and the winner~

The giveaway was fun; THANK YOU ALL who entered, I got to meet some really great new friends. We will have to do it again sometime; 100 followers, 100th post, who knows....we'll see!

The winner of the GREAT BAG GIVEAWAY is...........................

Sam  she has this cute blog called The Junk House .  Congratulations, Sam. Shoot me a note with your address and I will get it sent right out.  mylifeoncedar@yahoo.com 

 Enjoy your new bag! 

Jodi 

my mother's day~

I hope that you are all having a wonderful Mother's Day; hope that you got to relax and enjoy your day, hope that your family waited on you hand and foot and took care of all the cooking and cleaning! 

Before we get to my Mother's Day.....Don't forget the GREAT BAG GIVEAWAY ! I will draw the name tomorrow night when I get off work; so you will have to wait. :) BUT.... I am going to let you enter all day tomorrow until 7:00 (central time).  SO.....GO HERE  all you have to do is be a follower and leave me a comment that you are!!!! Easy. 

My Mother's Day.....I was up and out of bed by 6:15 a.m........yes I said 6:15 AM!  Out the door by 7:00 AM and on my way to the Susan G Koman Race for the Cure.  I ran my first 5k today!!!!!! My hunny ran with me and Beka was the photographer.

Quick family picture!

Getting ready to line up

Lots and Lots of people, over 3,000 people walked or ran

Can you imagine running 3.1 miles in this suit??????

Finished......WHHHOOOOOOO HHOOOOOOO!!!

Tonight we headed to my In Law's house for supper, they are making bbq ribs....YUM(anything I don't have to cook is YUM!) 

I wanted to post a picture of my MOM for Mother's Day, but my scanner is not working and the only picture I have of her is a regular picture! Anyway..... My MOM passed away June1, 2004 of a heart attack. I miss her terribly and I will probably start to cry as I write this.  Her and I were very close, I was the only girl out of 4 boys and the baby.  We did alot together and had some great chats. We became even closer when my Dad passed away in 1988 when I was a senior in high school, he had cancer; we were each other's "rock".  I miss her so much, not being able to ask her about parenting, cooking, just general "life" things that a daughter needs to know.  So I wish her Happy Mother's Day, I am sure she was watching me run today! :)

I hope you all had a wonderful day!!!

Jodi

spring has sprung~

Today, the weather here in the midwest has finally turned around.  It was in the mid 70's today, sun was out and the wind was not blowing 100 miles per hour..exagerating, but it's been really windy; just sayin!

We were outside most of the day getting things cleaned up around the house.  Hunny worked on cleaning the shed out so that it can be torn down.  I worked in my Hosta bed.

Before:

After:

I am sure they are so happy to finlly be uncovered! Bring on the sunshine! :)

Don't forget to leave a comment on the GREAT BAG GIVEAWAY. All you have to do is be a follower and leave a comment HERE! Easy Peasy!  You have today and tomorrow, the winner will be announced on Monday!

Jodi

don't forget~

Don't forget about my GREAT BAG GIVEAWAY !!!

All you have to do is be a follower of my little ol' blog and leave a comment HERE. This GREAT BAG GIVEAWAY goes thru Sunday and I will announce the winner on Monday.

It's that easy, so join the fun!

Have a great day! I better get back to work! shhhh don't tell!

Jodi

wiww~

I am linking up with Lindsey over at the Pleated Poppy  and Nina over at Real Momma Real Style for another week of What I Wore Wednesday. This week was tough, the weather was crazy and I am running out of ideas!

Tank: Walmart

Sweater: Old Navy

Jeans: Big Star

Shoes: Buckle

Tank and Yellow top: Old Navy

Green cardigan: Eddie Bauer

Trouser Jeans: Eddie Bauer

Shoes: Target

Guess I was in the yellow and green mood this week! :)

Top:Old Navy

Jeans: BKE

Shoes: Target

Ring/Bracelets: Forever 21

It was getting dark....I didn't get the shot in the morning!

Don't forget my GREAT BAG GIVEAWAY.  It's a great tote, perfect for everything! All you have to do is be a follower of my little ol' blog and leave me a comment on my giveaway post that you are! :) 

Take care!!! Jodi

come join the fun, i'm in a giving mood~

I think it's always so fun when bloggers have giveaways; I love to enter and cross my fingers and hope that I am picked!

SO...... I am in the giving mood.  I love this fabric; it's Alexander Henry, he has amazing designs!

This is what's up for grabs! It's a cute market tote bag; that I made! Take it to the grocery store, to the farmer's market, the library, the beach.....where ever! It's lined with sweet green gingham, how springy/ summery can you get!

So here's what ya gotta do..... You have to be a follower of My Life on Cedar Street; yah....that's me! :)  Please leave a comment and let me know that you are a follower and you will be entered in this GREAT BAG GIVEAWAY!!!!  The giveaway will go to Sunday May 8th! The winner will be announced on Monday May 9th!!! 

Have a GREAT day!

Jodi



may day and monkey bread~

Happy May Day!  I remember when I was a kid we made May Baskets; they were actually plastic cups filled with candy and popcorn with some decorations on the cup.  We would run around the neighborhood and ring the door bell and run leaving the cup of treats; we had so much fun!

When Beka was little and we lived in a different town, they did May Baskets, she had so much fun; esp. trying to catch the person at the door leaving the goodies! Where we live now, they don't do it; we live around older people and no kids.  I still love the idea of making May Baskets even tho we don't partake in the fun anymore; I found some really cute ideas for May Baskets.

Do you make May Baskets????

source: marthastewart.com

source: pinterest.com

This morning I made Monkey Bread (I am not sure why they call it that???) for my fam....I have had it, but haven't made it! Yum and super easy!

I had to quick take a picture before it got devoured! If you haven't made it before here's the recipe.

Monkey Bread

2 tubes of refrigerator biscuits

cinnamon & sugar

1/3c. butter

1/3c sugar

1/3c brown sugar

2T water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut each biscuit into fourths and roll in the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Layer into a greased bundt pan.  

Bring to a boil the rest of the ingredients and pour over the biscuits.  Bake for 20 minutes. (Mine took a little longer, like 25 minutes; I wanted to make sure they were done and not gooey). 

Don't forget, if you haven't become a follower and you want to.....come join the fun....I am having a giveaway starting this week!

Have a great day!

Jodi