A Little Black Cloud....

Oopsies. Well let's just say that the Stott's "little black cloud" is still hanging over our roof. Honestly Ry and I have never been on such a streak of true bad "luck." I am such a believer in Karma...what goes around comes around. SO either my Karma is waaaaaay off or we have a nasty black cloud that is laughing down on our house.

That pic is the second t.v. that we hung on our wall( in the workout room). It's also the second t.v. that has crashed to it's death. The first t.v, Ry accidentally dropped as he was putting it on the stand. Um, yeah the t.v. was a goner. Ry put a second and bigger t.v. on the stand. It seemed sturdy, great, fabulous..... I even worked out with it for a few days. Last night the crash was so darn loud that I already knew.... the t.v. Yup, again. This t.v was a big- time goner. No chance of fixin'

Oh well. I hate complaining. If you know me, it's not my thing. I keep it all in and let the smile keep on smiling, hiding my stormy feelings. I don't need anyone, I don't like solace, that's my life to deal with and my own problems, not anyone else's...so I kindly smile and move on. Well two months ago we bought a shredder. WE had 3 accounts of old credit cards get reopened and fraud being charged all over the place. WE had nooooo idea how they got our numbers...(now we do, our stolen storage unit with our life in it...oh yeah...) So yesterday we got a statement from our bank. Our good bank..... FRAUD CHARGES. again. but this time, the dirt bags were sneaky about it and slipped in their charges. What they don't know is that my husband is a finance guy, he notices ALL charges, you can't slip anything by RY. I called and put a hold on the account but I have to go in today and waste my time and close, reopen, get new numbers......cry, cry, poor me...I know so lame huh??!
Like I said, the cloud I can deal with because it seems to be all monetary...Well almost. We've had a few punches in the gut that hurt. Like Ry's President's circle in Florida being cancelled. Yes he has a job (and we are soooo blessed) but he worked his tail off for this one. I'm talking late nights, skipping lunch, no breaks ever.... he spent all his time with the clients. Pres circles was a reward for all his dang work. He deserves it. Ry was the number #1 PAS sales rep in all of Fidelity for 2 years in a row. He would never tell anyone, but I will. I am proud of him. I love him for all of his hard work. He deserves his reward.... He called me with a sad moment in his heart and said," no Florida." That's like me saying, no chocolate for a year. Ry looooves Florida. OUCH. (The pic is us at pres. circle last year at the Boulders Resort in AZ.)
But folks, I know, I hate complaining, I hate it I hate it. There is so much sadness going on outside of my cloud...lost jobs, bad economy, sickness....it's all so sad!
Last night our Bishop came over to our house with a glum heart and sad, "your not in our ward." Your house is the boundary for the other ward. Huh? My kids were so happy, so was RY and I...in fact, we were thrilled. We loved our ward, we loved the people and especially the sis's and cousins. He said he fought hard for us but we are in the "other" ward. Bummer. Don't dare tell the kids yet.

Like I said, every day that we have been in the house, we have had something bad (awful) happen to us. No lie, it's odd, it's strange. We've never had this happen. Ry and I are trying to decide what to learn from all of this..... I won't blog about the others because it's just way to crazy (or personal :). This is what I have decided:
In the end, money really means nothing (okay, we need it for basic survival.)....but what matters the most is each other, we have our families, we have our kids, our friends, and loved ones... Life goes on, life is wonderful, life is happy and that darn cloud can just flippin go hang over someone else's roof cuz he's not going to get us.

By the way, the sun came out today. Finally!!! It was soooo nice to see the rays shine through my 3 windows. I thrive off the sun and it's been hiding it's rays from me. Thank you, I needed that today, now go away lil black cloud. Geez.

Oh and an official good bye to Bran and Em.....



Bear is back off to Germany, saving lives with all of his talent.. ..We had one last farewell yesterday.... We will miss Claire's bright smile and Jackson's sweet face. It's so sad to have them go back but we will see you again. Luv ya guys!