Qui-chee

Lucas has had lots of fun looking at the Christmas trees (qui-chee) in the shopping centre and has been wishing everyone we meet a merry qui-chee.

These are the Christmas stockings I made for us. They're not finished but they worked well enough for this year. I need to get our names embroidered (or something) at the top and sew the bells on.
I ran out of material for Riley's one, but he didn't seem too bothered. He'll have a gingerbread man on his.
Lucas has the reindeer, I have the Christmas tree and Steve has the Pudding.


One of the toys I'd bought Lucas was a tool kit. Since Christmas day all we've heard is the continuous buzzing of his little toy drill. Of course he insists on using it with the goggles on ("geegogeego").

Christmas Day on the Job

Duncan at North Head overlooking Sydney

After a busy night shift on the way home.

Riley's first Christmas

Pucker up! Mmmmwwwaaaa (either that or trying to whistle without his two front teeth).




This is our sparsely decorated Christmas tree. This is as decorative as it got before Lucas pulled handfuls of beads off and decorated himself (with squeals of glee as his 'bling'). It was fun to see him enjoying it all. You can just about see the little knitted decorations that mum donated to our "Christmas with a toddler" cause. They've lasted years and I love them as they're totally unbreakable.
Riley wasn't all that into it and was very pleased to let us get on with it.

One sleep to go till Christmas

With only one sleep to go till Santa arrives, best to get to sleep now, sooner you go to sleep the sooner Santa arrives. Riley sleeping off all the excitement.

This is Lucas when he was 1 month old.

Putty Beach

Putty Beach II

From the Garden

Today's pickings :

4 Cucumbers
7 Onions
4 Garlic
Bunch of Parsley
Big Bunch of Oregarno
Bunch of Butter Beans
2 Lemons
In the back ground still to come - Peppers, Cucumber, Apple Cucumber, Basil and Celery.

Explorer's Cave

"Look at the size of that cave"

"This isn't even half of it"

Brooklyn (Central Coast)

"The car key's go in here....... now run away and forget all about it"

Welcome to Riley

So here is Riley. A popular name given to males and it comes from Old English and Irish origin. Riley means Valiant or Courageous. It's true meaning breaks down into "Field Clearing". Rye (Field) and Leah (wood, clearing, meadow). The boys name Riley ranked #101 in 2007.

As for the rest of us in brief we have the following meanings :

Lucas : Light

Suzi : Lily

Steve : Crowned

Hard work sleeping.....makes you tired.

Little guy with Mum and Lucas

Arrived 19.15 on 11.12.08
Weight : 3.3kg
Length : 49cm
Good Baby : Absolutely
Cuteness : 100%
Name : No name yet but we are getting there.

Meet the new Chap

A new boy has arrived 11.12.08

Welcome to the latest addition to the Perryman family. A strong healthy baby boy whom yet is to be named. All we know is that Lucas and this little one will no doubt get into all sorts of mischief given Lucas's thrive for adventure.

Anyway, Suzi is doing well, tired and in need of some sleep. The little one is doing just fine. Once we have a name we will post that on here too. Till then enjoy the two pics. More to follow.

Trauma Teddies should not be called Douglas.

Actually it really was the perfect name for the teddy. Picture this - My paramedic trainer and I get called to a little girl who has hurt herself and we take her to hospital (triage bay). Strangely she has not said a word since her accident, yet Mom says she normally does not shut up, she is the noisiest out of four children. Her parents could not get her to speak, neither the nurses, or the doctors, or my trainer.... nobody could get her to say even one word.

This went on for over an hour. The little girl was given a trauma teddy to help her with the event and help her to open up and say something. We all came up with names for the teddy in a hope she would verbally agree with a suggested name...but nothing. I asked the girl's mother what the older brother's name is. She said "Douglas". So I went over to the little girl and said "I think the teddy should be called Douglas". Before I could take a breath there beamed out a stern voice from the little girl "NO...that's my brother's name" - well the emergency staff let out one big cheer in unison.....she can speak after all.

However the little girl had a point, trauma teddies really should not be named Douglas.

Ambulance Life as we know it.

This is what we get to play around in all day.
Not bad going when your company vehicle is a Mercedes.
Hoping that next year they bring out the convertible model.

No point being in a ambulance without the shades...mandatory safety equipment.

The air viva...... the life part of the ambulance.

This is Duncan, my paramedic trainer.