Daniel Fast - Day Nine

June 18, 2013

Day Nine

I am so incredibly worn out.  Tonight, after dinner, I just crashed.  I've been going strong both days this week on my own.  Today was getting harder. Staying up late with the kids last night did me in.

We were out this morning, though, working in the yard. Got some more vegies in the beds, weeded, and picked lettuce, spinach, and chard. Our beds are looking so lovely. I used the spinach and chard in some vegetable soup tonight. Turned out so pretty. Yes, I think food is pretty. Especially soup with all those gorgeous colors mixed together.

I jazzed up some pinto beans tonight. I used some of the peppers the Lord blessed us with from the clearance racks at the grocery store this weekend.  I do NOT like to eat fresh peppers, so this was a big step for me. Added in some finely diced red bell peppers, some chopped jalapenos, onion, celery, crushed tomatoes (canned), garlic, some spices, lime juice, and then I tossed in some chopped swiss chard just before serving. It was delicious! The celery needed some more cook time, but every one loved it. My boy even skipped the hot sauce because he said it would cover up the good flavor. Score for me! :)

Today we had our fried rice for breakfast, but served the little girls scrambled eggs and dry toast. We are starting to feel the dollars tighten with this fast, so I am starting to use up a bit of what we have in the house for those who are on the modified version. We enjoyed roasted roots for lunch.  Varying potatoes, carrots, and onion tossed with olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and a bit of Dijon mustard. Really great flavor.

I had an idea for some peanut butter balls and Elizabeth took it and made a real treat!  She mixed natural peanut butter with raw, rolled oats and raisins.  Rolled them into balls and viola! Delicious peanut butter balls. The girls kept asking for more "cookies".  They were a huge hit! Another for the keep list.

Dinner was the pintos served with popcorn and cucumber slices.  Another success. I made enough of the beans, plus a huge pot of vegetable soup this afternoon to make life easier in the next couple of days.  We'll be able to heat and serve most of what we eat, which is lovely because I'm feeling really behind on housework and laundry at the moment.  I am just loving working in the yard so much, it's hard to get the inside work done.

We have been doing great on our schooling, though.  Gotta make sure to be happy about the things that are getting done too.

Aside from being really tired, I'm feeling well. My ankle is still a bit sore, but other than that, I'm really happy with how well I've been keeping up. I have to admit, today I was really missing my coffee. It was so rainy and dreary.  Such a perfect day to sit with a cuppa.  I kept busy, though.  We ended up able to walk down to the library this afternoon. 

Looking forward to sleeping soon.  Really want some more time to read, but my body and brain say they want rest.