November 2009 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

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

My Deployment Husband

Every year, I have to say goodbye to both my husbands. My husband made friends with a single soldier in his language class when we first moved to this duty station. Originally he was just my husband's friend, but over...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 5:27 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Greener Grass and All That Jazz

Why is it that even when you are sure of your decisions and that you chose wisely, that the grass STILL looks greener in someone else's yard? The latest example of this for us? Our decision that my husband not...

Published Sun, Nov 29 2009 8:45 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

The "Go or Stay" Lists

We're waiting for orders. We've been waiting for orders for quite some time. And my lists are getting longer. I'm guessing I'm not alone in having two sets of lists at any given time, usually based on either whether we...

Published Sat, Nov 28 2009 8:39 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

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

Doing Pregnancy Alone

I am ready for a silver linings post, this time about pregnancy. My husband left for a nine month deployment right after we found out I was pregnant with our first child. He will miss the entire pregnancy. I can...

Published Sat, Nov 21 2009 10:24 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Family Matters

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

Taking 2010 by Storm: On the Road Again.....

2010 is going to be a busy year for SpouseBUZZ. We'll host a minimum of four SpouseBUZZ LIVE events next year. I say "minimum" because we may add one or two more events to the calendar. Today, we can announce...

Published Fri, Nov 20 2009 11:08 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE

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

'Hooah Mail'

What could be faster than sending letters via snail mail? It's coming on 1 December! Hooah! Postal service to speed up for Soldiers Snail mail going to people deployed to Afghanistan could flow a little quicker starting next month. The...

Published Thu, Nov 19 2009 6:26 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Resources

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

But You're Right Here

I find myself in a frustrating situation this week. My husband, who is deployed, has come back to the States for some sort of training. He's here, in this country. In my deployment warped brain, this means that I should...

Published Tue, Nov 17 2009 12:13 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

When I Want It To Be His Fault

It had been two weeks since the last telephone call with my husband, and I was starting to get antsy. Even though I knew he was fine -- he finally emailed and explained that the phones had been on the...

Published Sun, Nov 15 2009 1:24 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

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

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