The task, as Nikki Maucere tells it, felt daunting. Her husband had died in a car crash only months earlier and she was facing her first Christmas as a single parent.... “ Otherwise, your kids might have a meltdown when they see you have nothing to open.” Until that moment, Maucere hadn’t considered the reminder her empty hands might bring her 3-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter on Christmas morning.... Maucere decided to take a pride-swallowing chance....