Folks, here's wishing for you and yours a very Merry Christmas and an extremely happy, productive 1999! For those of your who don't know, this is a BIG week for the Weathers' household. On Tuesday of this week (15th) my bride of 39 1/2 years and I had the 41st anniversary of our first date. That date is easy to remember for more than one reason. It was my wife's parents wedding anniversary. You know that blue lame dress she wore that day is still hanging in our front hall closet, right beside her wedding dress. Speaking of weddings. My in-laws were married 69 years ago on the 15th at Blue Ridge Baptist Church (5 miles from town), in 1929. That was the first wedding held in the build for the congregation that was then 49 years old. The second such wedding was another 48 years away -- when Elreeta's cousin got married there. Now, 21 years and two days later, the third "full fledged" wedding ceremony will be held at Blue Ridge Baptist Church when our daughter gets married this Saturday afternoon. Once the pictures have been processed, I will be placing some of them on the the Internet. If you would like to see them, send my your e-mail along with your request and I will put you on the list to be notified when they have been posted. MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR!! ray weathers