February 2010 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Traditions..

Traditionally, growing up in my household, Valentines Day was not just a celebration of love for a couple. It was also known as "Día del Amor y la Amistad" (Day of Love and Friendship). I've been through my share of...

Published Sun, Feb 14 2010 9:40 PM by SpouseBUZZ

"I Won't Have to See that Damn Commercial Again."

I was talking to a fellow Army wife this weekend. Both of our husbands are currently deployed. Her husband is on the tail end of his deployment and will be home in a couple of months. While we were talking,...

Published Sun, Feb 14 2010 9:02 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Just tell me where we're going...

For the past two weeks I have had more anxiety and anger with the Army than I have experienced in a looooong time. No, my husband is not deployed. My husband is currently in an "Army school" and will graduate...

Published Sat, Feb 13 2010 7:55 PM by SpouseBUZZ

The Feather Weight Challenge Week 3 - The Weigh In That Didn't Happen

I now realize that I hate snow. Thanks to the back to back Storms of the Snowpocalypse in our area, I missed personal training last Friday, this Monday, and this Friday. I only made three workouts this week (Monday, Tuesday,...

Published Fri, Feb 12 2010 11:49 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Um, Hello? Snowmaggedon Here!

Last night I got a phone call from Air Force Guy. He said, quite brightly, "So, I see you're getting some snow!" I did not find that statement as funny as he thought I would, mostly because (a) I'm really...

Published Wed, Feb 10 2010 12:35 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Homefront Team

I already mentioned I liked Etsy, and I know I am not alone in this. But did you know that Etsy sellers have the ability to form teams? They do and there is one for milspouses. I think that is...

Published Tue, Feb 09 2010 6:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: I Love This Product

Perspective, Revisited

On Thursday I went in for my 36 week appointment. I had a month left until my due date and my husband had finally gotten permission to come home in two weeks or so. Life was working out perfectly. And...

Published Mon, Feb 08 2010 11:04 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Anticipatory Grief

What to Wear

Today's subject is totally frivolous, yet consumes so much energy: What to wear when your spouse is coming home? I really thought that we had covered this here at SpouseBUZZ, but I can't find it in the archives, so there...

Published Sat, Feb 06 2010 5:42 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Day in the Life of a Milspouse

Feather Weight Challenge - Weigh In 3

Today I went out and braved the approaching Snowpocalypse to do my weekly weigh in and to make sure I got in a kick-boxing class before holing up with some movies, a stockpile of cheese, and my latest book of...

Published Fri, Feb 05 2010 12:18 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

"Dear John"

Today the movie “Dear John” comes out in theaters. I read the book a couple of months ago and had mixed feelings about the ending. As a military spouse, any movie that might involve anything military automatically catches my attention....

Published Fri, Feb 05 2010 5:00 AM by SpouseBUZZ

The Odds Are Going to Improve (For Me, at Least)

Things in the parenting department have been a little slack around here lately. Over the course of the last year, I've tried to keep up with some regular order and general sense of discipline. Sometimes it has worked, sometimes it...

Published Thu, Feb 04 2010 7:48 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Military Brats, Reintegration

Survivor Benefits: Myth-Busting Edition

Have you ever been told by your spouse (or others) that you would be well taken care of if the worst happened? Most of us have. I was. After attending the unit's casualty benefit briefings, I felt more informed and...

Published Wed, Feb 03 2010 5:54 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: SurvivorBUZZ

Have You Been Through Deployment?

Are you a spouse, girlfriend, boyfriend, parent or sibling of a servicemember who has been or is currently deployed? If your answer is yes, then this (portions of it, if not all of it) will likely touch you. You are...

Published Wed, Feb 03 2010 2:57 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, Miscellaneous

The Box I Never Unpack

Most families I've talked to that move frequently have a box or two that never gets unpacked no matter how often or where they move. We all have a vague idea of what is in that box, but there's no...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2010 11:03 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

The Predictably Unpredictable Army Strikes Again....

....but there is good news, folks! My husband has been TDY on many, many occasions throughout our marriage. I wish now that I had kept track of it because I don't know if my guesstimate of 3-4 years is on...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2010 8:03 AM by SpouseBUZZ