9 tips for an outdoor kitchen that lets you enjoy the party

Have you ever found yourself running back and forth between cooking indoors and cooking outdoors on a warm afternoon? The best way to prevent this from happening is to properly design your outdoor kitchen so that it can function like your indoor kitchen. Now, this doesn't mean you need a large outdoor kitchen — in fact, a small one might be just what you need. Prevent unnecessary trips inside by doing all the prep work ahead of time, and when it's time to cook, make sure you get all your essentials together before you start — it's easy to forget about the paper towels or the trash can until you actually need it. If you are designing an outdoor kitchen or looking for ideas on how to improve your existing outdoor kitchen, follow these tips and you'll find yourself right in the middle of the party, even while you're cooking. -- By Alex Jewett

Dad has drawn doodles on sons' sandwich bags every day for 5 years

Massachusetts-based graphic artist David LaFerriere has kept up quite a family tradition: he's drawn a unique doodle on his sons' lunch sandwich bags every day since May 2008. He's photographed over 1,100 of them, which are available on his Flickr account. http://j.mp/Zb9uLp

Twister slammed Oklahoma schools

Some of the most heart-breaking scenes in the aftermath of the Moore, Okla., tornado of May 20, 2013, were from the Briarwood and Plaza Towers schools.