Christmas Time 2008

Dear Friends, Wowzer!!!! Has it been a long time since we have blogged!!! A lot has happened in 2008 and here it is January 13th 2009. Here are just a few things that have went on in the last 1/2 year. November 11th 2008 The Lord blessed us with a new Grandson. Carson Eric Stout. He is adorable and healthy we are sooo excited!! In December we were asked to sing for a Elf Program at Harbor Beach School. Here is a photo of that. Raymond complained the whole time because I made him elf ears that looked like Cinnamon buns!!!! Also in December we were asked to sing for the Elkton Retirees and here are our friends Josey and Gladys with Raymond. Next but my goodness... we sang or should I say Raymond's sister and I, Raymona sang for the Red Hatters Christmas Party . Here is a photo of the Queen Mom and Raymona. Raymond showed up later but how lovely Raymona looked!!! We had a wonderful Christmas and we hope you did too!! We pray all is well with you all and The Lord brings you in a closer relationship with Him. Jesus is the Reason For The Season!!!

Happy Anniversary July 12,2008

Happy Anniversary!! Happy Anniversary!! Happy Anniversary!!! Happy Anniversary!!! Yes you are seeing double pictures and I wanted to make double sure you knew it!!! We had the most wonderful wonderful Anniversary!!!!!! At the Top you see Raymond and I with our FIVE YEAR OLD CAKE TOPPER and cake wire of the bride and groom Raymond made and the happiest girl in the world!!! ME SUSAN!!! We had the most wonderful Anniversary day we sat around and reminisced and looked at photos and our scrapbook. NEXT!!!!! SUPRISE SUPRISE SUPRISE!!!!Our Precious Friend Deb and the other nurses and Residents at Autumwood Thu us a Anniversary Party!!!! Deb and others there keep an eye on our website and Deb told everone and Deb made a WONDERFUL YUMMIE cake and our other friend Nancy and the residents designed a card for us!!!! Everyone signed it too!!! Both the cake and the card were made with such love!!! We are soooo blessed!!! Thank You!!! What a wonderful 5th Anniversary Memory for us!!!! I am the luckiest woman ithe world!!!!! God Bless you!!! We love you all!!

Raymond picked the roses out of the rose garden he planted for me for our anniversary!!!

Port Austin Farmers Market Kids Day

Here is Depner Farms Peppie The Chicklett, John and Hector The Holstein at the Port Austin Farmers Market. John and his sweet wife are 2 of the very busy organizers of this event!!!! There is something here for everyone!!!! They even have Horse Drawn Wagon rides thru Port Austin FOR FREE at this event!!!!! This is our 4th year we have attended this wonderful event!!!! It is a MUST GO TO!!!

Spring Event -Embracing Our Earth IV -Part 2

Here we are at Embracing Our Earth IV at Laker High School April 26, 2008. First Notice the wonderful suit Raymond has on and the cool hat I have on!! All together all the paper Raymond recycled and the tuxedo I sewed it took us together collectively 40 hours. To the left we are with our Dear Dear Friend Bill Diller. He is pretty photo shy but we managed to get him to pose for this photo.

Next the lower photo is us with State Representative Terry Brown. We even "sorta" got Representative Brown to do the chicken dance with us.?? Kinda. :<) To the right is the group Tropical Mix we had the privilege to play and sing with!!! We had a blast dancing with them too with their steal drums!!! Thet Loved to sing and dance about The Lord so it was even better yet!!!!!!!!!!

Spring Event: Embracing Our Earth IV --Part 1

Here is Raymond holding up one of the 7 bags of paper we were given by a dear freind. He ground the paper in a blender and made it into pulp and squeezed and squished and SMUSHED the water out as you can see in these photos getting ready for our first Spring Event we were invited to sing at called:"Embracing our Earth IV" at Laker High School April 25, 2008. What a wondeful event it was it made us very concious of how much we waste and don't re-use and don't recycle. It hs changed our lives!!!! We had wasted the precious gifts God gave u but not any more!!!! With this paper I sewed a Paper Tuxcedo and a Top Hat for Raymond and Raymond made 3 base ball type hats one for me to wear one to give the friend who gave us all the paper and one just for fun!!! We were very blessed to be asked to this event. It was a real NEW WAY OF Life Opener!!

Chicklett Hamburger Head Holstein

Hi Peppie The Chicklette Here!!!
Well here I am with Hector The Holstein and Dave The Hamburger Head!!! What!!!!! This Is Dave The Administrator of Autumnwood promoting to eat Hamburger right in front of Hector The Holstein!!!! Poor Hector how sad he must be to be standing there with Dave The Hamburger Head!!!! (Actually I put it on Dave's head to Bugg Hector !!What a good sport!!!) Hector and I did a Children's Nutrition Program at Harbor Beach Community School. A long time friend of Hector, Shelly Boehmer had asked Hector and I to preform this program but the nerve of them they had chicken roll up sandwiches to eat!!! Hector kept on telling everyone to eat them too!!! That could of been a cousin!!! That really Bugged me!!! Speaking of Bugging here are some trivia questions on Health and Nutrition lets see how much you knew. God Bless you and stay away from those chicken drumetts hamburgers are better!!! Signed Peppie The Chicklette
Which of the following nutrients is needed as the main structural component of the body? Carbohydrates Protein Fat

Which of the following nutrients
is known as the sunshine vitamin?
Vitamin C Vitamin A Vitamin D Hector and I thought it was C

All of the following are needed
for strong bones except:
Vitamin A Calcium Magnesium

Which of these nutrients is the
preferred energy source for the body?
Carbohydrates B Complex Vitamins
Fats

This nutrient is needed for a healthy immune system and strong connective tissue:
Vitamin K Vitamin C Fluoride

Which of the following is the best source for Omega 3 oils?
Wheat products Pork Sardines

This mineral is essential for healthy red blood cells & a deficiency causes anemia.
Iron Magnesium Iodine

This vitamin is needed to prevent a birth defect called Spina Bifida
Vitamin D Vitamin A Folic Acid

This nutrient is needed for healthy thyroid function:
Iodine Fluoride Chromium

Hope You enjoyed The quiz!! God Bless!!!

Autumwood Banjo Début

Well, with Great Gratitude and Thanks I would like to Thank our Dear friend and Resident at Autumnwood Hospital Harold L. Smith for his prayers and encouragement to play banjo. Since we have been singing at Autumwood he and I struck up a great friendship. Harold told me “I played anything with strings on it.” Including banjo. He told me how he was a Nazarene Pastor and later in life how he and his wife had a “Nursing Home” Ministry. He told me you need to get going on that banjo and play it because it will add to your and Raymond’s Ministry!!” Then he said “I and my wife are going to get busy and pray.” Wow!!! And I believe they have!!! I can’t tell you it is like The Lord has given me a wild fire to play!!! I hear banjo music in my head as I am walking around just doing my daily chores at home!!!! I have been soooo blessed!!! Prayer has worked for my banjo playing!!! Harold and his wife Orpha got the ball just a movin’!! Before that for 4 years I have been a banjo wanna be trying and very discouraged now I have new hope, life and new music!!!! You know most people relate banjo music with "that's too twangie of music" but I truly believe The Lord is going to help me to make it lovely for Him!!!! Another Harold L. Smith Thank You--- Harold had his son Davis E. Smith, bring us 2 of the pieces of music he wrote to honor The Lord. One is named “The Other Side” (1984 D.E. Smith Publications Copyright) it was arranged by his son David.The other Harold wrote was named “Thanks” (Copyright D.E. Smith Publications U.S.A.)also arranged by his son David E. Smith. What a honor and joy it will be when we learn these songs and sing them and tell the story about Harold and Orpha’s prayers for me to play the banjo as I am playing Harold’s Wonderful Written songs on the banjo!!!! NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD!!! (Which it seemed impossible for me to play the banjo!!!) Thank You Harold and Orpha and all other’s that may have prayed for me to play banjo!!! With Much Love and appreciation, Susan L. Bugg and Raymond too!!!
One week later. Praise The Lord!!! I am soo happy I debuted my banjo when I did because now our dear brother and friend Harold L. Smith has gone home with The Lord. I am sooo happy to have met him !!! From his quick reaction to his wife "lets get busy and pray," he has inspired me to always be prepared to pray and encourage!!! Harold encouraged me even the last time I saw him here on this earth!!! I truly believe from all his friends and families stories of what a wonderful man he was he inspired many, many people to follow The Lords leading and be a light to the WORLD!!! What a honor and a privilege to know him!!!! God is soooo good!!!