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"The kid&amp;#039;s stockings are full near to bursting, thanks to loads of candy, and a few small toys and gift cards. Anna is really excited to have two sets of stockings this year, one at our house and one at Daddy&amp;#039;s. I guess that&amp;#039;s one of the few plusses for a child of divorce. I&amp;#039;ve also got a stocking for Grandpa, since my Dad is visiting us through the New Year. I&amp;#039;ve managed to put a few things in there, as well. I gave Peter his stocking \u2013 ours are all embroidered with our names, so I certainly can&amp;#039;t use it. Mine is hanging empty. For some reason, this really bothers me. It&amp;#039;s not that I need more candy or small presents or whatever. It&amp;#039;s more that it&amp;#039;s a reminder that he&amp;#039;s gone. Peter used to stuff my stocking full, and I stuffed his as well. I wondered if his is just as empty at his house \u2013 I&amp;#039;m betting it is \u2013 and for a brief moment or two of insanity, I considered slipping a few small presents to Anna to take over and fill it with. I stopped myself by reminding myself that he certainly wouldn&amp;#039;t think of doing that for me. So I stared and stared at my empty stocking, and finally decided to fill it myself. I got out some slips of paper, and I started writing. I filled each slip with a promise to myself that I intend to keep in the coming year. I stuffed them into the stocking, and on the final slip of paper, I wrote: You are loved. My stocking, like my life, is beautiful and full. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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