I had to put my cat son "Mouse" to sleep Monday. They just called to tell me I can go pick up his ashes after 2:30pm today. I never cremated a pet before, and I am a bit nervous about going and picking him up in a box. My husband is out of town or I would make him do it.

I have only had to bury one of our pets before because my husband was out of town. It was a disaster! I scraped Emmett (cat) up in a shovel (ran over by truck) put him in a plastic bag, then dug a hole under our 300 year old live oak tree for his eternal resting spot. About six months later, we were having a wedding under our tree and was having some landscapping done to make it pretty. The landscaper dug up Emmett. He almost had a heart attack. I guess I didn't dig the hole deep enough.

We are not allowed to bury our pets in our yards in The Woodlands, so I am not sure what I am going to do with Mouse's ashes. Should I keep the ashes, or spread them somewhere? His favorite spot was on the couch beside me... not a good place for ashes. We are going back to Shiner this weekend for the last time to move the rest of our stuff...about time moved 5 years ago from there. I could scatter him there under the 300 year old tree if the people who own the house now are not at home. I thought it was best not to tell them our pet cemetery is under the tree.

Any suggestions?

I am very glad I chose cremation after what happend to Emmett. I couldn't bear it if my precious Mouse was disturbed after burial. I also need to do something special with at least one of his blankets. In the picture of him he is laying on one. I cut a large blanket down to small blankets I could wash and always have a clean one for him. He loved his blankets. I would put it in the center of the couch. When I would sit down by him I would pull the blanket with him on it until our sides touched. I could tell he loved it because that is when he would start the love paws. Maybe I should burn one and put it in the box...does that sound weird?