Happy day!

Today was such a happy day in my family. We celebrated the first birthday of Melany's little boy, Zander. He is Michael and I's godson, and very important to us. Melany and Tommie threw a lovely Champagne Breakfast Party for all of us, and it was so enjoyable. They really know how to entertain, those two! All of Michael's family was there, which doesn't happen that often, as his brother and family live six hours (by car) away. I felt sorry for them, having to drive back in this heat.
There was the most marvellous fruit salad at the party, so I kept up with the healthy way I've been eating lately. No that it was difficult. That was the Rolls Royce of fruit salads! And I got to take some home with me.

What made it the best for me, was that I was walking around (almost) normally, even in this fearful heat. I've been looking forward to this, so it would have been dreadful if I was having one of my ms-sessions.
Actually, (though I don't want to say it out loud) I'm feeling quite a bit better. Not completely myself, certainly, butnot too bad. Whether this is from the homeopathic medicine I've been taking, or the Body Cleanse detox, the swimming, eating better, just plain coincidence, or a combination of them all, I cannot say. But I hope it keeps up till Tuesday, so I can look all perky at the trials, and have the choice to go on them if I choose.

On the subject of swimming, I did 84 laps yesterday. I was quite impressed. I did notice however, that I do most of the work with my arms and that I need to concentrate more on my legs. They're still very weak, though they are better than they were. I'm not complaing about how toned my arms are starting to look, I can tell you. I use my arms a lot, to compensate for my legs being weak, and my balance being off. Tip for women with saggy arms: Use a walker for a while, and see the difference! Anyway, the swimming is adding a nice touch of definition to them.
I read online that swimmers tend to lose weight slower than with other forms of exercise. Apparently it boosts the appetite. Don't know how true this is, but I was thrilled to read it. I really don't want to lose weight, just to tone up (a lot!)

Things that I want to do this week:

Read my Neuro Linguistic Programming book. (Finally!)
Work up to 100 laps in the swimming pool.
Finish learning Pachelbel's Cannon on the keyboard. (It's sounding divine, btw).
Plant a tray of wheatgrass and sprout some Mung beans.
Start off (gently) with my Pilates exercises.
Make myself Carrot Juice at least three times.

I guess that's enough resolutions for one week.

I'm going to place my book order now. I get my retail therapy online at the moment, because I don't have enough energy to trawl through the shooping malls. I prefer it anyway. And I really love it when people give me vouchers to spend online!

I found some Blueberries in our local SPAR today for only R5.99. Normally, you only get them at Woolworths, and they'll set you back R29.99 for a small punnet.
Apparently, the bio-flavanoids in blueberries aid greatly in remyelination, which, if you have MS, you'll know all about.

M & I bought a stunning puzzle featuring the original movie poster for Casablanca. It has Ingrid Bergman's face on it, an a background of Rick's café. I have seen the movie a couple of times, but Michael hasn't. It's showing on tv tonight, so we'll definitely be watching or taping it. We wanted to watch the movie before we built our puzzle. Every now and then, we buy a puzzle that really appeals to us. It has to be something that we'd want to see on a regular basis, as we have them framed when we're done and hang them up on our living room wall. Kitsch, maybe, but we love it. We don't buy just anything, it has to be something really special. So far, we have a collector's edition of Mickey Mouse, an Egyptian painting from one of the pharoah's tombs, and Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers. (While we were building that one, Vincent (or Starry, starry night, as most people know it) started playing (by chance) on the hi-fi. Which was really special, we got all emotional because there we were, building a masterpiece, listening to a song on the artist's (tortured) life.
This is why we have to watch Casablanca (apart from it being a stunning movie). We don't just build puzzles, we live them for a while, lol.