Living Without School: Hair Today/St Ignatius of Loyola Tomorrow

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Hair Today/St Ignatius of Loyola Tomorrow

Still not sure of my haircut - this is how it looked today, on a very busy day...Up early, workout, tidy up, leave early with the kids to go to my Kumon centre then the hour plus drive in peak hour traffic on the M2 to Kumon head office. I was in meetings all day - with some not very nice sushi for lunch! The kids went to the library, Borders, Games Workshop, bought some new jumpers, saw a Chinese movie with Jackie Chan, had lunch out...As Anthony said to some one,"When mum is at work we spend the money she makes!" lol! A truly fun school day for them. But, frak, no religion reading two Wednesdays in a row. Guilt. Winner of Bad Catholic homeschooling mum award..:-)

Home to deliver junk mail in the dusk, then dh came home from Newcastle - he's been away for work. A friend's son came over and I helped him with his uni assignments so it was pizza for dinner, with Get Smart, Battlestar Galactica, reading about St Ignatius of Loyola and reading from Acts about St Paul, for the year of St Paul. And catching up with my homeschool log.

Have printed out the Litany of St Ignatius, his prayer of surrender and prayer for generosity for tomorrow, his Feast Day, from the Catholic Culture website. And read about a Book of Jesuit Breadmaking - maybe we can make some bread tomorrow? I don't know, I'm pretty tired and have a sore throat yet have another busy day ahead, then a Homeschool Teen Group Make Your Own Pizzas at our house on Friday, after First Friday morning Mass...But baking bread is fun!

9 comments:

Anonymous said...: I like it - although I thought the pig tails were really cute ;-) I'm supposed to get mine cut on Friday - we'll see.; 11:49 pm
Anonymous said...: Cute do, Leonie! Change is nice sometimes...; 12:01 am
Leonie said...: Yeah, well a change is as good as a holiday!; 8:00 am
Anne (aussieannie) said...: I think the haircut looks great! Happy Feast day!; 8:04 am
Anonymous said...: You be careful of yourself- there are some ghastly things atm. I've just been sick (really sick) for an unheard of 2 weeks and that was with popping everything homeopathic I could think of.

Love
Pam

will email; 9:20 am
molly said...: I like the hair cut! Of course I wear mine the same way so perhaps I am biased!; 1:29 pm
Anonymous said...: Sounds like post-WYD blues!!; 7:12 pm
Cindy said...: HI Leonie-
I like your hair both ways.... and with the shorter cut, my favorite pic is the one where you have the bands kind of swept back. That looks more loose, and free, which is what I think of when I think of you!

Maybe you don't see yourself in a 'tailored' cut which is what this hairstyle can be when it is all combed and in place. See? I am psychoanalizing your haircut! lol

But, it is fun to change, isn't it? I do like the color, too. Neat that you do change and try new things!

I got a horrible haircut last time. The hairdresser had had a bad day and was in a really bad mood. I should have run but I sat there. I say it was horrible because I was not ready to go short.. (though I do like short hair and wear it often) and she did short. Also she left tails stickint out everyhere nad it was flat in front. Now I do NOT have the face that can handle any old cut.. I need help! lol

So, I trimmed it myself at home to add some bounce and am just letting it grow..
But the colour came out great!

Oh the things men don't have to think about... they just shave and go to the barber every other month... :0; 11:28 pm
Leonie said...: Cindy - I love your psycho-analyzing!; 11:32 pm

Prayer of Consecration of St. Maximilian Kolbe

O Immaculata, Queen of Heaven and earth, refuge of sinners and our most loving Mother, God has willed to entrust the entire order of mercy to thee. I, N___, a repentant sinner, cast myself at thy feet humbly imploring thee to take me with all that I am and have, wholly to thyself as thy possession and property. Please make of me, of all my powers of soul and body, of my whole life, death and eternity, whatever most pleases thee. If it pleases thee, use all that I am and have without reserve, wholly to accomplish what was said of thee: "She will crush your head," and, "Thou alone have destroyed all heresies in the whole world."

Let me be a fit instrument in thine Immaculate and merciful hands for introducing and increasing the maximum in all the many strayed and indifferent souls, and thus help extend as far as possible the blessed Kingdom of the most Sacred Heart of Jesus. For wherever thou enters, one obtains the grace of conversion and growth in holiness, since it is through thy hands that all graces come to us from the most Sacred Heart of Jesus.

V. Allow me to praise thee O Sacred Virgin.
R. Give me strength against thy enemies.

Prayer of St Bonaventure

Pierce, O most Sweet Lord Jesus, my inmost soul with the most joyous and healthful wound of Thy love, with true, serene, and most holy apostolic charity, that my soul may ever languish and melt with love and longing for Thee, that it may yearn for Thee and faint for Thy courts, and long to be dissolved and to be with Thee.Grant that my soul may hunger after Thee, the bread of angels, the refreshment of holy souls, our daily and supersubstantial bread, having all sweetness and savor and every delight of taste; let my heart ever hunger after and feed upon Thee, upon whom the angels desire to look, and may my inmost soul be filled with the sweetness of Thy savor; may it ever thirst after Thee, the fountain of life, the fountain of wisdom and knowledge, the fountain of eternal light, the torrent of pleasure, the richness of the house of God.May it ever compass Thee, seek Thee, find Thee, run to Thee, attain Thee, meditate upon Thee, speak of Thee, and do all things to the praise and glory of Thy name, with humility and discretion, with love and delight, with ease and affection, and with perseverance unto the end.May Thou alone be ever my hope, my entire assurance, my riches, my delight, my pleasure, my joy, my rest and tranquility, my peace, my sweetness, my fragrance, my sweet savor, my food, my refreshment, my refuge, my help, my wisdom, my portion, my possession and my treasure, in whom may my mind and my heart be fixed and firmly rooted immovably henceforth and for ever. Amen.