My ward is the Island of the misfit Toys and clearly with all of my toe drama, I am the train with square wheels on my caboose--just call me Trainer.

I think I could easily match up the other "famous" toy characters from Rudolph with people in my ward:

King Moonracer - As he is the winged lion responsible for flying around the world each night to find unwanted toys to join their ranks, this would be Agbor (who was basically called into the bishopric to try and boost our dying numbers).

Charlie-in-the-Box - This is Joel; he's our sentry.

Misfit Elephant - It's rough being a polka-dot elephant, but I bet there are some great ties out there if you know how to coordinate therefore, this must be Peter or Dirk.

Misfit Doll - According to an interview done in 2007, this doll was on the island because she was abandoned and therefore suffered from depression; basically, she represents the Hillside Ward Relief Society.

Bird Fish - This poor bird can only swim, not fly and is tossed out of Santa's sleigh at the end of the movie without an umbrella or parachute that the other toys had; I can think of a few people who either Santa might want to toss or might opt not to take an umbrella or parachute thinking they would suddenly become a bird who could fly out of sheer faith: Adam and Morgan perhaps.

Their are a handful of other toys, but now I'm getting tired and will stop. Besides, most of the people who read my blog don't actually have a clue who these people are, so they won't know if I really am being clever or if my attempted matches really work.

Friday night, I went with some of these unwanted toys to the temple. Afterwards, we went to Hires for food and somehow, I was stuck in a corner with one of the Bird Fish across from me. I'm quite sure that he was loving the fact that this was a ward dinner and therefore free as he currently is "looking for ways to make money having fun." What did I want to say in response? "Get a grip on reality and go to college so you can get a real job." Instead, I simply said, "Good luck."

Saturday night I went to a play where the random jokes Braden made were more entertaining than the play; it was too long for my attention, apparently. However, the dessert at the Oyster Bar afterwards was delectable, as always.

Easter Sunday, I spoke in my ward, which meant that I stayed awake the entire sacrament meeting. Afterwards, we had 26 Campbells over and one Emily (cousin's girlfriend whose last name left me). Yes, it was rather chaotic, but the night ended on a big positive when Jane pooped in the toilet (she had been holding it in for three days, poor kid).

And that's all I have to say about that.