Carlos, i'm swinging through again. just caught up on this thread.
you've changed, my friend, i see that in your writing. its hard to pinpoint, you seem to be a few steps back from the core of the sitch. your perspective is a few degrees different from what it was last month. less immediate pain.
i like your idea of hanging a stocking for your W, in my sitch i just cant do that. but my D3 and i worked on a xmas present for the stbxw from D3, i bought them a cookbook for kids and matching aprons, D3 and i used some cloth paints to dress them up a bit. just wanted to make sure the D3 gets her mom something.
i've been seeing this commercial during hockey games, and dont know if you've seen it, but its applicable to all of us here.