December 2009 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Slumber Parties?

Just before my husband came home for mid-tour leave, I went to a charity bull roast/silent auction fundraiser that a very old friend was organizing. I love silent auctions for charity - it is fun to spend money for a...

Published Mon, Dec 21 2009 8:49 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Humor

Bring on 2010!!!

I love the New Year!! Every year!! I get very excited at the prospect of a new beginning. 365 days filled with potential and limited only by my imagination (at least in the beginning..sometimes, reality does intervene but only sometimes)....

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 9:45 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Happy 2010

The SpouseBUZZ team would like to wish all of you a New Year full of blessings and joy. 2009 was a great year for the SpouseBUZZ community. We're looking forward to hanging out with all of you right here in...

Published Thu, Dec 31 2009 4:32 PM by SpouseBUZZ

I went to Disney World...

...and it just might be the happiest place on Earth. I know I was particularly happy when I realized how much we saved due to Disney's Armed Forces Salute. As far as I'm aware, this is the first time Disney...

Published Fri, Dec 04 2009 3:14 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Military Brats, Finances, Travel

Making the Funnies

I spend enough time online and know enough about communication to understand that many things, when written, do not end up being translated properly by the receiver. Usually, I am apt to point this out to the receiver (usually my...

Published Fri, Dec 04 2009 10:12 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Fit Club: The Stuck Edition

Hmm, it has been a long time since my last Fit Club post. A really long time. I'm sure you will understand that there are a hundred million good reasons for that. Well, not good reasons, but reasons. The biggest...

Published Fri, Dec 11 2009 5:17 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Out Of Ideas

My husband's company deploys the second half of every year. That means I have to do the Christmas shopping for everyone without any input from him. And truthfully, even the years he has been here, he's not that much help....

Published Mon, Dec 14 2009 11:15 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Family Matters

"Listening Sessions" Survey

Officials Seek Feedback on Family Programs Defense officials have launched virtual “listening sessions” in hopes of gaining more insight into the effectiveness of military family programs, a Pentagon official said today. The anonymous, online survey solicits...

Published Thu, Dec 17 2009 4:13 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

Decorating Envy

My name is She of the Sea, and I have decorating envy. This is a problem that attacks me every once in a while. Yesterday, I was at the house of a civilian friend. They have lived in this house...

Published Wed, Dec 16 2009 5:59 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

We Have a Winner

OK, military poker game? Bonnie Hoagland wins. She just flat-out wins. Period. Military Wife Prepares to Send Three Sons, Husband to Afghanistan Three of her four sons and her husband will soon deploy to war-torn Afghanistan while her fourth and...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 3:08 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous

All Those Moments Are Gone

I took a trip three weeks ago to visit my husband's parents. Even though he's deployed, I wanted them to share in the pregnancy excitement and get to feel like grandparents-to-be for a few days. We had a nice visit,...

Published Wed, Dec 02 2009 7:57 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

He Walked in Our Shoes.

I was introduced to Paul Bennett via a Facebook group I belong to. Paul was in the Marine Corps, deployed to Iraq, then got out and started up a photography studio. Paul's old unit was having a pre-deployment Family Day...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 12:38 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Drowning in Homework

Calling all moms with school-aged kids--how do you handle all this homework?! I'm sure having a deployed spouse does not help at all, but I'm needing some encouragement, tips, strategies, ideas on how to organize, keep track of, and help...

Published Sat, Dec 05 2009 3:15 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Call Both Phones

Dear Husband, We have been over this a thousand times. If you call the cell phone and there's no answer, either call back in two minutes or call the house phone. But if you leave another message on my cell...

Published Thu, Dec 03 2009 9:41 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Another Surge: Taking Your Temperature

I was asked this afternoon for military family reaction to "the idea of a surge in Afghanistan," so the best thing to do is ask you what you think so people can read it for themselves. We have a longstanding...

Published Tue, Dec 01 2009 2:56 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

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Slumber Parties?

Bring on 2010!!!

Happy 2010

I went to Disney World...

Making the Funnies

Fit Club: The Stuck Edition

Out Of Ideas

"Listening Sessions" Survey

Decorating Envy

We Have a Winner

All Those Moments Are Gone

He Walked in Our Shoes.

Drowning in Homework

Call Both Phones

Another Surge: Taking Your Temperature