10 on 10 :: March 2011

so, here's the deal with today. by 3:30am i had already woken up three times to go to the bathroom. at the 3:30 wake, i was so nauseous that i couldn't go back to sleep. my stomach hurt so bad and i finally got up at 4:20 to eat and drink something in hopes to feel better. then of course i struggled to fall back asleep. finally i did but was pretty out of it and have had a sore throat all day. i'm not sure what's better..that i eventually remembered it was 10 on 10 and did the best i could? or should have just passed and not even tried? so you get a short day with just six pictures: 6 on 10 for march. i can say what we did but there aren't pictures to show for it.

we mall-walked at mall of america first.

next up was IKEA! (which is right across the street from MOA.) natalie is finally tall enough to go in the drop-off play place! so today was her first day and she loved it! and i loved it! one hour of browsing at my own pace!

i picked her up an hour later and we had swedish meatballs and lingonberry juice in the cafe.

and an hour later (yes, we are on hour three and still on the same floor!) we got free cookies from the jars that are on displays throughout the store. i had forgotten about this perk. i had three while natalie was playing and then one with her. hee hee

nat threw a huge tantrum when we were leaving. trust me, i wish we could have stayed longer too. but i was not feeling well. sore throat was raging and my feet were killing. her screaming gave me a headache and i started having trouble keeping my eyes open.

i laid down at home and nat helped herself to rice crispies. and tons of milk.

i opted out of pictures of me laying down.

but JR went to a hockey tournament tonight so we had to take the Tin Man out. we still have SO.MUCH.SNOW. at least the sun was shining by the time we went out. it was pretty dreary all day. maybe i was just suffering from that seasonal sad disorder...

and since dinner was greek yogurt and apples with peanut butter, i decided i would cook one thing.

play-doh! i have never made it before and used this recipe. SUPER easy. and now that i have the cream of tartar (random ingredient!) i'm going to make it all the time. natalie picked red. we played passed her bedtime and then read three Dora books. she went to sleep perfectly. and that's what i should be doing, i know.

on that note...i'm off to bed.
good night, y'all!