After a few postponements - one to illness, the rest to storms - we finally met with our attorney to sign our wills and attendant documents. It took longer than we had hoped. (Life has a way of intruding when one is planning for death!) But it’s finally all done. Well, almost all done. There are a couple of details left, but they really are minor compared to the big picture. As we drove away from today’s meeting with our wonderful attorney, I realized that if we were to be eaten by alligators on the way home, the new wills were officially in force. While it’s true that alligators are not common in this area and they don’t like snow and ice, they do have a way of sneaking up on you.
I know that wills are an aversive topic and task for many people. Cuz, you know, it deals with death and all that. Trust me, it pushes all of my buttons and does so doubly hard for Chuck. But it really does bring peace of mind. Not about death. I mean death still sucks. But knowing that you’ve made your wishes clear; knowing you’ve taken steps to make life a little easier on your loved ones after your death, well, that’s a very good thing.
Monday, February 28, 2011
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3 comments:
I agree!! Having a decent will in place saves everyone a lot of trouble after you've gone to greener pastures. I must update mine too, so thanks for the reminder!!
Take care and please stay away from the aligators, for Pete's sakes...
Sue X
I've had a will ever since I had my wisdom teeth extracted, just in case I died when under the general. That was almost 20 years ago. I should update :)
Take care, alligators can be sneaky!
Hi Gals -
I promise we will stay on the lookout for those sneaky, pesky alligators!
Good luck with your updates and thanks!
;o)
- Lee
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