September 2009 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Connecting With People Who "Get It"

If you're not a member of military.com, you should be. Over ten million people are! Registration is free and there are numerous benefits. You can find friends, make friends, find job postings and get career advice, find information on duty...

Published Tue, Sep 08 2009 11:15 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Substance Abuse and Military Kids

An online educational campaign is underway to help you and your military children discuss substance abuse. Military Teen Drug Use Targeted Concerned about drug and alcohol use among teens in military families, three organizations are undertaking an online...

Published Wed, Sep 30 2009 6:36 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Military Brats, Resources

We Will Never Forget

Published Fri, Sep 11 2009 5:58 AM by SpouseBUZZ

I Need a Do-Over!

At 10 am this morning I realized that I needed to go back to bed and start all over. The (bad) dog (which doesn't belong to me, but to a certain person who is taking an all expense paid extreme...

Published Thu, Sep 10 2009 7:55 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

I Love This Product: SmileShow

I love this product! A DVD photo/video slideshow program has answered my need for Christmas gift ideas. SmileShow is a service that enables you to put your digital photos and video clips into a DVD movie slideshow. It includes themes...

Published Wed, Sep 09 2009 6:45 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: I Love This Product

The Brat Life

I'm often surprised at the things my kids pick up from their Dad. After all, he's really gone quite often. And yet, somehow, he is one of the most powerful influences in their every day life. I also mention that...

Published Thu, Sep 24 2009 6:40 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Military Brats

Child Care

Finding the 'perfect' child care situation can occasionally prove to be difficult, but there are many resources available to assist you. Military OneSource offers the following information on Quality Standards for Military Child Care In the course...

Published Sun, Sep 13 2009 6:14 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Family Matters, Military Brats, Resources

That Dry Spell

So, here I am trudging along through a deployment. I have a busy schedule, I'm battling insomnia (as usual) so I'm tired most of the time, and I've had a lot of things on my mind. Then I turn on...

Published Mon, Sep 14 2009 8:25 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

It's a Dog's World, After All....

I don't know anything about the school, but I read this article and found it interesting since it applies to military spouses. And truth be told, working with animals beats working with human beings on a lot of days. Heh......

Published Mon, Sep 28 2009 12:50 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Career

Falling In Love All Over Again

My husband has been deployed for two months now. He has no access to webcams, so the other day when he sent me a photo of himself on a mission, my first look at him in two months, it took...

Published Thu, Sep 17 2009 8:10 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

"Stop and watch the ants..."

Instead of the old saying, "Stop and smell the roses." Why ants? How does this relate to being part of the military world? Back in the day, when I was in the Army, I kept myself awake on field exercises...

Published Mon, Sep 28 2009 8:46 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Family Matters, SpouseBUZZ LIVE

Women on Submarines?

This weekend, redlegmeg and I were talking about how different the roles of the various services are from one another. Although military spouses from every branch share many of the same challenges and joys of military life, even within our...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2009 8:16 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Filed under: Deployment, Family Matters

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