March 2010 - Spouse Buzz - The Network of Care

Feather Weight Challenge - Final Weigh In

It's over! Ten weeks doesn't sound like much when you set out, but about two days into it when you're craving a PB&J sandwich and a diet Mountain Dew more than anything else on Earth (and I would have traded...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 7:59 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

Homecomings and Root Canals: A Very Bad Combination

My husband finally made it home. I had only a few hours notice so, of course, the panic ensued. So did a raging toothache. There is nothing worse than a toothache. You can't eat solid food, you can't smile, you...

Published Wed, Mar 31 2010 9:31 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Reintegration

English to Militarese FAIL - Case Study #2543

One of the instructors at my gym is a Marine currently awaiting information on the packet he submitted for OCS (or do Marines call it OTS? I get all the different service terms confused fairly frequently). He is a very...

Published Mon, Mar 29 2010 11:38 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Day in the Life of a Milspouse, Humor, Fit Club

Feather Weight Challenge - Final Week

When last we saw our intrepid heroine airforcewife, she was stuck on a nasty weight loss plateau that was driving her batty. Despite 6 boxing/kickboxing workouts a week and additional cardio three to four times a week; despite severely limiting...

Published Fri, Mar 26 2010 11:52 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Fit Club

From the Mailbag: How Do You Do It?

Reader D needs some advice and support. My husband is in the Marine Corps Reserves and is preparing for his deployment to Afghanistan in about a month. We don’t have kids, unless you count two hopelessly spoiled dogs, so it’s...

Published Wed, Mar 24 2010 10:46 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment, From the Mailbag

The Lesson I'll Never Learn is....

.... that they will not be home when they originally plan to be home. I have to throw away the "Welcome Home" cake (or eat it all myself). The banner won't be hung. All of those appointments that I postponed...

Published Tue, Mar 23 2010 6:10 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Mil-brats

You know your kids are mil-brats when: your husband announces a field day and your 9-year-old knows that doesn't mean you're going outside to play games. Oh, no. She knows that dusting, vacuuming, and general cleaning will ensue. Which also.....

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 7:19 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Thank You, Ft. Hood!

Yesterday, it was in the 70's here at Ft. Hood. Today brought torrential downpours and winter-like temperatures. For all of the spouses who braved the elements to spend their day with us - Thank You from the entire SpouseBUZZ team....

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 1:07 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: SpouseBUZZ LIVE

Are you focused?

I had the opportunity to meet and chat with a very dear friend that has weathered the changes of being a milspouse with me -- as we're both guys married to active duty women. I asked -- if you could,...

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 6:06 AM by SpouseBUZZ

A Choice?

An update on my family: everything worked out swimmingly. My husband made it home from Afghanistan and ten days later I gave birth to a darling little girl. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect turn of events. But...

Published Sat, Mar 20 2010 6:03 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

I'm Starting To Understand

I've always been frustrated by my friends and acquaintances who profess their hatred of this military lifestyle. You know the people - always complaining about everything. First, I don't think it is that bad, and second, (don't throw food...

Published Thu, Mar 18 2010 6:55 AM by SpouseBUZZ

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

The (Not-So) Incredible Shrinking Woman

Want to know how to shrink more than five feet in a mere instant? Get upset with your deployed husband for not getting back to you on an urgent matter only to find out a week later that your blasted...

Published Wed, Mar 17 2010 6:50 AM by SpouseBUZZ

Filed under: Deployment

Military Land..

As I was walking up to purchase a few groceries today, I happened to glance at a vehicle that was parked. I kept walking by when I suddenly thought to myself, “No .. wait, maybe I did?” Yep, I did....

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 11:10 PM by SpouseBUZZ

Up In The Air

Although it is grammatically incorrect and it may make a nice title for a movie, the title of this post is not my favorite way for things in my life to be. The end of deployment is upon us. I'm...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 6:34 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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

Bedroom Lottery, Anyone?

No, not that kind.... Recently, I was talking with my girlfriend, a real estate agent. We were talking about HGTV's House Hunters and she was telling me that without fail, for couples with babies, she always looks for a house...

Published Mon, Mar 15 2010 5:41 PM by SpouseBUZZ

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