Peggy's Ponderings at the lake

Happy December, wonderful people,  This week, my ponderings revolved around digital vs. print/paper. I am one of those types of people who stick with many traditions, especially when it comes to the holidays, and one of my greatest pleasures is sending Christmas Cards.  I always send as many as possible. As many as my hands will allow me to write, and my bank account as well. This year, the cards will still be hand-signed, but more will be addressed with labels.  I will still have as many paper and ink cards as I possibly can, however, if you don't receive one this year and you want one, please know it was not for any intentional reason.  There is nothing like receiving a Christmas Card in the mail. It's still special! Even when you are as old as I am. I surveyed some friends and fellow Realtors for their thoughts about this. Many were more business-oriented when discussing the effectiveness of the internet. So when dealing with important papers, maybe it's best, but...

Hello again, my few but loyal readers, this is another happy to be in smalltown Grove. Happy, positive, feel good Pondering. Giving you a warning from the beginning. It's Grateful November after all so get ready for lots of greatefulness! Friday, my grandsons and I waited downtown for the parade of buses with football players and coaches, and the caravan leading and following them to their playoff game 4 hours away. Schools were closed. The streets were lined with people and kids, and the Cheerleaders were right in front of us! How much more traditional can this get? Talk about a Hallmark movie! Just as we all get excited as we hear the sirens from the many fire trucks and police cars in the parade, my phone rings. It’s my son calling from California. I answered the phone, and he asked what I was doing. When I told him he first said what? It’s a Friday. Don’t the boys have school? I said welcome to our small town honey! Our varsity football team is in the state playoffs! A...

Hello my few and loyal readers, Here is an old Pondering that didn't get posted... "I am so thrilled to have won the seat on Grove's City Council. I was sworn in last week and tomorrow is my first official meeting. Last night I read through the agenda and the over 100 pages that came with it. No on said this would be an easy job and that's ok. I am still excited for it. There are so many things happening." This draft has sat waiting to be published since April. I'm not sure what else to say. I am honored and blessed to say the least. Now it's November. We had a meeting last night and as I sat at the podium looking out into the audience I am still full of gratitude that citizens of Grove voted to put me there. I love all the excitement around the new buildings - the Fire Station, Police Station and the Event Center at Wolf Springs Park. And the excitment is building for the new 42 acre park with a ground breaking in January I think. It's a bike p...

I am trying to catch up! Use today's tools and manifestations for my real estate business and family finances. Trying to embrace what's new and exciting. And in doing so this morning I was trying to read a blog about to finally stop waiting for things to be perfect. Hope, fear and perfectionism - Money Mindset it said. So I clicked on the link and it goes to the blog. Then I click on that particular episoide and its a landing page for that story. I click on it and it sends me back to the blog. I do this circle 3 or 4 times before giving up. My morning has been like this since I woke up. Everything I tried to read had "technical" issues. Probably human issues which started because I spilled my coffee before any of this began. I don't know what any of this has to do with anything, but do you have mornings like this? It seems the harder I try to fit into the "new and exciting" the more clumbsy and unfitting I am. So, onward. Keep drudging at the Peggy Pace...

I know, it's crazy. It really is something I have wanted to do for a long time. My dad was Mayor or on Council for something like 20 years in his little town of Little Kansas, OK. Grove is about 40 minutes from there and I feel this need to step into his shoes in my town. In my community. So, yes, my name is Peggy Steed and I am running for City Council Member and here are some of my reasons why. Some in town know me as Peggy Kiefer-Steed. I was asked by many in the community to run for City Council and this year I am actually doing it. This is something I have wanted to do for many years. I have always been involved in the city dynamics in one way or another. Currently I am Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission. I am a Realtor with Keller Williams Grand Lake. I live in Ward II in Littlegate. I feel like we live and work in downtown Grove and we love it! I am married to Roman Steed who is a Captain at the Grove Fire Department. We have 4 children and 7 grandchildren. O...

Hello all! There's about 6 inches of snow on the ground today and the sun is shining brightly but fooling us into believing we should go out and play! The temperature outside this afternoon has finally warmed up to a swelting 15 degrees! My grandson's are getting tired of coming to their Mimi's house. I think I am finally boring. Even my four year-old going on 10 is difficult to entertain now. I finally gave him my phone, Bluey is on the tv, the other two are entertained somewhere in the house (I'm afraid to go look and ruin the quiet) while I have a minute of peace to get on my computer and look at and catch up on emails. The first email the pops up is from Country Living Magazing with a story about how Winter is almost over. Again I look up from my computer to zhiver at the six inches of snow and pretend warmth the sumshine gives off. There is a natural wild gardens, your favorite flowers, edible gardens, etc. Here is the story if you are interested https://www.cou...