Cupcake Christmas Cards and Stamps

It was Kitty's first Christmas. She was watching all the Christmas activity. Dad was hanging the Christmas lights outside. Mom was assembling the Christmas tree. Judy and Bo were putting out the nativity. Grandma and Grandpa were in the kitchen making Christmas cupcakes. 

Kitty was not allowed in the kitchen, but she wanted to see the Christmas cupcakes, so she was spying on them from the living room. She saw cupcakes with Christmas trees of frosting, cupcakes with green frostings wreaths, and. cupcakes with red and white peppermint swirls. She saw Grandma and Grandpa eat a few of the cupcakes that didn't turn out perfect.

Kitty really wanted to try her first cupcake, so she waited patiently for the right opportunity. 

It was Saturday, so she knew the whole family would be at a family Christmas party that night. When they were all gone, she tiptoed into the kitchen, pounced up to the countertop, and looked at all the different cupcakes. She chose to try the one with the red and white peppermint swirl. 

Kitty was thinking about exactly how to eat the cupcake. Finally she decided to stick her nose into the cupcake icing and lick it off. Just then, the dog barked. Kitty was terrified, and in her escape, ran across the entire batch of cupcakes, leaving a trail of pawprints and kitten hair in the frosting.

Kitty knew that she was in big trouble because her pawprints were far smaller than the dog's. There was no way to avoid the blame for destroying the beautiful Christmas cupcakes.

Once Kitty got safety, she saw that her paws were stained with red, white, and green frosting. Behind her was a trail of globs of frosting all along the white carpet. Instead of trailing the mess any farther, Kitty sat down, exhausted, resigned to her punishment.

Kitty heard the car pull into the driveway, but she remained firm in her resolve to accept what came her way as a result of her bad behavior.

The first ones in were Grandma and Grandpa. They walked in through the kitchen door and saw the ruined cupcakes. "Oh no!" they cried in dismay.

Mom and Dad came in through the front door and saw the trail of frosting globs along the white carpet. They were furious at Kitty and sent her outdoors until after Christmas was over.

But Judy begged for the pardon of Kitty, saying, "But Christmas should be a time of love and forgiveness. Let Kitty stay inside and celebrate with us. You can't blame her for wanting to taste those amazing cupcakes." 

Bo suddenly lit up with an idea, "Didn't you say that we needed a creative idea for our Christmas cards this year?"

Mom answered, "Yes, but this is not the time for talking about Christmas cards. Look at this mess!"

"Wait, Mom," Bo said, "where is the camera? Judy, bring Kitty into the kitchen"

The adults peered around the kitchen door to see Bo staging the accident so he could capture it in a photograph. The scene was pretty ridiculous, and soon the entire was in tears because they were laughing so hard. 

The photos turned out so well that Mom used one for the family Christmas cards. Kitty's frosting stained nose and paws alongside the mangled Christmas cupcakes made for a one of a kind Christmas card that no one else had ever seen.