A Mental Spanking

Okay, so have you ever done something so utterly boneheaded that you spend the rest of the day cringing and telling yourself if only....
Here's my "dork-o-la" entry: We draw names in our family for Christmas. My sister-in-law Rachel had my brother Doug and his family for Christmas. As part of their gift she got them movie tickets-- but she bought them at Costco in Texas. So on Christmas eve, I switched them out with movie tickets bought at Costco here in Idaho (good for Idaho theatres). I put the Texas ones in a card in an envelope and told Rachel I'd stick them in the mail for her.
Meanwhile, my mom decided to ship a big box of homemade candies and treats to them and asked us to ship them. Byron ships so much (well, he did before the economy froze up)-- that he gets a discount with Fed Ex. So here's my boneheaded part. Instead of sticking the card in the mail, like I told her I would be doing-- I had Byron tape it to the outside of the box my mom was sending (so it would be tracked by Fed Ex)-- you know how you do that-- with the card having the address and name on it. Well, I forgot to call Rachel and let her know. I just figured (my big mistake) that she'd see the card and open it.
Now the Austin landfill is six movie tickets richer!!! If only I'd called. AAARRGGGGHHHH!