I just came in from finishing up the broccoli harvest. While I was out there a little gust front blew through and the temperature dropped 14 degrees in just a couple of minutes. It felt pretty nice out there at that point! I was expecting it based on what I'd seen earlier on radar....and the wind had completely stopped blowing about an hour before, so I knew that was the "calm before the storm". A big severe storm line that is down around Abilene is expected to hit the Fort Worth to Ardmore area right along I-35 between 6 and 7 pm, so get ready everyone. I'm watching the Weather Channel right now and this line of storms is showing rapid acceleration. Well, I need to run back out and finish pulling the weeds that were hiding under those big old broccoli plants. Dawn

Dear Lori, The best advice I can give you is to buy a good scrapbook idea book. It can give you the basics, and be there later in the middle of the night (yeah, after the addiction takes hold you will do it at all hours.LOL) when everyone else is gone to bed, to help answer your questions and give you good ideas on what to do with your pages. There are plenty available at Walmart. I think there is one there for about $12.00 (good money spent) that has a brownish cover that is great for beginners. Penny

Get the formal shots, but also get casual shots of the wedding party. Get them standing around talking, laughing, dancing. Get nice shots of the bride and groom dancing. Don't forget the bouquet/garter toss. Get a nice shot of the parents dancing or all sentimental, and with the bride and/or groom. That will be a trasure in the years to come. Also, try to get a different angle than the usual photographer. Stand a little to the side, go in a little closer. Be unobtrusive - use a zoom lens if you have one on your camera. And here's the big thing - get ID's (full names, relationship to wedding couple) for every photo you take, especially if they're from the groom's side. It'll help when you're sorting through the photos later. Also, bring at least two rolls of film more than you think you'll need (better to have too much than too little), and fresh batteries.

I just did a 50th Anniversary Party and I used information on what was going on in the year they were married and the years their children were born, tying it in with their life, e.g.: "1954 - The first successful kidney transplant, "Sports Illustrated" debuts, The New York Stock Exchange prices reach their highest level since 1929, the phrase "Under God" is added to the Pledge of Allegiance, Davy Crockett becomes a national fad and on February 12th Charles and Evelyn add their own Davy to their little family!"