As soon as my daughter saw this event on the West U schedule, she called and offered to sign me up. I said okay. I figured I was a shoo-in. After all, I've been writing for years and I can spell any word included in Harlequin romance novels.
The contest was scheduled at 12:30 on the day before Thanksgiving. I imagine this was because seniors leave the cooking to their children, so they aren't very busy and this gives us something to do while everyone else is preparing the next day's meal.
Alas, I bombed out on my first word: "bouillon." Who knows how to spell that?
Luckily, there were two more rounds and I won the second with such words as
?hiatus," "pneumonia," "cliche" (Any romance writer would know that one.) and "municipality." Not to brag, but I could spell everyone else's words, too.\
If I knew how to transfer a picture from my phone to my computer, I would include the one of the sash and crown I received as well as a prize--a book of stamps.
The bee was great fun and after it was over, I took my daughter to lunch. I plan to compete again next year.
I think a spelling bee at Brazos Towers would be a good idea for 2023.
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