Alyssa today

Alyssa was singing parts of "Put Your Shoulder to the Wheel" when she said, "Mom, I know which shoulder you're supposed to put to the wheel."

"Which one?" I asked.

"The one that marches." It then occurred to me that she thought we were putting soldiers to the wheel. I think that makes more sense anyway. Their shoulders are stronger too.

Then she said while sucking on a dum-dum sucker, "My mouth is playing a game with my sucker. My tongue licks the sugar off the side of my cheek. Then my tongue hides its eyes while my sucker puts on more sugar."