It was HARD. Staying up for 24 hours is not really all it’s cracked up to be. Add the pressure of posting content every 30 minutes, and it’s even more insane. As you can see from the last few hours of entries, I was barely coherent. At that point I had just set my alarm for every 30 minutes, so I’d wake up and bang out a few more sentences, then pass out again.

But it was clearly worth it!

I set my goal at a modest $200, and you all BLEW IT AWAY by donating a whopping FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS for the BC SPCA!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

If you pledged directly through the blogathon site, I’m assuming they will be sending you a message once it’s all said and done on how to complete your pledge. If they don’t, please remember to pledge directly on the BC SPCA’s donation site.

And if you didn’t get your donation in, and still want to, the blogathon site is up for another few days, and the SPCA’s fundraising portal will be available through the walk in September.

Thank you again – you’ve all helped make this a great birthday to remember!

Thanks so much to everyone who donated!

Sleep now, wrap-up post in a day or two when I’m caught up on sleep.

Only one hour left
Something about cute kittens
Won’t you please donate?

I’m blogging for 24 hours straight to support the BC SPCA

Pledge through the Blogathon Site
or
Directly through the SPCA Paws for a Cause donation portal.

Perhaps writing that down will help free it from my brain, so I stop obsessing about how tired I am.

I doubt it.

It’s infomercials.

Perhaps no pic is better.

For me, that place thinking about travel. I’ve been fortunate to have taken some fantastic trips to various places in the world. London, Korea, Morocco, Grand Cayman, New York, Las Vegas.

Our next major trip is slated to be to Thailand in February. We’re hoping to leave town during the Olympics (both to escape the mayhem, and because getting out of Raincouver for a spell in February is a really nice thing to do) and head to the country we’ve heard some great things about.

If you’re still up with me, have you been to Thailand? Any travel tips?

Or, what’s your happy place?

Or, if you’re still up with me and haven’t donated, what the heck are you waiting for?!?!?!?!

Pledge through the Blogathon Site
or
Directly through the SPCA Paws for a Cause donation portal.

Written at her sleep-deprived request.

10. She has excellent taste in friends

9. She’s not afraid to be a girly-girl

8. She constantly strives for improvement

7. She doesn’t understand the concept of “can’t”

6. She doesn’t settle

5. She’ll put up with a nutter blogging into the wee hours

4. She’s always up for adventure

3. She’s genuinely joyful and optimistic

2. She’s a dog person

1. She’s a highly excellent friend!

They’ve got a Pet on the Net feature, where they highlight some special animals needing homes each week.

The latest pets are three cats, and since I am not a cat person at all, I thought perhaps some of you out there might be more feline-inclined and be able to, or know someone who wants to, give one of these three lovely kitties at home.

“Tiny” 117352
Tiny has a big heart, despite being surrendered to the BC SPCA’s Kelowna Branch just after Valentine’s Day in 2008. What a way to treat this sweet, loving gal! Tiny is a six-year-old domestic longhaired tuxedo cat, who is all dressed up with no place to go. She’s litter-box trained, uses a scratching post instead of the furniture, and gets along well with other cats. She loves attention, and the more she gets, the louder she purrs. One of her favourite “activities” is curling up near the window where the sun can warm her beautiful fur.

“Fiona” 148814
Poor Fiona is suffering from Black Cat Syndrome! That is, she doesn’t attract attention or command interest like her multicoloured calico, tortie and tabby counterparts do, simply because she’s black. On average, black cats spend about 15 per cent longer in shelter care than other cats, for reasons that can only be speculated. It could be that they’re difficult to photograph and thus to promote, but it could also be that they just don’t stand out enough. Fiona is a gorgeous black cat who was living a stray’s life, fending for herself, until a Good Samaritan picked her up and brought her to the shelter. She had a cat cold when she arrived back in November, but she’s healthy now and on the hunt for her forever home.

“Chameleon” 170479
Chameleon is a 14-year-old Siamese mix who has only been at the shelter a short time, but the busy environment is no place for an old girl like her. She arrived with her seven-year-old brother, J.C., when their owner moved away and couldn’t take them. She hasn’t been able to express her true personality just yet, but she appears to be a gentle, healthy cat who would like her next home to be her last.

Tiny, Fiona and Chameleon are available at the BC SPCA’s Kelowna Branch.
If you are interested in meeting Tiny, Fiona or Chameleon or any of the other animals in care, telephone us at the BC SPCA Kelowna Branch at 250-861-7722.

Or if acquiring a cat isn’t in your future, perhaps you’ll be compelled to donate, so that the shelters can continue to house cats like these three.

I’m blogging for 24 hours straight to support the BC SPCA

Pledge through the Blogathon Site
or
Directly through the SPCA Paws for a Cause donation portal.