<p>I sent out Benjamin&#39;s birth announcement on the day he turned 3 months old.&#0160; I, of course, felt the guilt that accompanies that, the kind that makes you feel bad because your first born&#39;s announcements were ready before he was born and in the eager hands of friends and family before they&#39;ve had the chance to meet him.</p>

<p>By now, most everyone has not only met Benjamin, they&#39;ve had him spit up on them a couple of times.&#0160; So I imagine that receiving his announcement must have been a bit underwhelming.&#0160; </p>

<p>That was until a couple of weeks ago, when I received a card in the mail from a friend.&#0160; (Don&#39;t you love getting mail just because?)&#0160; </p>

<p>The envelope was a bit dirty and had a bit of something pink on it.&#0160; Lipstick perhaps?&#0160; &#0160;Also, her return label had the words &quot;Ho Ho Ho&quot; in green letters.&#0160; Was my friend trying to tell me something?&#0160; Oh, then&#0160; I noticed she had a 39 cent stamp on it - the one with the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus.&#0160; Maybe she&#39;s<br />trying to use up old stamps.&#0160; But then why did she have one of those ugly &quot;forever&quot; stamps next to the Madonna? Kind of defeats the purpose, doesn&#39;t it?</p>

<p>Then I flipped the envelope over and found this note:</p><blockquote><p><em>Christmas in July<br /><br />I&#39;m sorry it&#39;s all scratched up because it&#39;s been in my purse since December</em></p></blockquote><p>Could it be?</p>

<p>I opened up the envelope, and sure enough, there were the smiling faces of her two adorable children sitting next to a Christmas tree.</p>

<p>I laughed so hard, tears were streaming down my face.&#0160; Genius!</p>

<p>This is hands-down my favorite card.&#0160; It&#39;s the only Christmas card on my desk.&#0160; Talk about cutting throught the clutter.</p>

<p>I&#39;m considering sending my Christmas cards out next July.&#0160; Friends, consider yourselves warned.</p>
