mom got to thinking

Which, really, is sometimes not a good thing. However, in this case, she got curious about our foster list. So she went through and pulled some numbers that we hope you find interesting.

Through the end of December 2013 (so Cumin is not included), we have had 190 fosters total. As of August 2013, we have been fostering for 7 years.

sorry Cumin - you go in next year's numbers

Here is how that breaks down:
14 momma cats, 176 kittens

93 males, 97 females  (mom admits she thought there were actually more boys than that)

colors:
brown tabby - 44 (we believe that)
black - 23 (we thought this number would be higher)
gray tabby - 22 (that surprised us)
black/white - 12
brown tabby & white - 12
gray - 11
calico/dilute calico - 11
torbie - 9 (honestly, Ivy and her sisters bumped this group up)
gray/white - 8
orange tabby - 8 (we thought this would be higher too)
siamese/snowshoe mixes - 7
white - 7 (those neighborhood feral kittens pushed this number up)
orange/white tabby - 6
buff tabby - 5
tortie/dilute tortie - 5

Oh, and this list doesn't include Tim and Tom - since they were before we were "official" fosters, and it doesn't include Spud since he never actually was with a group....and never left.

And speaking of never leaving, there were these three foster "failures" - and Tim and Tom technically count in this group too....

 Junior

Ivy 

Mozart

Mom figures she could have broken it down more, but since her spreadsheet is set up a certain way, she can make it do things and she is having to manually count....  MOL

Facts on Friday....

(not bad for the cell camera - though the other pic of the other girls didn't come out)
All the girls came home OK last night. Everyone was pretty freaked out and hung over. :)  Mom put out some gooshy food and gave them some love. They recovered pretty quick cause they were playing with the jingly ball toys when we all went to bed last night.

And: Lucy actually came up to mom this morning and ASKED for love and attention. WOW!!! Mom gave her some and loves that she relaxed and purred. Mom put her down and Lucy yowled for more. :)

And before mom gets to her facts, she has to share this video from Pitter Pats of Babycats

So mom got to thinking about our fosters last night and thought she would share some stats with all of you:
    First foster group August 2006
    Total fosters: 94
         breakdown: 6 momma cats, 88 kittens
    Kitten numbers: 36 males, 52 females (and people wonder why there is a overpopulation problem - spay & neuter people!!!)

Names: groups of flowers twice (Ivy, Sage, Willow, etc), characters from books are popular (Talon, Bonzai, Scarlett), chinese food (Mooshu, Tofu, Hoisin), musical terms (Minuet & her brothers), nuts (Walnut & his sisters), spices (Chili, Curry, Nutmeg & Ginger), chickens (Malay, Sumtra, etc), alcohol drinks, states, mythical characters (Athena & Artemis, Merlin & Morgana), famous people (this group), cartoon characters (Taz, Bugs, Minnie/Mouse/Daisy), drinks (OJ & Cider)

We are comtemplating inventors for the next group - but it depends on what we get. :)

We hope you all have a relaxing weekend.