Hekitty is of the confirmed opinion that I should be swinging Da Bird for her.
Probably a lot of stuff today.
We got word this morning that we were 100% approved and cleared for a cremation/burial plot.
We'd been after this for awhile. It wasn't a completely done deal and it didn't seem real.
I like this plot. Its near my family and for whatever reason that makes me happy. We'd visited this plot before and had requested it. It was 99% done but not totally. The cemetery had to approve..and they did.
Now I feel weird. In theory, this was a great idea. And probably IS a good idea as we do not want funerals, etc. and wanted things taken care of in case of our accidental or untimely deaths. When you become an old fart like me, these things matter I guess. I don't want to burden anyone and I don't want my ashes in a dumpster so this seems OK...
But again..now I feel weird.
Viewing a plot I was 99% sure I'd be in was "good" and kind of reassuring but now that it's a done deal I feel weirded out.
I also feel totally guilty for burying past pets because if they were cremated, our ashes could be mixed or buried together or, or, or...
Someone suggested we buy a large urn and collect dirt from their burial site and request to be buried with it. But I don't know anymore.
Headstone is picked out and ordered. We don't know if we'll ask for burial or cremation and burial of ashes....but the headstone has real life photos...dogs and cats on it.
......Wipe that surprised look off your face. =)
I dunno. Kind of feeling weirdly mortal right now =/
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I'm leaning towards cremation and burial of ashes.Yep. Ignoring mortality won't stop it...it just makes the aftermath harder on those left behind. Cremation for me. I want my ashes scattered from a mountain top, although I've ordered a pretty and inexpensive little urn from (would you believe it) Costco. You really can get everthing there! They have caskets, too!
But what should I be doing? Um...I really OUGHT to be getting ready for our quarterly inspection on Tuesday. No, the apartment isn't that bad, but I can only clean a very little bit, then I have to sit and rest, so it takes a while to get it done. I'll do it all tomorrow and Monday, so I won't be here then.
I like your plan for your ashes. Best place to be is with what was such a big part of your life!!I am planning to be cremated. Don't know what will happen to my ashes. Most of my friends are my age so they won't be visiting the grave. And I am in GA and my family is mostly in IN so they won't be visiting my grave. I just can't see spending thousands of $$ for a casket and taking up all that space. The shelter where I volunteer has a long term plan to have a "compound" that would have the cat shelter, the dog shelter, offices etc in one space. Maybe I will have my ashes scattered there. It is a major part of my life.
But the ? is what should you be doing? I am leaving Sat. to visit family for 9 days. I still have a huge to do list. Panic is setting in. So I should be doing all those things. I will not bore you with the list. I will be doing a few more things shortly.
Me too but I don't want to do it. Probably since my day job is cleaning, its the last thing I want to do on my day off.washings bed linens, folded and put some clothes away from yesterday.. drying some things.. and I really should be cleaning....
at least swiffer and dusting.. but......
So here is what you can do. Make some castings of your hand prints, foot prints or whatever else, and save them. Then have your ashes mixed with cement and made into a nice rock with your imprints in it along with whatever cat paws you might like to include, maybe your name also so it's not an anonymous rock, and have the rock dropped in the spot where all the other pets are buried. Probably someday someone will gaze over there and see a cat sunning himself on your rock. And then your life will be complete as you continue to provide your cats pleasure.Probably a lot of stuff today.
We got word this morning that we were 100% approved and cleared for a cremation/burial plot.
We'd been after this for awhile. It wasn't a completely done deal and it didn't seem real.
I like this plot. Its near my family and for whatever reason that makes me happy. We'd visited this plot before and had requested it. It was 99% done but not totally. The cemetery had to approve..and they did.
Now I feel weird. In theory, this was a great idea. And probably IS a good idea as we do not want funerals, etc. and wanted things taken care of in case of our accidental or untimely deaths. When you become an old fart like me, these things matter I guess. I don't want to burden anyone and I don't want my ashes in a dumpster so this seems OK...
But again..now I feel weird.
Viewing a plot I was 99% sure I'd be in was "good" and kind of reassuring but now that it's a done deal I feel weirded out.
I also feel totally guilty for burying past pets because if they were cremated, our ashes could be mixed or buried together or, or, or...
Someone suggested we buy a large urn and collect dirt from their burial site and request to be buried with it. But I don't know anymore.
Headstone is picked out and ordered. We don't know if we'll ask for burial or cremation and burial of ashes....but the headstone has real life photos...dogs and cats on it.
......Wipe that surprised look off your face. =)
I dunno. Kind of feeling weirdly mortal right now =/
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