Hi notsocrazycatlady,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You can use the steps in this article to report the issue with your purchases:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBookstore purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933
You can also use the steps in this article to download iOS applications again, in case they do not download when you purchase them:
Download past purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
All the best,
Jeremy