In my mother's family, they bury the cremains (favorite word!) under the family headstone, so you can have both.

In my family, we either forget about the cremains (my grandfather's) and lose track of which funeral home they're stored at, or keep them on a shelf until such a time as it seems fitting to illegally dump them in a river (step-grandfather's and Gram's).

Paul's grandfather's cremains are buried next to the dog.

So, when I go, I'm thinking LifeGem: [link]

While having Grandma's ring is nice, I think having grandma as a ring is just...a bit creepy. But, perhaps, I am simply not in the spirit of the thing, but the testimonials at the site aren't helping.

If only a LifeGem could be utilized in some sort of DeathRay and sold to some supervillian....

I have my grandparents in a necklace.

No, really. A little bit of both of their ashes (not asses, as originally typed... but I suppose it could be their asses) in a small WELL SEALED metal vial, on a chain. I rarely wear it but I'm glad I have it.

Hey, at least it's not my bf's or dh's blood, right?

::suspects Nicole is a Necromancer who uses Strong Language::

::suspects Hec's going to get a smack in the arm after he gets a hug when I'm in SF in a few months::

I, for one, welcome our arm-smacking overlordsvisiting friends!

Be careful what you wish for Hec. Who knows what else she's got up her sleeve besides soopersekrit deathrays powered by ashes. She might have hands. With nails. Ouch.

Well, according to Hec, I'm a possible Necromancer *and* a possible overlord.

Who needs nails?

I wonder why that sting index doesn't have scorpions on it.

I had multiple yellowjacket stings once and they hurt like a mother.