Lori received what she thought were her friend's late husband's ashes, but it turned out to be ashes from an outdoor fire pit, a prank set up by the friend.
Tracy had placed the gifts in a crawl space, and on garbage day, Sean accidentally threw them out with the trash.
Tracy and Sean gathered gifts from Tracy's mother, Sean's sister, and even unwrapped some gifts from relatives, filling the stockings with whatever they could find.
Abby was delighted and thought it was a beautiful gift from Santa, despite it being a last-minute addition.
The fire started when too much wood was added to the fireplace, causing sparks to ignite the attic through cracks in the flue.
David crawled into the back seat of the fire chief's Suburban and fell asleep, only to be woken up later.
Billy rebuilt his house and continued to host a 'burn the mother to the ground' party every year after that.
Lori's friend, Ruby, revealed that the ashes were actually from her outdoor fire pit, and she had set up the prank to tell a funny story.
Tracy and Sean started doing multiple check-ins with the gifts leading up to Christmas to ensure they wouldn't be misplaced or thrown out again.
The artist's name is Christine Merrill, known for her extraordinary dog portraits.
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