I speak literally. i don't hide meanings in between the lines. What i meant to say is what was said in the linked post. If i was upset about my stocking i would have said so..
I usually take the month off from working because I find it more economically productive to exploit all the holiday and post-holiday sales and do mass quantities of sewing and food processing to restock the house for the next year. It makes things easier to handle, but I know it's not an option for everyone.
this has been a rather hard christmas for us too.. we miss our nice big house back home. It will also be the first waffle house christmas in a while, which means no christmas morning with kiddos.