Priorities

"So, how are the party plans coming?"

"You mean for Jim's birthday?"

"Yeah. I still need a gift idea. I was thinking maybe a game for his game boy or whatever it is he plays." V I D E O ........22 points.

"Well, I'm not so sure there's going to be a party."

"Why not?"

"Um. Jim's not speaking to me at the moment."

T R O U B L E............18 points.

"Uh oh. What happened now?"

"I spilled beer all over his computer and wrecked it. I mean, it's fried. He's so mad. It's unbelievable."

"OK. So what's the computer worth?" C R A S H ......12 points.

"He says, $3,600."

"Well, he had it backed up. Right?"

"Nope. He says he lost everything." C H A O S .........10 points.

"What is it with you anyway, Sarah?"

"I'm clumsy."

"No. I mean, we all screw up, but when you do it, it's like unfixable." P I T Y .......10 points.

"I told him it was just a material object and that we could fix it as soon as we got the money together." P R O M I S E .........32 points.

"Kind of like your new car, when he backed over Wendy's driveway posts with it this winter?"

M E M O R Y ..........26 points.

"Yeah. Kinda like that. The car is still not fixed."

"Did you remind him of that little incident?"

"No. I'm trying to be the bigger person here, Mom."

S A I N T ........10 points.

"Well, good luck with that one. I mean, good for you!"

M A R T Y R ........22 points.

"He's so mad, Mom. I've never seen him this mad."

F U R Y ............10 points.

"He'll get over it. You'll just have to give him some time."

"I hope so. In the mean time, could you do me a favor?"

"What's that?" H E L P ........10 points

"Would you serve my people in Cafe World and feed my dogs in Farmville so they won't run away?" N E E D ........6 points.

"Of course I will. At least you still have your priorities straight."

I Hate Losing

"Wow mom, you're really off your game tonight"

"I'm having trouble seeing the board with the light flashing off that big ring of yours."

D I A M O N D ............ 22 points.

"It's a beauty isn't it. Maybe next year we'll add a gold band to it."

M A R R I A G E .............72 points. " All seven tiles gives me a 50 point bonus. I love this game when I'm winning."

"Now you sound like Michelle! At least you can't post it on Face Book like she does when she beats me."

F L A U N T .......... 18 points

"She's been kickin' your ass on line. What's the deal?"

T E A S E ....................10 points.

"She cheats of course!"

L I A R ..........6 points

"Do I detect a bit of poor sportsmanship on your part?"

L O S E R ............... 6 points

"Not a bit. Michelle and I are just very competitive, even when we are on vacation."

"Don't tell me you take the game to Cancun with you."

"Oh no, we compete for the best tan instead. She spends six weeks in the tanning booth. I do nothing. She spends the entire vacation in the sun. I sit in the shade with a wide brimmed hat. I remain the champion every time."

A L B I N O ........... 12 points

"Um, Mom? You're part Indian and she's Irish. Doesn't that factor in just a little?"

T R U T H ............18 points.

"Don't cloud the issue with facts, Sarah. The point is, she may be a scrabble princess, but I will always be the Q U E E N ................. 36 points.