One small step for the checkbook, one giant leap for the estate...

The releases have been signed, and the checks have been written to the Heirs At Law. After exactly three and a half years, the end is *finally* in sight on settling Jane's estate, knock on wood.

(And if I haven't said this to you personally, I'll say it here: if you haven't done so already, and you have *any* assets to speak of, Get A Freaking Will. Your heirs will thank you for it. Jane's case was relatively simple, and it's still taken bloody forever...)