August 2009 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Military Spouse Residency Relief Act

Seriously, what Military Spouse normally gives two seconds of thought to the Defense Authorization Bill? Well..this year we may all want to pay a bit more attention. Sen Richard Burr (R-NC) has sponsored the Spouse Residency Provision under legislation...

Published Wed, Aug 05 2009 11:52 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Legal Issues

Horror of Horrors

Well, first I disgrace the milspouse community with this little incident. Didn't think I could top that one, but imagine my horror when I took this PCS quiz and found out I'm "mostly" ready for a PCS move, not "totally"...

Published Tue, Aug 25 2009 7:12 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: PCS

Air Force, We Need to Work on This

I've been trying to find a Cub Scout pack for my son, which is not as easy as it sounds when you home-school! You tend to miss all the neat-o reminders and such that go home in backpacks from the...

Published Mon, Aug 24 2009 11:36 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters, Humor

Q & A Invitation

You can Ask The Chairman. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, wants to hear from you. The nation’s top military officer wants to hear what’s on your mind — via YouTube. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen,...

Published Fri, Aug 21 2009 5:21 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Tonight on SpouseBUZZ Radio!

Tonight on SpouseBUZZ Radio we have a very special show - Dondi Scumaci, author of the books Designed for Success and Ready, Set, Grow! Dondi writes and speaks about the issues that confront women in the workplace, and gives us...

Published Thu, Aug 20 2009 6:26 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ Talk Radio

Symbolism

Earlier this week, I found a soldier's blog post courtesy of Mrs. G, which I found interesting. SGT Danger posted photos of soldier tattoos and asked them what their tattoos represented. The post reminded me of a conversation I had...

Published Fri, Aug 21 2009 7:20 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Fit Club: The August Edition

I admit it, it is lame that I have only posted once this month. I don't know where this summer has gone - it seems like just yesterday that the kids were getting out of school, and now they are...

Published Sat, Aug 22 2009 6:39 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Why Does It Feel So Different?

My girls started school yesterday. Not just a new school year, but they began their school year at an entirely new school. The first grader showed only a moment's hesitation with the entire process. The fifth grader, however, had more...

Published Wed, Aug 26 2009 9:04 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters, Marriage, Military Brats

Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now!

Having already established that my life is like "If You Give a Moose a Muffin," a new book has been added into the mix at our house. Marvin K. Mooney, Will You Please Go Now! Trust me, I'm not trying...

Published Mon, Aug 03 2009 6:03 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Miscellaneous, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters, Marriage, Humor

If Every Day is a Winding Road.....

then Friday was a Rattlesnake Canyon double switchback. I woke up that morning thinking that I was going to enjoy having both twins and the Dark Prince home. I was going to take the girls shopping for school stuff and...

Published Wed, Aug 05 2009 5:47 AM by SpouseBUZZ

SpouseBUZZ Heads to Camp Pendleton

Our third and final stop of the 2009 SpouseBUZZ LIVE tour will take us to sunny, southern California. We'll be at Camp Pendleton on September 26. This event, once reserved for Pendleton spouses only, has been opened to all milspouses,...

Published Thu, Aug 06 2009 12:03 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE

A Year Is A Long Time

Well, my husband is nearly half-way through his first year long deployment. Being Navy, deployments are usually 6 or 7 months. And it seems I like that, 'cuz all of the sudden this thing has gotten long. Rreeaallyy long. My...

Published Mon, Aug 03 2009 6:13 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Reminders

Those of you participating in the SpouseBUZZ Challenge need to get your pictures in for the August SpouseBUZZ Challenge. You can get the details here. I've received several photos for our tattoo-off. Keep them coming. We'll post them soon. SpouseBUZZ...

Published Mon, Aug 31 2009 9:33 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

It's Never a Good Time, But do it Anyway

Today I read a story on the main page of military.com that made my heart clench and my stomach hurt - it was all about what happens when a service-member doesn't make their wishes, should the worst happen, perfectly clear....

Published Tue, Aug 11 2009 7:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Did You Know/NMFA News, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters, Education, Entertainment

The First Time

I was talking to a girlfriend of mine recently and she mentioned that she found out her husband would be deploying on his first combat tour (in 2004) through the grapevine. Apparently, her husband was TDY when the rotation schedule...

Published Tue, Aug 18 2009 9:02 AM by SpouseBUZZ