Easter talk always brings out the ..fun in my Mom. No one could love life more than she does, stating on many many occasions that if, "God forbid, something should ever happen to me, you keep me alive with whatever it takes..hook me up to a vacuum if it will keep me alive one more minute." For someone who grabs life with both hands, she has a strong opinion (read obsession) with the final resting place of her ashes. The parents moved to Florida at same time as we did. They live in an age restricted community, which means a rather steady orchestra of sirens. This has Mom prioritizing. She has decided she can make do without a full gospel choir (nope, she doesn't attend a church with any sort of choir) and maybe without the Irish wake (nope, no more than a smidge Irish) but she has been insisting her ashes rest on one of her three daughters kitchen tables. She has been gracious enough to tell us we could (read would) take turns. I am not enthused at all..I have suggested many alternatives and she is rather adamant that the kitchen table is where she belongs.
I have taken to making alternative suggestions..for my own amusement some might say, but I like to think of it is giving options. I have suggested the Bios Urn (best tag line ever, Let's convert cemeteries into forests). Add ashes to the paper urn, plant and water to have a lovely tree. Mom didn't find this at all amusing-I mean informative. We love a good diy but apparently suggesting making our own grow urn with a preferred tree wasn't received, like I thought it would be,as the best idea ever. After my suggestion of a basket casket she said some unkind things..she has made it clear she intends to haunt us if we don't do her bidding...I think I will suggest her ashes be turned to diamonds for us girls next time..I don't expect much success.
For the record, I want a Viking funeral..the whole set afire on a boat thing. In one of the lakes at Disney World. I'm not picky, any lake at Disney will do. Don't worry, I have a plan.
Um..Happy Easter!
I have taken to making alternative suggestions..for my own amusement some might say, but I like to think of it is giving options. I have suggested the Bios Urn (best tag line ever, Let's convert cemeteries into forests). Add ashes to the paper urn, plant and water to have a lovely tree. Mom didn't find this at all amusing-I mean informative. We love a good diy but apparently suggesting making our own grow urn with a preferred tree wasn't received, like I thought it would be,as the best idea ever. After my suggestion of a basket casket she said some unkind things..she has made it clear she intends to haunt us if we don't do her bidding...I think I will suggest her ashes be turned to diamonds for us girls next time..I don't expect much success.
For the record, I want a Viking funeral..the whole set afire on a boat thing. In one of the lakes at Disney World. I'm not picky, any lake at Disney will do. Don't worry, I have a plan.
Um..Happy Easter!