I, Teresa, do hereby bequeath ...

For YEARS, I have been thinking about the need for a will. Some way to make my (& my husbands) wishes known should we pass prematurely ... and even more vitally important, keep my children cared for, safe, and let them know that we had taken the time to (get organized) think about the horrible possibility of something happening to us before they were grown.

Not a happy thought, to say the least ... and that is probably why it has taken me so long to officially do anything about it. But, with the thought of my husband leaving Sunday on his current business trip, I seriously started to unravel a little. While, I know nothing is going to happen to my him, while he is gone, the thought of him being so far away and us not being prepared, left me breathless - in a bad way!

So, I spent a couple hours, using a silly little "fill-in-the-blank" estate planning software, I had purchased a number of years back to the very least bring me some peace until we get something a little more detailed in place.

So, this is my reminder to all of you, that haven't put anything in writing, yet ... "get-er-done" ... especially if you have children. The last thing you want to do, is leave this earth without a plan for them or your assets. Luckily, in this day & age, there are so many quick and pretty painless ways to put something together ... attorneys, legal documents you can purchase on the internet ... pretty painless and will give you such a peace-of-mind.