Casa Mai - The Bedroom

We keep some of our collections in the bedroom that don't seem to fit anywhere else.
Otters We like otters. Mostly river otters but they're harder to find as a collectible so we have lots of sea otters as well. Real otters, at the zoo, are fun to watch and have a good philosophy on life. The Otter Philosophy: they'd rather play than eat; if they can play with their food -- so much the better!	*Some of our stuffed otters.*

Chihuahuas Mostly from Taco Bell and most of them talk; the cats don't care for that. The most recent one (shown left) is Tiny, the Beanie Baby Chihuahua. No actual Beanie Baby collection but we have dozen or so of those, too.


And did we mention.... the Cats?

Okay, so technically they're not a collection, but when you have three they sometimes seem like one. They're our kids; so, like all proud parents, we like to talk about them and show off photos.
Dueling Cat Bellies
"Cat belly?" Skywise D. Cat -- this was our old buddy. He was a medium/long haired cat that Nora adopted from the Animal Protective Association when he was a tiny baby. He was 17, diabetic, and, except for a bout of Hyperthyroidism, in excellent health when in the middle of 2003 his kidneys started to fail. We had to let him go on Christmas Eve, 12-24-03 Sweet- tempered, but always the Alpha cat!	Mr. G. Q. 10/?/1990 - 10/12/2007 Merlin -- our "Bushbaby", found (because of his big mouth) under a bush in the neighbor's yard. He's been nothing but trouble for his entire life. He can be very sweet and endearing and too clever by half, but he's also destructive, jealous, and was never too thrilled with being the middle child. Now that he's the 'Top Cat' he's a little more secure - sometimes.
AKA: Sky, the Buddy, Buddy Cat, the Black Cat, Goober, Pestilential, B, etc. More pictures of Sky? Uh-huh.	AKA: Monkey, Monkey-Butt, Pig, Monkey-Pig, Pigatron, Pigachu, Jerk, the Pee Fairy, Yarp Beast, Spew Beast, Pigbutt, Pig-bot, Pigalinni, Cutie, Cutie Pazootie, Piglette, Piggie Pie, Pig Pie Pest, etc.
	More pictures of Merlin? You bet!

Purricoon's Rufus Maximillian of Casa Mai 4/3/1993 - 9/13/2003	Earlier in 2003, we had a big scare -- Max had developed a lump in his side and groin area. And he was losing weight. He was diagnosed with cancer. The tumor removed weighed 2 lbs., and his body weight was down to 11 lbs. The vet thought they got it all,. Unfortunately, it was not the case. It returned with a vengeance, and we had to set Max free the morning of 9/13/2003. We love and miss our Baby terribly. AKA: Purricoon's Rufus Maximillian, Stinkimus Maximus, Big Orange Thing, Stinky, Stinky D, Dink, Stink Bomb, Da Bomb, Big Orange Thing, Big Creature, Our Stinky Friend, etc. Would you like to see more of Max?
	This is Loki. Abandoned near the apartment of a guy Nora works with, he joined our family on New Year's Eve, one week after we lost Sky. He is absolutely fearless and loves biting people, possibly more than food.
More Loki pictures.	AKA: Monster!, Poot, Little Bear, Chunk, Mister Schnuzzley, Freak, Mr. Underfoot, Schnuzzlebeast, Mister Monster Man, Square Bear, etc.
	Kioko - Our first little girl. Born: April 12, 2005 Her name means "Happy Child" or "Meets the World with Happiness" which pretty much describes her personality. We adopted her from a foster home on June 14th. More pictures on her own page.
AKA: Smelly Little Girl, Missy B, Miss Butt, Ankle-Snark, Ninja Bunny Princess, Girl-Girl, etc.
	Booker T. - he's a real wild child. You'd never know by his behavior that he was born wild & trapped at 10 weeks.
More Booker pics.	AKA: Booker Beans, Beansman, etc.
Okay, this isn't one of our cats, but it just goes to show that a cat is a cat no matter what size.