben Dad laughed I guess you’re right Ben Dad has projects every weekend Last weekend he added a key rack behind the door Here are some facts about Dad 1 He rolls T-shirts when he’s folding laundry 2 His idea of a good time is reading a physics textbook 3 3 He is old 4 He likes to cook 5 He has a system for not losing his keys

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