A new what-I-did-today thread

Got to vacuum, wash floors, iron and cook today. First time in three years DH has admitted to feeling poorly and allowed me into my own kitchen.

Harri Let's hope he feels better soon then
for Mr Harri

Can't stop thinking of Soop and Rory and wondering if he is by now a lesser cat than he was earlier this morning.

Hope it went well and the travel was not too much of a nightmare and that he forgives you pretty quickly Soop. I always found that some tasty titbits had an amazing effect on my cats' affections! (Especially tinned pilchards for some reason)

Big beaming to you lovely lot...
Yay! Rory has had his op and is snoozing in his favourite chair.
At 8:30 he walked into the cat carrier for the tempting chicken morsal. He yowled for the first ten miles of the journey by car. Thereafter, he kept a low profile. We arrived at the vet's surgery at 9:10. The lady receptionist made cooing noises and Rory fixed her with an icy stare. We went away [with a wee tear in the eye], had coffee, did the Tesco shop and walked along the Campbeltown promenade. We went back to collect Rory...who apparently has not a single flea, and paid the bill. He was mute during the drive home. He peed on his rug and we ate mints to kill the whiff of ammonia! We set the basket down close to his litter tray, he staggered to the tray and had a very long wee. He teetered into the kitchen and rubbed around us with a certain "what's for lunch?" look in his eye. He had a special Gourmet turkey treat. He washed, wandered towards his favourite chair, leapt on to his favourite cushion...and went all dozy. Need I add that we are chuffed to have survived what we anticipated would be a battle of wills. In fact, he was so sweet and accommodating. As Mr soop keeps saying - "Such a GOOD BOY Tonight we'll celebrate with a wee dram. Slainte!

Glad it went so well, soop!
Rory obviously decided it was better to give in gracefully!

Hurray! The deed is done - well in Rory's case to be done no more. Hope he has a good sleep and his sweeter instincts are now given full reign!

Well done Soop Slainte!

Ouch, ouch, ouch! Well done Rory ....... and soop and Mr. Soop.

Perhaps that should be just the two 'ouches'

Well done Rory!
Met with Gally for lunch - (cabbage and bean soup )! Then we popped into town to see a bit of the (small) Billion Rising. Wanted to see my daughter and her pals drumming but we missed it . It was just a small gathering of like-minded people and I was able to introduce Gally to some of my family, which was nice.

What do you mean "ouch ouch ouch" Butty! You cannot possibly empathise with this!

Clever ruse there soop - the chicken morsel in the box. Glad he 's ok.

Just retrieved MIL from hospital, another leg bleed. Another transfusion.
She is very glad to be home - she had only had 2 little cups of tea all day and was obviously so dehydrated her mouth was too dry to talk properly. Just downed 2 big mugs of tea bless her.

Flipping heck (to coin a phrase!) doesn't it make your blood boil, Jess. Bet she was glad to see you. for MiL.

We are seeing many more complaints about hospitals on here aren't we?

Cheers, soop - it's worked out really well for you and ultimately for Rory. JessM, sorry your MiL is having such a hard time. Surely someone has a remedy!

Jess I'm sorry to hear that MIL has had another trip into hospital. She is certainly having a rough time. She must feel grateful for being home with people who love her.To send a patient home in a dehydrated condition, is wicked. The experience that I had, when I was in a Scottish hospital, earlier this week, was at the opposite end of the good/bad spectrum. I wish that all hospitals could match the standard of NewStobhill, in Glasgow.

soop, a bit below the belt to do that to poor Rory on Valentines Day! Glad he's ok though.

Jess, for your long-suffering Mil, such a shame the hospital can't do a kinder job

For some mysterious reason, I seem to have missed this thread recently. So may I send best wishes to your MIL JessM, and hope that she`s soon feeling better.
And Soop, dear beloved Soop, well done on the Rory front, I fully expected to hear about much more trauma. Maybe, when he`s had a bit of time to reflect on what`s been done to/for him, he may just feel a tiny prick bit of resentment, but he`ll soon get over it when he realises how lucky he is to have you and Mr Soop to take care of him.

Oh jess poor mil glad she ok and enjoyed mugs tea!

Jess - Sorry your mum-in-law is having a rotten time of it, but good to know she's resting and enjoying her cuppa's.

Ella and number The lady who handed Rory back to us said - "He's like a small panther...he'll sleep most of the day". He's slept for about ten minutes. He's been so fussy and friendly. He's also had several meals. And yes, he is very like a small panther.

Pleased he`s doing well. Have you any idea how old he is Soop?

soop thats a good job done, ahh poor Rory.
jess for your MIL.

So pleased for you that Rory is doing well! Hope you enjoyed the wee dram

Good morning dear friends and fans of Rory Chubby-Chops. It's beautiful here in Kintyre. It's been a long time coming, but it certainly feels spring-like today.
Update on Rory...[for those who care]
Spent a comfortable night asleep on his favourite cushion.
Awoke at 7:00 and demanded asked for breakfast.
Used the litter box. Made huge fuss covering the deposit. Mr soop took tray outside and proceeded to clean it.
Followed Mr soop back indoors demanded asked for second helpings of Premium cat food.
Wandered into the bedroom and stayed awhile during my shower.
Back outside and sauntered into the forest.
Thought better of it...and came back again.
Followed Mr soop around the garden as he topped up the bird seed.
Came indoors and made a fuss, accompanied by pleasant purring.
Scarpered and hid behind the sofa when the hoover came into play.
Now sitting at my feet as I tell you that he's a Good Boy

The hospital rang yesterday evening to check on my pain level after the procedure. I thought that was a caring thing to do. to New Stobhill Hospital, Renfrewshire, Glasgow

Rory is going to get portly if he keeps demanding seconds.
for you soop

harri ...once Rory has fully recovered from the shock of discovering that he's incomplete, we shall ration him. In the meantime...

Maybe that's why he's demanding his 'meat and 2 veg' just now, soop! When he disappears into the forest on a 'mission' and discovers his 2 veg have gone, he's going to feel quite surprised/put out....and probably are half of Kintyre's lady-cats!
Glad you're having such good service from Stobhill, soop - take it easy.