November 2009 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Military Family Month

To all military family members - thank you for all that you do, all that you are, all that you give and all that you sacrifice! Defense Department Aims to Improve Families' Lives Military families make tremendous sacrifices in support...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 5:06 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Awwwwwwwww

Can't find it on YouTube, so no way to embed it, but trust me, you'll love it. Click here to see what "it" is.

Published Sat, Nov 14 2009 6:00 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Ft. Hood Shooting

Horrible, horrible news. We held our first SpouseBUZZ LIVE at Ft. Hood, and we have lots of friends stationed there. Way too early to know for sure what has happened and what is going on right now, but one thing...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 1:47 PM by SpouseBUZZ

A Hero Milspouse

I learned something from a fellow Army wife that made me smile. Sgt. Kimberly Munley, the off-duty police who stopped the shooter at Fort Hood the other day, is not only a hero...she's a milspouse!

Published Sat, Nov 07 2009 11:32 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

I Love This Product: SmileShow (Holiday Military Discount)

I previously posted about this product and how much I enjoyed it. SmileShow is now offering military families a holiday discount on their products. You can receive $3 off of your purchase by using the coupon code BUZZ. The code...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 4:34 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: I Love This Product

From the Mailbag: Make it Stop!

SpouseBUZZ received an interesting email this week. Before I post the text of the email, I wanted to touch on something I've repeated many times here at SpouseBUZZ. As Sarah says, "One person's weird is another person's normal."...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 11:18 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: From the Mailbag

The Tradition of No Traditions

My husband is deployed and I'm too pregnant to travel comfortably these days. I wasn't sure what I'd be doing for Thanksgiving. I talked to one of my husband's friends, a single soldier who is deploying in a few days....

Published Thu, Nov 26 2009 5:57 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

I Don't Want to Be That Person

I've had a bit of a conundrum this deployment that has me seriously sensitive to my own behavior. What it boils down to is this, "To Tell or Not to Tell?" When it comes to my children's activities, I'm very...

Published Sat, Nov 14 2009 12:24 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Would you want your child to serve?

On Veteran's Day I received a sweet note from a friend - she thanked me (back in the day I was in the Army) and my husband for serving, as well as a handful of her other military (or former...

Published Wed, Nov 18 2009 1:26 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Fit Club - Where airforcewife Wonders What on Earth She's Done

Last week I made a big decision in my fitness journey - I changed my fit-focus. I'd always like active things - Nikki Fitness was perfect for me. I didn't have a lot of time, and I seem to have...

Published Thu, Nov 05 2009 6:42 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Wondering

Stella wrote a paragraph on her Fifteen Months... blog that needs to be shared with every milspouse. I know we have all sat and wondered these things, and that many of our questions go unanswered. I often feel like my...

Published Sat, Nov 07 2009 7:06 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Happy 234th Birthday, Marines!

Today, our Marine Corps is 234 years old. This past weekend, I was privileged to attend a Birthday Ball with my Marine. After all these years, I am still affected by the presence of history and fraternity that is part...

Published Tue, Nov 10 2009 5:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ

And the guilt is lifting

It has been a while since I have had anything to add to the conversation here at SpouseBuzz. I think the last you heard from me, I was living in a state of perpetually broken down appliances. That pressure has...

Published Tue, Nov 03 2009 8:47 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Family Matters

Holiday Gifts for Troops

Wondering how to support our troops over the holiday season? Sending holiday gifts Care packages are a welcome treat for deployed servicemembers, especially when they are away from home during the holidays. Here are a few tips from the Department...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Resources

Changes in Personality

I just moved back to military land to get a house setup before the Soldier came home from his deployment. A friend of mine was kind enough to let me stay at her home while I went house hunting. During...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 9:30 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

November 2009 - Spouse Buzz

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Military Family Month

Awwwwwwwww

Ft. Hood Shooting

A Hero Milspouse

I Love This Product: SmileShow (Holiday Military Discount)

From the Mailbag: Make it Stop!

The Tradition of No Traditions

I Don't Want to Be That Person

Would you want your child to serve?

Fit Club - Where airforcewife Wonders What on Earth She's Done

Wondering

Happy 234th Birthday, Marines!

And the guilt is lifting

Holiday Gifts for Troops

Changes in Personality