Hey Mikey, I did it!

Foodie Sister 1 has reached out to "friend" me. In doing so she has asked me to play "words with friends" on our cell phones. I asked Foodie Sister 1 what is words with friends? scrabble she said. My eyes popped open WHAT?? I can do this. I said ok. My story is to long and complicated to tell a new friend right out of the gate. I told her I have never played Scrabble before. She looked shocked.

Growing up with a bad case of dyslexia, prevented me from playing many childhood games. I have never in my life played scrabble. Why should I? I can't spell anything. When I was young I did not want my friends to know I could not read or spell. My foster sister tried really hard to help me out. So when my foster sister and I would play a game, she would do the counting or reading. God bless her. Now that I am old, and I have learned to read and write a little better (Thanks to the Literacy program and 20 years of hard work.) I am going to try to play scrabble for the first time in my life!

For some unknown reason here in America if you can't spell that equates stupidity. It is a cultural thing. You are told all your life (by teachers, bosses, friends, the media and family) if you can't spell you must be a complete idiot. That is why dyslexics do everything they can to hide, they don't want you to know they can't spell or read. They do not want you to think they are dimwitted. I found out that spelling has nothing to do with your intelligence. If you can figure out how to spell any word, then you are a good speller. It does not mean you are smarter then me.

So I downloaded the app. The app told me I was first. OH no, what am I suppose to do? The game board was filled up with squares, some with these colors tiles that say DL, DW, TL. and one with a star. What does that mean? I had these tiles with letters on them. Humm, I think I need to make a word. I kept making words, and the app would not except them. The app told me I had make a word with a letter tile on the star.

I was starting to stress. I told my gig a low that I was worried about playing this game. My gig a low said I have to tell Foodie sister 1 that I have dyslexia. No, I don't want to. The foodie family seems a little intimidating, they are great cooks, and are very brainy (but down to earth.) I can do this.

F I N D! My first word!!! I did it. I put the N tile over the star. It worked! Last night I came up with the word
L E F T I S T for 20 points. I did not cheat and use my computer to help me come up with a words. Now Foodie Sister 1 has 42 points and I have 40!!!!