So this morning, dd-16 hurried over to my laptop because she wanted to show me something. The laptop was on standby and she had to wait for the prompt to come up. She sees my newest desktop wallpaper, courtesy of Phatmass.com — this one — and she goes:

“I love your new wallpaper, Mom!”

and then follows it with

“I wonder how Mama Mary keeps her veil on.”

Muaha. Yah. Me too. When were hair pins invented?

Oh, and while you’re here, say a prayer for her please. She’s getting ready for consecration on the Feast of the Assumption (March 25) — the day after her 17th birthday. Already there are people and events and all kinds of things distracting her from this goal. But she wants to get there, and I know every bit of prayer will help.