You're lucky I'm your Ex.

I suppose that title could be taken a few ways.

One being, I'm so bat $#%! crazy you're glad you're rid of me.

That's not the way I mean it today though.

Or any day.

I'm not bat $#%! crazy.

Am I?

I digress.

So, little known fact

(I may not have blogged about the dissolution of my relationship)

I own a house with my Ex, MC Jammie Pants.

No, he's not a rapper

or a DJ.

It's an inside joke.

Anyway, JP and I split in April

but we still own the house we bought together.

He lives in it.

In July, we had a wicked hail storm that caused lots of damage

to lots of peoples cars.

And, apparently, to our house.

Little did I know, JP had filed a claim through our home insurance.

Thus resulted in an investigation,

an assessment,

a decision,

and a cheque being issued.

Again, UNBEKNOWNST to me.

So imagine my shock and surprise

my elation and delight

the heart rate increase I felt

when I opened a letter from my insurance company

and saw a cheque.

A big cheque.

With my name on it.

In the amount of

$6894.06

When I picked myself up off the floor, I began to leaf through the information attached.

"Dear Elsie and JP,"

Blah blah blah

"...claim from hailstorm dated..."

blah blah blah

"..has been assessed..."

blah blah blah

"...cheque enclosed..."

blah blah blah

"...notify us when work is complete."

blah.

Well darn!

I had really, really, REALLY hoped that this was going to be one of those days where the Monopoly scenario comes true...

The day that I land on the Community Chest square,

drawing a card that reads:

"Bank error in your favor! Collect $6894.06!"

Today, sadly, was not that day.

Elsie P

PS - The reason JP is lucky he has ME for an ex

is because I immediately called him and left him a message.

I also texted him to tell him I urgently needed to speak with him.

When he called back, mere minutes later, I told him about the cheque.

Because it was made out to Elsie AND JP

(as opposed to Elsie OR JP)

it had to go in to an account that bears both our names.

Luckily, we have such an account.

(courtesy of this smarty pants that occasionally thinks two steps ahead)

And I have access to that account through my bank card.

(The one I didn't lose.)

And I deposited said cheque this AM

Without just cashing it and pocketing the money.

Like some people's exes would have done.

Because that thought didn't even cross my mind.

(more than once)