Question from Rob

Q: Alyssa, what are your top ten pet peeves?

A: Yes! You people are getting to know me! Here are my top ten pet peeves:

1. Line ups
2. Unsweetened anything
3. Old bitties who are old and bitty
4. Slow people
5. Non brand name dolls
6. Someone else's birthday party
7. Anything less than first place
8. Cold hockey rinks
9. Diego (copy cat)
10. Oprah Winfrey (she doesn't know me yet)

Question from Anonymous

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?

A: Well, this is not an advice-based question, but I'll entertain it anyway! First of all, thank you for the compliment. The fact remains, however, that I am 4 years old. To a 1 year old, I am already a grownup. So to answer your compliment, I'd have to say that for my entire life, I've wanted to be a kid. I kind of missed that boat, you know what I mean? I went from zero to grownup. It's been like a curse! Even my own parents turn to me for wisdom. Mom always tells me to give some of my brains to my dad...and dad always tells me that I am a smart alec like my mother. They are both full of wisdom too I guess. Anyway, if you're referring to what I want to do when I get bigger..I pretty much want to run my own business. I am good at sales. I took my brother's hockey tickets door-to-door the other night and sold half of them myself!! By the way...are you a grown up? Are you doing what you want to do?

Question from my Dad!

Q: "Alyssa, what is your favorite part about being a sister? And what advice would you give to sisters around the world looking to better themselves?"

A: Dear Dad, since I have 3 brothers and no other sisters, I would have to say being the only one is the best part. If my brothers had more sisters bossing them around, then I'd only have at least 1/2 of my requests satisfied (if not more, horror of horrors). Then where would that get me, huh? Seriously though, if you want to be a better sister, be a brother sometime first. Then you'll realize how far down the sibling ladder you are, and, trust me Dad, it's no fun being anywhere below the top. So once you truly see what it's like to be a sister (and the only one if you are lucky) you'll realize that you can't really get much better than that! Oh yeah, you can always do the normal things, like share and treat others as you would have them treat you (except your brothers!). Sisters rock!