Tired of the Whining

I blame the time of year, or maybe global warming. Grown adults are walking around whining about anything and everything, from weight loss to rain. Did the disaster in Japan give them no perspective? I guess not. I will stop whining right now about them and go count my many blessings :)
On another note, everything here is going very well, uneventful, but well. Travis studying hard for his securities license and working his tail off at his full time job and Primerica. In fact we are going to Atlanta in Mid-June for a Primerica conference. I'm very proud of him!
Roslyn is excited about life, between Pre-school and gymnastics she has become a real go-getter. Not to mention that she is also growing more independent and more sassy everyday. I would not trade her for the world, she's amazing just the way she is!
I will be attending Girls Camp this year as Camp Director. I don't know yet if I am excited about this, but everyone else seems very excited for me. I am a little relieved that I am no longer a nursery leader, even though I had a lot of fun with the kids, it's nice to be doing something different. My family has had a lot of ups and downs in the past few months, some great ( my little sister got remarried) some horrible (my little brother went to jail). Hopefully we will have many more highs in the coming months. My father just retired and my cousin is getting remarried, so those are both super great.
I will continue to count my blessings and try to find the bright side. Here's hoping those whiners follow my example and get a life :)

Tis the season

We are living in a winter wonderland!
I like snow much more more than cold, dreary, rainy winters. All of the Christmas shopping is done, the house is decorated, and now I'm just trying to find the spirit of the season. After participating in my first Black Friday, I feel like all of the Christmas has been drained right out of me. I had to work for 11 hours ( from 2:45 am to 1:30 pm) and I had to provide excellent service and witty conversation that whole time. Needless to say I was a zombie by the end of the day. I gave my 2 weeks yesterday and will part ways with Kohls on the 23rd of this month. I am goign to miss my fellow associates, and may go back and help for back to school, but I'm sure glad that I will be home for the most part.
Travis started a new position at work this week and is still adjusting. The hours are great!!! No more rotating shifts. But, he is a working leader now and some of his co-workers have been harassing him a bit. He knew that this would happen, and was ready for it, so we will see how long he can hang in there.
Roslyn has discovered a great love for the outdoor winter activities and is becoming a pro at sledding. She has a very positive attitude (most of the time) and teaches me sooooo much, with her great Zest for life.
I hope everyone enjoys this holiday season as I try daily to get back some of the REAL spirit of the season. HAPPY HOLIDAYS :)

Drama

Why is it some people refuse to take responsibility for their own actions. My brother is 26 yrs old and can't seem to grasp the thought of being a productive member of society. My sister and I had to go to my parents this morning and break up a " love fest" that was going on.
My littlest brother finally moved out of my house and whacked up ( for a short time ) with a young lady that he worked with. Needless to say, things didn't really work out and he moved back home with my parents. This all took place about 3 days ago. Enter ex/ on again / off again girlfriend, who can't stop lovin' my bro. While my parents are out of town they (my brother and his woman) decided to turn the house into their own little pleasure palace. GROSS! My sister was not about to let him disrespect our parents and get away with it, so she headed out to "clean house", and took me as back up. I just want to state for the record I am horrible back up :)
After a high drama confrontation, tears, cursing, and a couple phone calls the situation was resolved. Whatever! I am convinced that my brother greatly enjoyed the whole debacle and does not feel an ounce of remorse. We will have to wait and see what my parents decide to do about their latest boomerang child if they decide to do anything at all. Most of the time, it seems, they defend him and feel sorry for him. Which tends to make others in the family, shall we say, mildly upset.
Just to play Devils Advocate. I don't know how I would react if my sweet little girl were to act out in like fashion. I have a hard time condemning my parents when my child is only 4 and I can't even imagine her acting like my brother. I think it's easy for some people to judge how my parents should handle the situation, and yes it is very frustrating, but until I have been in that predicament I choose to support them in their decisions on how they handle things with my brother. I will tell my brother though, that in my opinion he needs to do better and be better!

What's wrong with me :)

I can never seem to find time to update this blog and I have no idea why. I will make an end of the summer resolution to do better and write more often. There I've said it and it's out there, so I better follow through.

Was summer way too short for anyone else? I guess we have to have some years like that to instill a sense of gratitude for the other, better years.

Roslyn starts Pre-school on Thursday, with Miss Cindy, and she is pretty excited. Of course she is kind of excited about everything these days and never stops talking. The only time our house is chatter free is when she passes out from exhaustion. She does make us laugh all of the time, so it is worth it.

I have had a summer job working at Kohls department store, which I enjoy greatly. I am currently only working 2 days a week, which is just about perfect. I am so lucky that I have my family living close to me and that my mother has so graciously volenteered to take care of Ros when I have to work. Travis is also in the process of switching things up in the work force, by starting a business in the financial needs arena. It is a great company that has been around for over 30 years and what they do for families in the way of financial plans astounds me. I am still learning more about it, but I have seen great things and met some wonderful people.

I hope everyone enjoys thier Labor Day weekend and has a great start to the new school year!!!

Poo-poo weather

What to do when the weather won't co-operate, this is every mothers question. Cabin Fever is a common problem for those of us with little children. The Tysz family answer is Gymnastics and Pre-PreSchool. Roslyn started Gymnastics about 6 weeks ago and is totally in love with it! She is also taking part in, something we like to call, Pre-Preschool every Friday morning. A lady from church who teaches preschool offered to have a class for the littel children that don't get out as much. Roslyn is turning into quite the social butterfly.

As for us old folks, Travis fractured his Tibia and tore his ACL after a fall at work (Awesome)! He finds that his leg brace and crutches are a hinderance, Duh!

I started a part time job teaching Safe-Sitter classes at the Hospital. It's only 2 days a month, but it gives me a little extra money and something different to do. I really like it!

We stiil have our roomates and it looks like they will be staying on a bit longer (ha-ha-ha)!

We're still here

The Holidays are upon us and everything is moving very fast! I am trying to get ready for the Christmas program at church and I have been baking up a storm. Roslyn and I have done all the Christmas-y things that we can think of, such as decorating the tree, building a gingerbread house, and getting all of our shopping done. We will be going to our yearly Build-a-Bear date with the cousins on Friday and Ros is DYING to watch the new Alvin and the Chipmonks movie. WEEEEEEEEE!
I was a super responsible citizen the other day, I went and got my H1N1 vaccination, along with Roslyn. She wasn't too happy with the shot (heck I wasn't either) but then they gave her a candy cane and she was good to go.
I am still housing my fugitive family members, but I am having a good time doing it. Travis, on the other hand, wishes my brother would move on already, this has caused a few arguments but nothing to crazy. It will be nice when the rest of my family comes home and we can just "hang".
I will have to post some pics when I have more time and maybe even write something interesting. Love you all and Merry Christmas!

Winding down

Sadly Summer is nearing an end. We have had quite the time. My sister will be moving in with us in a week and a half, and we are greatly looking forward to that. Roslyn's Birthday is today and we had her party on Saturday; she had so much fun! She is a big girl now at the age of 3 and of course wants to do everything herself, as long as Mommy doesn't go to far.

We took our first trip to Wild Waters and it was a learning experience for both Ros and I. My family, including the little ones, were all going down the big slides when we got there. I just assumed that Roslyn would love it as much as they seemed to. Now, here's where the problem starts. I had never been to a water park before and really never a water slide. I put Ros in front of me and headed down the beginner slide. My sweet little girl begins to scream with terror as I try to hold on to her and tell her it's fun. We come around one of the corners and there is a woman stalled in the middle of the slide (obviously the girl working at the top wasn't doing her job). I managed to get go one side of her, but in the process Ros was scraped from my lap and was now going down the slide behind me and on her belly. As she was screaming at the top of her lungs, I managed to get her back in place in my lap. We came around the last corner and hit the water where I held her out of the water as best I could while we both found our footing. As I tried to comfort my poor baby, after her tramatic experience, she says " I don't want to do that again" and I agreed. We stayed there for the rst of the day and we worked through some trust issues that she was harboring. In the end we had a great time and lots of fun!

We also went to Silverwood, which wasn't nearly as damaging, at least for Roslyn. Travis, Chris, and I went on the New Roller coaster that they have, Aftershock. I absolutely love roller coasters, but this one scared the livin' poop out of me! It took me a long time to recover and left me wondering if I am getting too old for Rollercoasters. It effected Trav and my brother the same way, and left us all happy to be alive!

So far it's been a great summer, I guess I should mention that Travis was only laid off for a month, but even that short time sucked! Everything is getting back on track and we are all doing the best we can.