Words, Games, And Life

I love words. I enjoy communicating A LOT. But I'm not a good speller. I grew up with a mother who can spell just about anything, an older brother who is a great speller too. Then there's me - truly rotten. Needless to say, growing up games like scrabble, boggle, and keyword didn't spell out a night of fun. (I cannot find a link for keyword! It must not be very popular.)

When I moved a year ago to the goat farm I live on now, I was delighted to learn that everyone there played games! New games were introduced, like Flinch, Rummikub and many more. Old games that I love were played, like Sorry!, Poker, Speed.... But there is a favorite played often, my all time worst game ever. Scrabble! We even play a variation called Speed Scrabble.

One day while eating lunch I took the squares out and had some fun.

I started with vindicated and vulnerable. Lynn stopped by to see what I was doing and asked if I meant anything by it.

After a year, I'm still not a good speller. I still get a little nervous when playing scrabble with Forest (who is a GREAT speller.) And yet, I think I've learned to enjoy not being perfect and can now just play the game!