It's been a month and there's lots to share.....

It's been a long month! Just 2 days after my last post our second baby grandchild came into the world..... Little Mylo Munchkin..

His birth was not without trauma and one that I couldn't share on the blog at the time.... because I and my son were in shock and once reality dawned we felt it very hard to talk about it.

They are trying to close the maternity unit at our local hospital, meaning a 30 mile drive to the nearest one. Now, our hospital covers the Dales and surrounding area, some half hour drive from us, which means for those people that to get to the James Cook Hospital would take up to an hour.

My daughter-in-laws labour was quick to say the least. Made even quicker when half an hour after she arrived, she was rushed for an emergency c-section after Mylo's heart dropped rapidly and so did my daughter-in-laws. It took 10 mins to get him breathing. Now the reality check for us, was that if my son had had to drive his wife to the proposed new hospital....neither of them would have survived and we would be looking at a very different picture.
Thankfully, 4 weeks later and all seems to have settled down and we are more than relieved it's all becoming a distant memory.

Daisy continues to be a darling and has just had her 2nd Birthday...

She loves Mylo to pieces

but has been known to cover her ears

and shout 'Shut ooooop!'

when he cries

She's turning out to be quite musical, encouraged of course by Grandpops, who insists on buying her instruments....
here she is serenading us with a harmonica!

Oh.... and I have a new name....Grandma La La....or is it Ga Ga....after Lady Gaga, who she is very passionate about. I love music too, but insisting on putting that CD on every time she visits and so she can dance can wear a bit thin at times :-)

Business wise, my feet haven't touched the ground and since I decided to rehash the studio and make a positive affirmation that I wanted Wedding orders to come my way, I haven't stopped. At one time I had 8 weddings on the go!

I have been blogging over at my Inspired by Script and my North Yorkshire Weddings blogs....so if you take a trip over you will see that I have not been idle.

I love my new look studio and there's still a lot to sort out in between orders. The garden is also starting to grow and that means more to do there as well. Thankfully for this year the decorating will be put on the back burner after doing the house top to bottom last year....so one less job to do.

Steve's Jewellery has taken off in a big way and his new kiln has made him even more excited and creative and we've both been working like mad on our websites Steve Smiths Jewellery and North Yorkshire Weddings.

I've also got together with a couple of other Wedding Service providers and we are forming a team to advise and co-ordinate Brides and Services in North Yorkshire. We have an avid following on Facebook already and I'll keep you informed as we progress, thrive and grow.

So....we are busy, busy, busy with one thing and another. My time on The Creative Spirit may be limited for a while. But, I sometimes get time to chill and catch up on a few of your blogs, although not as much as I would like to.

And lastly, dear blogging friends, if you would like to help us save the Friarage Hospital's maternity unit, please take just 2 mins to sign this e-petition http://epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/28364 we intend to march and over 2.000 have already committed to doing this. Many thanks in advance xxx

Enjoy the extra hour of daylight everyone and I'll blog again very soon.