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Mike,
I am at work with tears in my eyes reading this post. How I wish I had thought of hair clippings, what a loving thing to do. I had kept ashes for Casar,Tess and Gretchen for years then moved back to where my parents are. When my Dad passed we scattered his ashes on the beach where he used to love to surf cast so one day I took my three pups and they joined him there. I sorely miss having them in the house though - when I would lift the lid on my cedar chest to get a blanket or sweater - I'd see their urns and say hello my babies. Mike my heart goes out to you and reading of your grief and sadness brings back a lot of feelings for me. I can tell you honestly it gets better in time - the pain - but for me it is never really gone. How lucky you were to have had each other. And you can be sure Xena knew how loved she was. I wish you peace for your hurting heart .
Joann