welcome to neeleyville*

A while ago when I was home, I came across this little gem in our china cabinet:

(Sorry about the glare)

Then a few months later I found this at my aunt's house:

And just a few days ago when I went home, I spotted this beauty:

Perhaps this will give you a little insight into the wonderful world of the Neeley family and perhaps explain some things.

Merry Headless Joseph Christmas and God Bless Us, Everyone, No Matter What Upper Body Parts We May Be Missing!

*According to my family history, there really used to be a place in Idaho called Neeleyville, but according to Widipedia, I can't find anything else about it out.  But you know you've made it Big when you have a town named after you in Idaho.

the breaking of the fellowship....

About a month and a half ago I was released from my calling as the co-chair of the activities committee.  I will not lie, I was pretty happy to be released.  It was not my favorite calling.  There are some things I'll miss about it, and it was easy working with Legolas as the other co-chair since we were already such good friends, but for the most part, I'm happy to move on.  For ever since I've moved into this ward, the activities committee chair was always the "marriage" calling.  People would generally get released when they were getting married.  There were a few exceptions, but not many.  I was released without that honor.  (Though, I was dating a nice young man for a while when I had that calling, which is probably the best the universe could do with what it had to work with in me.)  Legolas was kind of mad he has been in longer than I had been, but he didn't get released.  He's on his third co-chair now.  I think the universe probably hasn't given up on him yet, which is why he's still in.  He still has a chance to be released in the "other" way.  

 I feel kind of like I broke something because two weeks after I was released, the church announced that they're doing away with the activities committees, with the auxiliary committees taking up the slack.  (Our ward hasn't made the change yet, but I'm sure it's only a matter of time.)  So, stay tuned in about a year or so with what happens with my new calling, which is teaching Sunday School....