No one likes it when someone passes away, but we all know that it is a fact of life.  Unfortunately for me, my mother passed away suddenly in her sleep.  She was in good health, but had an aneurism, so the shock of her departure from this world affected everyone in our family.

Since I was named the executor of her estate, it is my responsibility to carry out the wishes of her will.  It isn’t the best situation to be in because of the grief that I am feeling, but mother thought I would be up to it, so I will do it to the best of my ability.

Her will stated that everything that she owned was to be sold and the money divided between us four kids.  For the most part I knew that it was going to be relatively easy, but I wasn’t too sure about my mother’s jewelry collection.

She had quite an extensive collection, and I wasn’t sure about how to sell the gold jewelry for a reasonable price.  Truth be told, I had no idea what the value was of any of her jewelry.

I am going down to a store in town tomorrow to get the collection of jewelry appraised so I have an idea of what it is worth and then I’ll have to find a buyer.  I didn’t realize that being an executor was going to be so much work.

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