Saving edited positions

I am having problems trying to figure out how to save the position of an action ball after I edit it. Here's what happens.

I have an action ball that I drop on the floor but when I use it, I am in the floor itself. So I edit and raise the ball up so when I use it I am no longer in the floor. so far so good. When I take the action ball with me (I don't want to leave it because I use it in different places) and then drop it again in another location, the height edit I made is gone and I have to edit it all over again.

Is there a way to edit the action ball to the correct height and then save it so that every time I drop the ball and use it the height is at the edited level?

I hope I made sense, because I really need an answer as this is becoming rather frustrating. Thanks to anyone who can help me with this.

Link it to an other object that is on the floor, like a rug. Position the ball where you want it, rez a rug or some other object on the floor then link the ball to the rug.

My first recommendation would be to edit the animations so they put you at the proper postion relative to the ball, but if that's not a practical option, then you can script the ball to move itself up as soon as it rezzes.

Here's a simple script, originally posted by Lightwave Valkyrie in another thread on a similar topic. I've edited it slightly to add a comment:

// on_res move up

vector up = <0,0,1>; //distance to moveup; use negative for down, Z axis
//The above line calls for the object to move +1 meter on the Z axis.  If you need it to move a different amount, change the 1 to whatever number you need.

vector pos;

default {
    on_rez(integer start_param)
    {
        pos = llGetPos();
         llSetPos(pos + up);
    }
}