From Riley in July -- Xmas prank

 

Here is one of Riley's envelopes that I consider recognizable. Since I had so much fun with my August envelopes - using inspiration from Rachael for all 20+ maybe this will be my inspiration for my September envelopes. I could use up orphan stamps as well as orphan envelopes....

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I was jabbered out - and then I found this blurb that I had written and did not post - and it's a *July* theme - so I'll tuck it in here with a July envelope.

My daughter and her family are not overly into pranking - but they do like an appropriate one from time to time. Once in a while I'll do something that is just the right amount of silliness. When I was visiting in early July, I had my all-time favorite idea. As previously mentioned, my daughter and son in law are very tidy. My son in law and I are on the same wavelength when it comes to Christmas. If I am at their house for Christmas, I'm always up earliest - and on the 26th, I tend to have all the ornaments off the tree before anyone wakes up. Then he and I have everything put away by about 10 am.

So, on my trip in July, as the family was loading up the car - for their 4 day out-of-town little league  tournament - I ended up in the kitchen with only my daughter. I asked her if she was worried what I was going to do while I was home alone for 4 days - since I had already been reorganizing things in the kitchen. She shrugged and said, "No."

I said -- "What if I get out all the Christmas decorations and set up the tree and put a big *Merry Christmas in July* sign on the door - for when you get home." We both started laughing so hard - agreeing that it would be an epic prank on her husband. We had tears rolling down our cheeks. The look on her husband's face would have been soooo good. Or not.

I thought about it the whole time they were gong -- but it was just too much. I wonder if there are websites on line that feature epic pranks.... I'll go look - and maybe there will be one more post to fill up August before I take my break.