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It's not enough to simply watch Days of Our Live.

You've gotta let the world - or at least your co-workers - know how big a fan of the show you are.

And what better way to accomplish that goal than by downloading Days of Our Lives wallpaper right now? Just follow instructions at the series' official website to do so.

Enjoy photos such as this one of Max Brady (Darin Brooks) and Stephanie Johnson (Shelley Henning) today.

We thought it would be fun to list the birthdays of past and present Days of Our Lives stars this month...

• November 3, 1930: Peggy McCay (Caroline Brady)

• November 3, 1983: Shayna Rose (ex-Stephanie Johnson)

• November 7, 1967: Julie Pinson (Billie Reed)

• November 12, 1982: Heather Lauren Olsen (ex-Jan Spears)

• November 14, 1974: Matt Cedeno (ex-Brandon Walker)

A handful of Days of Our Lives cast members participated in the Adopt a Park event at the North Hollywood Park on October 27.

As part of Days of Our Lives and NBC's effort to promote environmental awareness into their programming during "Green Week" (November 4 through November 10), many soap opera stars took time to plant trees and create environmental awareness for this "Green is Universal" initiative.

Take a look:

Nadia Bjorlin looks happy to be helping.

Stephen Nichols signs his tree.

Alison Sweeney and her son. All together now: awwwww...

Dena Higley will be returning to Days Of Our Lives as Co-Head Writer.

Higley returns to the NBC daytime drama, a show she has written for from the mid 1980s to 2004, before leaving to take over at One Life To Live from 2004-2007.

According to report, Higley replaces Meg Kelly, who will remain on the writing staff.

We'll have more in this story as it develops.

On Days of Our Lives, Kristian Alfonso has played on-screen mother to Jason Cook, who portrayed Shawn Douglas Brady from 1999-2001. She recently talked about him on the official show website.

"I haven't spoken to Jason in a while. I miss him dearly. I miss working with him and socializing with him. He's a great guy and extremely talented," the actress said.

When Jason left the role of Shawn, blue-eyed hunk Brandon Beemer (pictured) stepped in.

"Brandon is a wonderful guy and a delight to work with," Alfonso said.

It was an eventful last week on Days of Our Lives. Here are a few pictures from the events and story lines:

After John's funeral, Sami went into labor. Marlena was able to deliver the twins safely.

We all need a little romance. But Belle (Martha Madison) seems to be getting hers from someone who is NOT her fiance. That isn't a good idea.

Chelsea and Stephanie (Shelley Hennig) moved into the Theta house, only to learn that Cordy was dropping out of school.

We're peeking a couple weeks ahead with these Days of Our Lives spoilers, so feel free to look elsewhere if you don't wanna learn the following information:

• Someone is shot at Sami and EJ's (James Scott) wedding.

• Shawn proposes a wedding date to Belle.

• Hope (Kristian Alfonso, pictured) tells Bo about Belle and Philip's torrid secret.

November is fraught with troubled relationships. Will true love survives?
- Days of Our Lives Executive Producer Ken Corday

Sounds intriguing to us. Let's see how Corday breaks down various characters in the next few weeks:

Marlena (Deidre Hall)
"She's grieving, dealing with the loss of John. It's extremely sad time for her. She will have a major story in December. Count on it."

Sami/Lucas/EJ
"Sami will enter a marriage of convenience with EJ, and Lucas (Bryan Dattilo, pictured) will have to trust that that's all it is. EJ is torn; he does care about Sami, but he is under his father's thumb. A very dramatic event occurs at the wedding."

Shawn/Belle/Philip/Chloe
"Chloe comes back right before Shawn and Belle's wedding and will realize what's going on between Philip and Belle (Martha Madison). Hope knows, too and there's a lot of pressure on Belle. Bo and hope are trying to keep Belle faithful to Shawn."

Mary Beth Evans and Stephen Nichols often answer fan questions on the official Days of Our Lives website.

Below, they respond to a couple of inquiries related to the show and their characters:

Q: What are your favorite characteristics of Steve and Kayla?
Mary Beth: I like that Kayla stands up for what she believes in.
Stephen: Patch is an honorable guy. He always does what he says he's going to do. He's compassionate and he loves children...he tries to protect the little ones.

Q: Do you have any say in the direction of the show?
Stephen: In terms of the writing and the storyline, no. We could probably throw ideas out there and tell them what we think, but we don't have much control over that. What we do have control over is what goes on on the set while we're doing the scenes, we can throw those in. There's a real collaboration, especially now that there are new people there. They are smart and listen to the actors.
Mary Beth: It's great now, too, because we actually get notes...GOOD notes...and it's great. We can always use improvement and tips to tweak it and make it better. It's just way more collaborative now and so much more fun!

Coming up next week on Days of Our Lives...

• Phil says he's taking Tyler home.

• Marlena (Deidre Hall, pictured) suggests a secret DNA test to Sami after she has non-identical twins.

• Belle and Philip get rather passionate together, leading to an altercation between the latter and Shawn.

• Salem police follow a lead on John's hit-and-run driver.