Don't Sell Your Luck

Okay so, I've been trying to "de-junk" my life and decided to start with the bookshelves in the computer room (at Ryan's request). So first to go were the school papers (happily sorted and filed away for my children to dejunk when they're adults and moved away), then misc. pens, pencils, markers, sharp objects (confiscated from Ella and set up out of her reach), I found new homes for most of Dade's sculptures he's made this semester in Pottery, and then I came to the pile of wax paper. There, neatly flattened between several heavy books where TONS of 4 leaf clovers I'd saved for some reason. I guess I've always felt if you find a 4 leaf clover you HAVE to pick it, but then what? Of course, you must flatten and dry them between wax paper and big books (or would that be PRESSING your Luck!!! Ha Ha Ha!). So now I have 50+ 4 leaf clovers (some 5-8 leaf -- I have pics if you don't believe me) and since I no longer scrapbook (not that I ever really did, I just had all the stuff to do it) I decided that I was truly going to make a stand and get rid of them (but not before scanning them in so I could use them to digitally scrapbook!!). So I go on Craigslist and put up an ad for someone to come and get my clovers, maybe they could use them for scrapbooking St. Patrick's day pics or just to up their luck. Well, I'm here to tell you the top reasons to NOT put your luck up for sale:

1. Falling down stairs and practically braking your ankle (explanation below*)
2. Diarrhea (not me - but it has gone on far longer than is medically possible)
3. Vomiting (not the same person as the diarrhea and in addition to Sylvie but she doesn't count because she always vomits.)
4. Fevers ranging from 101 to 104 (diarrhea person, vomiting person, and one other)
5. Oversleeping and missing the bus (you can guess)
6. Possibly missing the aviation trip for scouts due to at least one of items 2-4
7. Missing a sleepover with Fama due to items 2-4.
8. Being told by the doctor that there's seemingly nothing wrong with said family members other than the above symptoms & would I kindly leave my co-pay at the front desk.
9. Being burned by hot grease and then when you sit down to put ice on it hitting your not-so-funny bone.
10. Having your computer Hacked from online and getting it packed full of Inappropriate Material that you get to spend hours trying to get rid of and trying to fix. (Yes, I know I should have had a router/hardware firewall. Yes, I am getting one tomorrow.)
11. Finding the CUTEST shoes for Ella at Ross for an AMAZING price and getting up to the register to find that there are literally 10 people in line with full carts and only one cashier and 8 minutes until I have to pick up Corben. (The shoes are still at Ross.)
12. Missing Harris Teeters Triple coupons for the SECOND time because of sick family members!

The last of course, being the worst. (Not to belittle any of said family members pain and truly number 10 is pretty horrible BUT I had even ordered coupons and was all ready to get my free shampoo, rice, potatoes, sour cream, toothpaste, deodorant, butter, yogurt, and peanut butter!!!) AAARRGGGHHH!!!

So, I am now going to take down my ad for someone to come get my clover and put them neatly back on my shelf between wax paper (maybe even glue them to the shelf) because if this is all that has happened in the 2 days since I put them up (apparently no one needs my luck) I have to consider what may happen if I persist with this crazy venture and sell all my luck to the next shmo who comes along with $1.50. These clovers may be the only things keeping this family alive!! Wish me luck.

(*Falling down the stairs explanation.....okay, excuse - It was Sylvie's fault!! She totally blocked my view of the stairs below me and since I've never counted how many steps there are I guess wrong and stepped to the floor about 3 steps before there was a floor. So here's my question, am I just totally dumb? (Rhetorical question there.) Do most of you know how many steps you have? Do you count each time you go down or do you just know? When your arms are full do you feel for each of the next steps or do you just prance down like it's second nature? I have no idea but all I know is that I've lived here 3 1/2 years and go up and down those stairs no less than 50 times a day and I apparently don't know how many there are. I didn't even notice that the railing hadn't run out! P.S. Said baby was not injured in said fall.)

Okay, so I'm done here for today. Hope yours is luckier than mine!!