soup and scrabble

january 3rd

my daughter came over this evening for dinner. we made a big pot of orange lentil soup with lots of yummy veggies. while the soup simmered on the stove we played a game of scrabble. this is a new development for us (the scrabble) because for years anjuli would complain "i can't spell" and "you always win" and she would never play with me.

however, i recently noticed she'd started playing lexulous on facebook with her friends. and then last week she challenged me to a game and it looks like she's winning that game. yikes!!
so tonight when i suggested we break out the board she agreed. we settled down in the family room to play, oshtie (our aged cat) watched with interest as we parried back and forth. anjuli managed a 7 letter word early on in the game taking the lead. but i managed to catch up gradually and we were neck in neck as we neared the end. and then at final hour, with no letters left in the bag, i scored a triple word for 60 points! it could have been discouraging....but she's a good sport and she played the game to the end with enthusiasm. the score.... 397 to 305. the soup was delicious, with plenty leftover for lunch tomorrow. yay!