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This morning I finally signed the various end-of-life documents and had them witnessed. Tom and I began this process a couple of years ago, but after waiting forever for one lawyer to act, we went to another one. Shortly after we met with her last fall, she had an accident and everything came to a standstill during her recovery. Now we have finished up the things that needed signing. There are a few odds and ends to take care of, but the big stuff is done.

So there is the Will, a Durable Power of Attorney, Power of Attorney for Health Care (which includes the Advance Directive with specific things I do or do not want done) and Authorization for Final Disposition (who gets to release my body to the funeral home). Tom is stuck with just about all the work that needs to be done as long as he is around. If he can't do it, Ted gets to have the fun. There is a separate sheet of Personal Representative Instructions and one of Specific Bequests that have yet to be filled out. Ted will get a copy soon of all this stuff so that he will be prepared to deal with anything should it fall to him.

The weather has been Wisconsin spring-like, which is to say cloudy, thunderstormy, a bit of hail, a chill in the air, pretty windy.

On the other hand, I followed Peggy's advice about putting jelly out for the orioles and it works like a charm. Today I have seen both male and female at the orange/jelly bar. We have some jars of Smuckers that are way past expiration date, but that doesn't seem to matter to the birds.