WHEN DO THEY BEGIN TO REALLY LISTEN?

My granddaughter Ashlee is now 5, however in this picture she was only a few months old and looking at her mother like, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm pretending to be listening to you, would you take the picture already.

My daughter, her mother turned 30 a couple of days ago, and this is still how she looks at me when I'm trying to tell her something or make her understand. And the response? "I know mom" "I know". When do they begin to really listen?

Tips of the day:

Need to brighten up a small bathroom but low on funds.

Stroll through the discontinued wallpaper bin at your hardware store. You will find an array of pretty leftovers, where you can cut out the patterns, or forms in the paper and make your own pictures. Then with that leftover, you can line some small drawers that no one sees but you, and still look prettier than before.

Did you know that at skype.com you can download free and talk to anyone via computer at no charge. Plus instant message, conference calls and video chat if you have a web cam.

Until tomorrow.