i bet they'll work it out for you robin. i had something like that happen years ago. my landlord cashed my rent cheque a few days early... and it was my daughter's birthday on the 31st... well needless to say when i went to pay for her cake i had no money in my account. i called the bank and they reversed the charges (we got paid at midnight on the 31st so the rent would have been covered by the 1st) and we were able to buy her cake.

i was so upset with the landlord. i told her that from then on... she could come by on the 1st and pick up her cheque, no more early cheques for her!